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How To Of The Day: How To Make Onion Flowers

How To Make Onion Flowers

One way you can serve onions is to turn them into flowers. This easy video tutorial shows you how.

Enjoy!

I suggest you find small red onions for this if you intend on putting them on a plate with other food items. Large onions would dress up a a serving platter quite nicely though.

Found the recipe in a LCBO magazine called “Food and Drink” (LCBO = liquor control board of Ontario). Cut onion in half down to about 1/2 inch of the root end but not through. Cut onions in half again and again crosswise to 1/2 inch of the root. Cut each quarter in half again but not through to the root. There should be 8 wedges attached at the bottom like a flower bud.

Place the onions in a bowl and gently toss with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Season with salt and pepper. Grease a baking dish large enough to hold the onions with plenty of space around them to open up completely.

Cover with foil and bake at 425F for 25 to 30 minutes until onions have opened up and are nearly tender.

Uncover and bake for 10 minutes more, serve with a sprinkling of capers if desired.

 

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How To Of The Day: Smoke Any Kind Of Meat

Smoke Any Kind Of Meat
Smoking Times and Temperature

This chart, from My Best Smoker, covers the cook times and cooking temperatures of 17 of the most mouth-watering meats. You can learn to smoke brisket, salmon, chicken, turkey, ribs, and even hot wings. The outermost ring (light red) on the inside of each meat tells you what temperature to smoke at, then the yellow ring tells you for how long, and the brownish ring on the inside tells you the recommended internal temperature of the meat so you know when it’s done. The graphic is designed for use with electric smokers, but some of these suggestions may still work with charcoal or dry smokers.

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How To Of The Day: How To Peel A Potato In 2 Seconds

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How to peel potatoes really quickly. This simple trick show you a speedy way to peel your potatoes without using a peeler. Great if you’ve got a lot of potatoes to peel. You need to boil the potatoes, but you could try parboiling them and then putting them in the oven if you want roast potatoes, or cutting them for chips.

 

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How To Of The Day: Boil An Egg Without The Gray Ring

How to Boil an Egg without the gray ring

How to Boil an Egg without the gray ring

Directions:
1) Grab your eggs (I’m using large eggs), and a pot. Pretty easy start, right?
2) Put the eggs in the pot and cover them with water, only about an inch overhead.
3) Put them on the stove and turn it on medium high heat.

Now this is where you NEED to pay attention.

4) As SOON as that water starts to boil (and I mean boil, not just a few bubble here and there), turn the stove off.
5) Set the timer for 10 minutes.
6) When the timer goes off, remove the eggs from the pot and put them in cold water. (Sometimes I put them in an ice bath, but I haven’t found that it really matters either way)
7) Let them sit for about 5 minutes and then dig in.

Of course, if you don’t want them right away, just store them in the fridge, but try to use them within a few days as they go bad faster than uncooked eggs.

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How To Of The Day: Homemade Microwave Popcorn

Grant Thompson explains a super easy way to make popcorn in the microwave using corn kernels, a paper bag, a touch of oil and salt.

Enjoy!

You can make bags of microwave popcorn at home. They’re delicious and ready to serve in just a couple of minutes. Not to mention they’re cheaper than the name brands, and free from any nasty chemicals.

 

Homemade Microwave Popcorn - From Scratch

 

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