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Ingredient Guides

If you’re looking to expand your cooking knowledge and learn more about the ingredients you love (or are curious to try), you’ve come to the right place! This category is a collection of well-researched, insightful articles that dive deep into my favorite ingredients and how to make the most of them in your kitchen. Whether it’s discovering how to incorporate quinoa in every meal of the day or exploring the many uses of fresh herbs, I’ve got you covered.

You’ll also find practical how-to cooking guides that take the guesswork out of preparing healthy meals, such as how to sweeten oatmeal without sugar and other tips for transforming simple ingredients into something extraordinary.

Plus, if you’re working to reduce food waste, I’ve written a few articles on ways to use up extra ingredients, like what to do with leftover roasted vegetables and how to get creative when you have more apples than you know what to do with.

Large and small tomatoes in red, yellow and green.

What to Do with Too Many Tomatoes (Ideas, Recipes+Tips)

Overhead shot of apples on a flat surface.

What to Do with Leftover Apples (Ideas + Recipes)

Overhead shot of 12 various apples.

The Best Apples for Juicing (18 Varieties to Try!)

Apple juice in glasses standing on a tea towel. Apples around the tea towel.

The Best Apple Juice Substitutes And How to Use Them

Overhead shot of oatmeal in a bowl standing on marble background.

How to Sweeten Oatmeal without Sugar (Easy!)

How to Make Green Tea Taste Good: Tips & Tricks

How to Make Green Tea Taste Good: Tips & Tricks

A laddle with soup over red soup pot filled with bean soup.

How to Thicken Soup Without Flour or Cornstarch

A collage with 5 dishes prepared using low glycemic whole grains with the text overlay saying: 7 Healthy Low Glycemic Grains You Should Try.

7 Healthy Low Glycemic Whole Grains You Should Try

Overhead shot of quinoa in a measuring cup standing on a marble background.

How to Use Quinoa for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

What to Do with Pomegranates and How to Use Them in Cooking

Fresh herbs on marble background.

How to Use Fresh Herbs in Cooking

Roasted vegetables on a baking sheet being scooped with a wooden spatula.

What to Do with Leftover Roasted Vegetables

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