Did your homemade Campari turn cloudy? Heres the fix: milk washing! You blended and infused and lovingly peeked at the jar for weeks, checking on its progress. Sam Schick And then you added the simple syrup to the strained infusionthe climactic stepand the whole works turned cloudy. It happened to me. Its an unusual process, but it is pretty cool. Here’s what you want your homemade Campari to look like.Nancy Mitchell...

Here’s how to clean your grill so that its always ready for your next cookout! A clean grill is also the key to keeping yourself and your guests safe. Let’s head outdoors, crack a beer, and get to it. Simply Recipes / Mike Lang Clean the Grates In the hierarchy of grill cleaning needs, the grates rest on top. However, they should not be holding on to thechicken thighsyou grilled two weeks ago....

Use gentle household products and the power of steam to clean a microwaveno scrubbing needed! Simply Recipes / Alison Bickel We use the microwave for almost every meal of the day. It still amazes me what it can heat in one minute or less. Simply Recipes / Alison Bickel I used to dread cleaning the microwave. you’ve got the option to achieve sparkling clean results by using common, inexpensive pantry ingredients....

A wooden cutting board will last for years with proper care and conditioning. Heres how to care for it! My favorite one is about 45 years old, a hand-me-down from my parents. Alison Bickel So, whats the best way to clean a wooden cutting board? How do you keep it from cracking? Wooden cutting boards do require a little maintenance, but it all pays off. Alison Bickel A conditioned boardcan also help protect against bacteriaand keep your cutting board from splitting and warping....

How to wash and cut themplus a few hacks for quicker prep. But there are mushrooms to deal with. And theyre easy to chop, especially with a few tips. Alison Bickel Alison Bickel How To Clean Mushrooms In the wild, mushrooms grow in rotting organic material. Cultivated mushrooms grow in pasteurized organic material. By the time the mushrooms grow in it, its become a whole other thing. Alison Bickel Still, residue of that whole other thing can still be on the mushrooms when they are harvested....

Here are the only step-by-step instructions for cleaning and prepping leeks you’ll ever need. It’s majestic, a titan in the onion family. The easiest way is to prepare them chopped for use insoup. Simply Recipes / Elise Bauer A little more challenging is preparing a leek for use in arecipe that requires whole leeks. Both methods are detailed here. The pale parts are the most useable. Simply Recipes / Elise Bauer...

This post is brought to you in partnership withMealthy. Check out their newMealthy MultiPot! Did you know that slow cooker recipes are really easy to convert to the pressure cooker? Yes, Pressure Cookers Are Safe! In the past, you may have heard stories of pressure cookers being difficult or scary to use. Theres no need to be scared of pressure cooking these days, though! The electric ones are safe, quiet, and easy to operate....

Artichokes aren’t difficult to prepare. Here’s everything you oughta know! How one cooks and eats an artichoke is not obvious from its appearance. Elise Bauer What Is an Artichoke? The artichoke is actually the bud of a thistlea flower. The heart is completely edible (and amazingly delicious). Elise Bauer The fuzzy choke is too fibrous to eat in regular artichokes, but edible in baby artichokes. The following is a method I’ve been using to steam artichokes for more than 30 years....

Otherwise known as soft shell steamed clams, steamers are a specialty of New England. Add these steamed clams to the list of foods that are fun to eat. I was first introduced to steamers, or steamed soft shell clams when I lived in Boston years ago. Elise Bauer The two sides of the shell don’t close all the way. Instead, protruding from the shell is a long foot, or siphon....

Quick and easy asparagus on the stovetop. Simply Recipes / Elise Bauer Hello spring and hello asparagus! What’s your favorite way to cook asparagus? Simply Recipes / Elise Bauer I love themgrilled,roasted, baked in to afrittata, or made intosoup. A Foolproof Method for Cooking Asparagus What’s shallow boiling (or shallow poaching)? It’s is sort of a cross between boiling and steaming. Simply Recipes / Elise Bauer You don’t have to submerge the asparagus completely in the water....

Asparagus and sous vide cooking are made for each other. In less than ten minutes, you have crisp, tender and sweet asparagus. Hands down, asparagus is my favorite spring and early summer veggie. Alison Conklin And its not really hard to cook, but very easy toovercookmore on that in a minute! Roastingandgrillingasparagus certainly have their merits, but theres something special that happens when asparagus is cooked sous vide. Its almost as if the asparagus becomes the best version of itself....

For perfect brown rice, slow and low is the way to go. Here you’ll find a few hacks to bump up the flavor and ensure fluffy results. I knew how to French a rack of lamb, but I couldnt cook a staple grain. Simply Recipes / Alison Bickle I mean, its rice and water. Whats the big deal? Now I am a brown rice master. Simply Recipes / Alison Bickle...

It can be cubed and roasted to eat asa side dishor added toa leafy green salad. It can also be used as a filling for veggie tacos andenchiladas! Butternuts slightly nutty, sweet flavor really comes out when the squash is roasted in the oven. Simply Recipes / Lori Rice Here are three ways you’re able to cook butternut squash! Prepare the baking sheet and preheat the oven: Cover a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper....