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    • Seasoned Burgers
  • Vegetarian Dishes
    • Creamy Herb Pasta
    • Macaroni and Cheese
    • Stuffed Shells
    • Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers
  • Side dishes
    • Asparagus Salad
    • Baked Potatoes
    • Pasta Salad with Broccoli
    • Potato Salad
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    • Brownie Pizza
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Tips,Hints, & How-Tos

After you have all of your kitchen basics, you should know some information that will very much come in handy when first beginning to cook or bake. Let’s say that you don’t have a particular ingredient such as 1 tablespoon of corn- starch for a recipe and you don’t want to make a trip to the grocery store. Well, by reading my section on food substitutions, you would learn that all you need is 2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour. Many of you beginners out there might not know how to properly handle a knife with care. I will give you six helpful tips on knife safety, this will be extremely important to know because you will be using knives for a lot of the recipes that I have shared with you. I have also assured all you beginner cooks out there with a table that will help you to buy the proper amount of foods to purchase if a recipe doesn’t specify. This information is crucial to beginner cooks, use it . Happy cooking!

Hints, Tip, & How-tos:

Substitutions

Knife Safety

Equivalents