The Bachelor's Kitchen

One of the joys of late spring and through the summer is shopping at the local farmers markets.

Posted on May 15th, 2013 by James
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With spring asparagus all over the place, this is a good place to use it. This makes a good size pot even though it’s scaled to six servings.

Posted on May 7th, 2013 by James
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This story begins a few years ago when a carrot farmer didn’t like all the waste in supermarket carrot sales. He created Baby Carrots, those little rounded carrot pieces in the plastic bag, washed and ready to eat.

Posted on April 13th, 2013 by James
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When you’re trimming vegetables for use in other dishes, keep a bowl or plastic container nearby for things that can be used for stock.

Posted on March 10th, 2013 by James
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A microwave is one of the most useful kitchen appliances you will ever own and well worth both the investment in money and in time, learning how to use it well.

Posted on March 2nd, 2013 by James
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Spinach is the fastest growing segment of the packaged salad market.

Posted on February 9th, 2013 by James
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Soup is easy and a great way to clean out the refrigerator of all those little partial servings of leftover whatever.

Posted on December 30th, 2012 by James
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If you’re looking for a little extra luck in a new year that includes more than a dozen Friday the Thirteenths, here are some ideas.

Posted on December 27th, 2012 by James
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Make grocery shopping less of a chore and save money at the same time.

Posted on December 22nd, 2012 by James
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If you’re hosting a big Thanksgiving dinner, you could easily spend hundreds of dollars. You could also spend well under that if you plan ahead and shop frugally.

Posted on November 18th, 2012 by James
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