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Recipe for Homemade Farmer's Cheese Recipe (With Photos)

Recipe for Homemade Farmer's Cheese Recipe (With Photos)

almanac.com — Farmer's Cheese is a quick and easy way to make cheese at home! This 3-ingredient recipe takes only 20 minutes of hands-on time. No prior experience is required-but once you know how, you'll make it often.
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Tomato Jam

Tomato Jam

Taste Of Home — Tomato jam has a sweet-and-savory flavor that makes it more than just a fancy ketchup or sugary chutney-yet it stands in readily for both.
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The Best Stackable Cookware Sets for a Cleaner, More Organized Kitchen

The Best Stackable Cookware Sets for a Cleaner, More Organized Kitchen

The Spruce Eats — Stackable cookware helps you keep your pots and pans organized. We researched and tested some of the best of these space-saving sets, from nonstick to stainless steel.
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Grill Gloves Are What Your BBQ Setup Is Missing-We Tested 24 Pairs

Grill Gloves Are What Your BBQ Setup Is Missing-We Tested 24 Pairs

Allrecipes — When it comes to grilling safety, grill gloves top the list of accessories you should invest in. We tested 24 pairs to find the best grill gloves to protect your hands.
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I've Used This $25 OXO Tool for More than Two Decades - Here's Why I've Never Strayed from It

I've Used This $25 OXO Tool for More than Two Decades - Here's Why I've Never Strayed from It

The Kitchn — The OXO SteeL Ice Cream Scoop is an inexpensive, durable tool that's made of stainless steel. Here's our full review.
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Reconnecting with My Heritage through Gravlax, a Nordic Salt-Cured Salmon | Clean Plates

Reconnecting with My Heritage through Gravlax, a Nordic Salt-Cured Salmon | Clean Plates

Clean Plates — Cultural connections can be fragile. If you're lucky, language, traditions, stories, and other homeland ties have been passed down through your family. But for many, few of these links remain. As a third-generation American with Scandinavian roots, I don't speak Norwegian or read Danish. My relationship with these cultures mostly exists in the traditional recipes that my family has handed down for generations.
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We Tested the Best Ice Cube Trays For Cooling Drinks and Freezing Leftovers

We Tested the Best Ice Cube Trays For Cooling Drinks and Freezing Leftovers

The Spruce Eats — We sent some of the top-rated ice trays to our home tester, Julie Laing. She tested six trays in total, noting how easily the trays were to fill, carry, freeze, and more. Julie's freezer typically holds one tray of ice cubes and a stack of others filled with minced garlic, curry paste, pesto and pizza sauce, juices for cocktails, berry and green purees for smoothies.
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Raspberry Shrub Mocktail or Cocktail - Flathead Beacon

Raspberry Shrub Mocktail or Cocktail - Flathead Beacon

Flathead Beacon — My raspberry bushes are buzzing with bees and will soon be dripping with fruit. I'm already making plans for the fresh berries - and using up last year's frozen ones before they arrive. Frozen berries lose their delicate shape when thawed but taste as delicious as fresh.
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The Best Soup Ladles: Tested and Approved

The Best Soup Ladles: Tested and Approved

The Spruce Eats — Julie Laing has been a writer and editor for more than 25 years and published her first cookbook, "The Complete Guide to Pickling," in 2020. Besides ladling pickle brine into jars, she regularly grabs a ladle when making cheese, stock, salsa, jam, and of course soup. Julie personally tested 15 of the ladles for this roundup.
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When Life Hands You Lemons, Use These 9 Citrus Juicers to Make Lemonade

When Life Hands You Lemons, Use These 9 Citrus Juicers to Make Lemonade

The Spruce Eats — Julie Laing has been a writer and editor for more than 25 years and published her first cookbook, "The Complete Guide to Pickling," in 2020. Julie personally tested one of the citrus tools, the Prepara Citrus Mister, for this roundup.
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We Watched 21 Kitchen Timers Tick Down To Find the Best Ones

We Watched 21 Kitchen Timers Tick Down To Find the Best Ones

Allrecipes — We tested portable, compact kitchen timers on their functionality and relevance against today's smart devices. These are the best kitchen timers we still want in our kitchens.
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From Vine to Brine: Here’s Everything You Need to Make Dill-icious Pickles

From Vine to Brine: Here’s Everything You Need to Make Dill-icious Pickles

The Spruce Eats — All the necessary canning equipment, according to expert Julie Laing.
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The 8 Best Kitchen Torches, According to a Chef

The 8 Best Kitchen Torches, According to a Chef

The Spruce Eats — Julie’s excuse for purchasing a kitchen torch was its usefulness in lighting a smoke tube, but she’s come to love it for many kitchen tasks—when she can find it. Her husband keeps borrowing her kitchen torch to debubble epoxy on countertops and solder joints of copper pipes, arguing that: “It’s the kitchen tool I never knew a carpenter needed.”
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We Tested the Best Drinking Glasses for Every Style, Setting, and Occasion

We Tested the Best Drinking Glasses for Every Style, Setting, and Occasion

The Spruce Eats — Julie Laing, who provided additional reporting for this article, regularly carries a Silipint glass with her when headed outdoors to weed in her garden, sail on the lake, or listen to a concert under the stars. She is the author of "The Complete Guide to Pickling," which contains vinegar-based and fermented beverages.
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We Tested Oyster Knives And These Are Shucking Awesome

We Tested Oyster Knives And These Are Shucking Awesome

The Spruce Eats — Julie Laing spent several years as a vegetarian before shifting back to pescatarian because she simply loves oysters and other shellfish. She and her husband seek out oyster farms so that they can shuck the mollusks themselves at home or aboard their sailboat, The Blue Mule. She tested three oyster knives for this article.
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We Tested the Best Bench Scrapers for Baking and Beyond

We Tested the Best Bench Scrapers for Baking and Beyond

Allrecipes — The best bench scrapers are versatile enough to divide dough and gather flour, but also work as go-to food prep and cleanup tools. After testing 22 different models, these are our favorites.
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Thai Shrimp Soup

Thai Shrimp Soup

Taste Of Home — Dip your spoon into this Thai shrimp soup and marvel at the multitude of flavors that play so well together in its coconut milk-based broth.
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The Best Grilling Accessories To Put You at the Top of Your Open-Flame Game

The Best Grilling Accessories To Put You at the Top of Your Open-Flame Game

Allrecipes — Choosing the right equipment is the key to making delicious food in the great outdoors. I've picked the best grilling accessories and tools to make prep, cooking, serving, and cleanup easy and fun.
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The Best Fermentation Crocks for Homemade Pickles, Kimchi, and Kraut

The Best Fermentation Crocks for Homemade Pickles, Kimchi, and Kraut

The Spruce Eats — Julie Laing adores pickled foods, particularly the sour tang of fermented ones, and her pickling crock is in constant use from the first harvest of asparagus in the spring until she cuts her last cabbage in fall. Julie is the author of "The Complete Guide to Pickling," which contains more than two dozen recipes that can be fermented in a crock.
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Seared Scallops

Seared Scallops

Taste Of Home — This scallops recipe has everything you need to give these tender mollusks a golden sear. Serve them solo or with a tangle of buttery pasta for a delightful and effortless dinner.
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How to Make Sourdough Starter for Beginners

How to Make Sourdough Starter for Beginners

The Old Farmers Almanac — Beginner's guide to making sourdough starter (and bread) recipe. We say "beginner's" because it's simpler, quicker, and foolproof for sourdough newbies.
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We Tested the Best Countertop Water Filters for Delicious Water on Demand

We Tested the Best Countertop Water Filters for Delicious Water on Demand

The Spruce Eats — Get fresher, filtered water with one of these top countertop water filters. We tested the best models for staying hydrated.
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The 7 Best Mortar and Pestle Sets of 2024

The 7 Best Mortar and Pestle Sets of 2024

The Spruce Eats — After rigorous testing, our expert, Julie Laing, chose the IKEA Adelsten Mortar and Pestle Set as the best overall pick because of its versatility and ability to grind both wet and dry ingredients. If you're looking for a budget option, you won't be disappointed in the tried-and-true Cole & Mason Granite Mortar and Pestle.
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The Best Electric Knives Do More Than Carve Holiday Turkey, Ham, and Prime Rib

The Best Electric Knives Do More Than Carve Holiday Turkey, Ham, and Prime Rib

Allrecipes — We tested the best electric knives for carving turkey and rotisserie chicken, slicing through brisket, and other unexpected uses like cutting bread, cake, cookies, vegetables, whole fish, and more. Find out which ones we named as our top picks after two rounds of tests.
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