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Is there a difference between eggs with brown and white shells? The answer is no. Brown eggs may be fresher because they typically come from local farmers. Otherwise there's no real difference in taste.

Ask The Chef: What's The Difference Between White And Brown Eggs?

Does alcohol completely burn off when used in food recipes? The answer may surprise you, it's no.

Ask the Chef: How Do You Cook with Alcohol?

You don't really need a recipe to make a great smoothie. You can feel good about using up bits and pieces of fruit left over from other meals, and just as good about opening a bag of frozen fruit. In fact, the frozen fruit most likely was flash frozen and retains lots of nutrients you may not get if your fresh fruit was picked weeks ago.

Ask the Chef: What Do You Put In a Smoothie?

The USDA advice is to keep cooked food out no more than two hours. That means you can let the crowd go at it for awhile, but then wrap it up and put it in the refrigerator until they are ready for round two. Then you can easily microwave it and set it back out. Just make sure you put it away BEFORE the two-hour mark.

Ask the Chef: How Long Can You Leave Food Sitting Out?

�Tis the season to pop a delectable morsel in your mouth and let it melt all your cares away! Nothing does that like the combination of mint and chocolate unless you want to add the nice crunch of pecans to keep yourself grounded. You�ll love this fudge, not only for its escapism value, but also for how easy it is to make�no candy thermometer needed!

Ask the Chef: Can You Freeze Fudge?

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How Soon Can You Start Baking Christmas Cookies?

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Ask the Chef: What Are Microgreens and What Do I Make With Them?

Ask the Chef: How Do I Make Jam?

Ask the Chef: What To Do If My Peaches Aren't Ripe?