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To clean a crusty cookware, fill dish or pot with warm water near to the top then drop in one or two denture tablets. Allow to fizz and soak for at least an hour before cleaning.

For aluminum cookware boil 3 tbs cream of tartar per 1 quart of water in the cookware and boil for 15 minutes. Allow to cool then scrub clean.

Read more about cleaning roasting pans, casserole dishes, copper cookware and others.

Elise shares things she learned from her mother about cooking. It's never too late to learn something new and tested from Mom, who can talk for hours, in an informed and intelligent way, about why fat is good for you, the best way to make jam, how to tell when a steak is done, how there is no one-size-fits-all diet for anybody, etc. etc.

How to Cook Like Your Grandmother is a return to recipes and techniques that are based on what tastes good, not on junk science and fad diets. You can buy a book or just try few of delicious recipes posted in the blog.

Food prices are climbing, and some might be looking to fast foods and packaged foods for their cheap bites. But low cost doesn’t have to mean low quality. In fact, some of the most inexpensive things you can buy are the best things for you. At the grocery store, getting the most nutrition for the least amount of money means hanging out on the peripheries—near the fruits and veggies, the meat and dairy, and the bulk grains—while avoiding the expensive packaged interior. By doing so, not only will your kitchen be stocked with excellent foods, your wallet won’t be empty.

You may never be able to eat a store-bought tortilla again. . .

Men's Health magazine scoured the grocery aisles and chose the most reliable basics and the best secret ingredients that will improve your diet and take your cooking up a notch—all in one trip to the supermarket!

"Mangosteeni, the Queen of Fruits"... no, that's not a taunt directed at the effeminate kid who used to loiter outside the deli. Nor is it a new superhero who hails from, er, the Bay Area. "Mangosteen Mania" has struck Japan!

What’s an eco-conscious consumer to do when you just want a quick bite? Find some alternatives to fries, Doritos, Snickers etc. that satisfy that junk food craving, but are a little better for you and the planet.

You came, you saw, you shopped. But then you got home from the supermarket and started unloading fatty snack items and deli meats. What went wrong? You fell back into the habit of shopping like an average American rather than a person with a dietary purpose. In an enticing palace of eating designed to lead you astray, here's how to stay on track.