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Chef Susan writes a monthly newsletter, LCK’s Cooking Well, featuring information and tips on ingredients, planning, cooking, and other culinary-related tidbits – all part of an endeavor to prepare delicious, enjoyable meals that also support better health and well-being.

Several archived articles are featured below.

 

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A Few of My Favorite Gift-Giving Things…

A Few of My Favorite Gift-Giving Things…

A Few of My Favorite Gift-Giving Things...   It's hard to believe, but holiday time is fast approaching!  How about enhancing someone’s cooking and dining experience with a gift of good quality cooking equipment, specialty ingredients, cookbooks, or of course,...

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5 Basic Tips for Seasoning Food

5 Basic Tips for Seasoning Food

5 Basic Tips for Seasoning Food   Having a reliable, well-tested recipe is definitely helpful when cooking, but also knowing a few key strategies for maximizing flavor is important. Herbs, spices, and other ingredients can add and build flavor - or "season" food...

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It’s Summer Strawberry Season!

It’s Summer Strawberry Season!

It's Summer Strawberry Season!   Are you ready? It's Summer Strawberry Season! Brightly colored, aromatic, and sweet, strawberries are one of the most popular fruits available. They’ve been enjoyed for centuries, first picked in the wild for medicinal use in the...

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15 Food Trends that will Guide 2020

15 Food Trends that will Guide 2020

15 Food Trends that will Guide 2020   More plants, please! When it comes to this year’s food trends, we, as consumers, are truly driving a more focused game.  With high rates of obesity and chronic health conditions in the United States (such as heart disease,...

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Warm, Welcoming, Mediterranean-Inspired Winter Menu

Warm, Welcoming, Mediterranean-Inspired Winter Menu

Warm, Welcoming, Mediterranean-Inspired Winter Menu   Change up your winter gatherings with this warm and welcoming Mediterranean menu! As we gather with family and friends for the holidays and other winter events, food is almost always the centerpiece. For many,...

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What is Carryover Cooking?

What is Carryover Cooking?

What is Carryover Cooking?   We’ve all had it happen… we’re preparing a special, or even not-so-special, meal of ___________ (fill in the blank - T-bone, NY Strip, Ribeye, Beef or Pork Tenderloin, Pork Loin or Prime Rib).  We’ve seasoned it just right with fresh...

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My 12 Most-Used Kitchen Tools

My 12 Most-Used Kitchen Tools

MY 12 MOST-USED KITCHEN TOOLS   Outside of pots, pans, bowls, and small appliances, certain basic kitchen tools don’t receive much attention yet are true workhorses.  Having tools that are durable and provide excellent results is important to success and...

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It’s Rhubarb Season!

It’s Rhubarb Season!

It's Rhubarb Season!   It's rhubarb season! Knowing that may elicit feelings of love in your heart or make you firmly turn up your nose. I have fond memories ingrained in my mind of picking tall rhubarb stalks from a garden tucked behind the garage of my...

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Multi-Tasking for Salad Spinners

Multi-Tasking for Salad Spinners

Multi-Tasking for Salad Spinners   Salad spinners are a great multi-tasking kitchen tool. Not only do they make easy work of removing moisture from freshly washed salad greens but they also work their moisture-removing magic on other food items.   Why is it...

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