Here's a quick 2-minute video highlighting a few essential kitchen gadgets that you should have on hand. Look for more videos like this in the near future, and let me know if there is anything specific you'd like me to feature.



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Kirk Leins, The Everyday Gourmet



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It's the dead of winter, so who wants to go outside to grill a steak? Now you can make a succulent, blue cheese crusted flank steak without ever having to leave the kitchen.



Ingredients



(1) 1-1½ lb. flank steak

Canola Oil

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Blue Cheese crumbles

Fresh oregano



Instructions



Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Allow flank steak to come to room temperature… Continue

The majority of us love chocolate and for reasons that go far beyond its delicious taste. Chocolate is a psychoactive food containing anandamide (a chemical found in the brain which promotes the sense of well-being); caffeine (we all know what that does); and tryptophan (an essential amino acid which reduces anxiety). The consumption of chocolate has also been shown to release endorphins, natural opiates which exist within the brain.



Chocolate can be good for… Continue