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Aside from being a Hollywood icon, Audrey Hepburn was quite a star in the kitchen, too. Over the years, she cooked up some fabulous dishes such as baked potatoes with sliced…

Fish stock is a flavorful liquid used as the base for numerous dishes including the French stew bouillabaisse, seafood chowder, and paella (a Spanish rice dish made with seafood and saffron). The piquant…

Though it ultimately fills a refrigerator, pantry, or freezer, a trip to a grocery store can also be a gamble. With thousands of packages, foods, flavors, and textures staring customers…

Cook Cooking Tips You’ve probably already heard of Mississippi’s famous take on classic pot roast, but if you haven’t, picture a tangy, zesty, and slightly spicy pot roast gently cooked…

Espresso martinis seem to go through cycles of being trendy, and the concoction of vodka, coffee liqueur, and a pulled shot of espresso has entered yet another heyday. Due to its…

While you might be able to make a darn good espresso at home, for some reason it never quite tastes the same as from a coffee shop. You may be…

Drink Beer and Wine They gave us the Irish goodbye — not just the art of slipping out of a party unnoticed, but also the cocktail of the same name.…

Few foods on the market have as varied a resume as the beloved potato. You can bake them, roast them, put them in a pie, and even eat their skin.…

Pizza is one of the most versatile (and, of course, tastiest) dishes out there. And if you consider yourself to be a big pizza fan, you may even want to…

Cook Cooking Tips Chicken noodle soup has persisted as a classic comfort food for years, with many cultures touting its restorative and soothing properties. Even when we’re perfectly healthy, chicken…