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How to Make Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs

April 11, 2011
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Easter is around the corner so I imagine that some of you will be making hard boiled (or technically, “hard cooked”) eggs to dye. It’s important to cook the eggs properly, because if they crack, the dye will penetrate through to the egg white. I promise this is by far the best method to hard boil eggs. The only thing you must use is a timer. If the eggs are left in longer than they [...]

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Peeling Potatoes Without a Peeler

October 15, 2010
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Peeling a batch of potatoes to make potato salad or mashed potatoes is a hassle. You may have seen this video before. It’s entertaining because it’s Dawn Wells, better known as Mary Ann on Gilligan’s Island. Her method of peeling potatoes without a peeler must work since it’s on the home page of the official Idaho Potato website. She scores the potato all the way around with a knife and then boils it. The potato [...]

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Food on Fridays: How to Select & Open a Pomegranate

October 1, 2010
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Pomegranates are chock full of antioxidants, but extracting the arils (seeds) can be a pain. Before you get to that point, you need to know how to select the best pomegranate in the bin at the grocery store. Here are some helpful tips. How to Choose a Pomegranate: 1. A larger pomegranate typically has juicier seeds (arils). Select a big one. 2. A heavier pomegranate has more juice. Compare like sizes and select the heavier [...]

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