Andrew Garcia

The Liquid Gold Hack: Why You Should Stop Using So Much Water for Pasta

Breaking the Pasta Box Rules Pasta is the ultimate weeknight hero. It is versatile, comforting, and can transform from a simple buttered noodle dish into a gourmet…

The One Essential Kitchen Staple Ina Garten Refuses to Buy Store Bought

Ina Garten has spent decades teaching us that we do not have to be superheroes in the kitchen to produce a five-star meal. Her famous mantra, “store-bought…

Lucky Hopping John Soup with Ham and Collard Greens

The Ultimate Bowl of Good Luck In many parts of the Southern U.S., there is one dish you simply must have on the table as the calendar…

Sweet Heat Smoked Spiral Ham

Smoked spiral ham is a fully cooked spiral-cut ham smoked at 250°F to 275°F for 1 to 1½ hours until it reaches 120°F to 125°F internal temperature,…

Smoked Cowboy Baked Beans

Smoked cowboy baked beans are canned pork and beans loaded with cooked bacon, ground beef, diced onions, and garlic, then mixed with BBQ sauce, brown sugar, ketchup,…

Honey Sriracha Hot Dog Burnt Ends

Honey sriracha hot dog burnt ends are thick all-beef hot dogs cut into nuggets, smoked at 250°F for 2 hours, then glazed with honey, Sriracha, BBQ sauce,…

Unlock Thanksgiving Flavor: Trina’s Zesty Low-Carb Cranberry Salsa

Forget everything you thought you knew about traditional cranberry sauce. While a sweet, gelatinous side might have its place, a culinary revolution is quietly taking over holiday…

Two popular types of exercise could reduce cancer growth, study finds

New research has revealed that a single session of weight training can help fight breast cancer. Researchers at Edith Cowan University in Australia investigated how resistance training…