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25 easy hacks for healthier meals

3 months ago

Easy healthy tips


Preparing nutritious meals is more important than ever but it can sometimes seem like a rather tricky and time-consuming task. However, it doesn’t have to be. These easy food prep and cooking hacks, brought to you by loveFOOD’s nutritionist Angela Dowden, will take the hard work out of eating healthily.



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Keep potatoes in big chunks

The smaller the pieces of potato, the more surface area there is for water soluble nutrients like vitamin C and riboflavin (vitamin B2) to leach from when potatoes are boiled. Keep roast potatoes chunky too, as smaller pieces similarly have more total surface area to absorb fat through during cooking.



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Marinate meat before barbecuing

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Easy tips to make home-cooked food look incredible

4 months ago

Looking good


Everyone is cooking more often and eating in more than ever. So why not learn how to jazz up your dishes with really easy tricks and tips to make them look great? These are simple ways to make your home cooking look better and add some wow factor to the table, with just a little extra flourish here and there.



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Use plenty of herbs


A lonely sprig of parsley in the center of a dish is rather sad and old-fashioned. Instead sprinkle plenty of chopped herbs over the whole dish to make it look appetizing. Keep it relevant – the herbs need to work flavor-wise with the recipe too. For example, a summery pasta with tomatoes cries out for basil or flat leaf parsley. Use finely chopped chilies

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6 Easy Ways To Organize Your Kitchen That’ll Make Cooking Less Stressful

8 months ago

Whether you’re following a new recipe, preparing multiple dishes at once or simply desire to cook in a clean, stress-free environment, organization is key.

With so many of us in the kitchen more than ever — baking banana bread, tending to sourdough starters, cooking one-pot dishes — it’s time to make your kitchen space work for you and suit your needs. To help get you started, we asked professional chefs (who routinely work in compact, shared spaces where being organized is a necessity) to share organizational tips that they employ in their home kitchens.

1. Keep leftovers in sealed containers and store them where you’ll actually see them.

Cooking in bulk can be a great time-saving technique and cut down on the number of dishes to wash, but it’s important to keep track of leftovers so that they’re eaten before they go bad. “Leftovers should be stored in

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