How To & DIY

How To & DIY

Chinese Cuisine

The art of balance is apparent in every authentic Chinese dish — the cold and the hot, the sweet and the sour, the subtle and the pungent. And while the exotic, full flavors of Chinese cooking make a dish seem indulgent, at its core it's a frugal cuisine — making use of local, in-season foods and on-hand ingredients.

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Chinese Cuisine

Eight Basic Spices That Should Be In Every Kitchen

With more and more of us cooking for ourselves to save money these days, it makes sense to assemble an assortment of basic herbs and spices. It's an easy, economical way to add fun to your cooking and flavor to your food.

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Eight Basic Spices That Should Be In Every Kitchen

How to Make Your Own Spice-Infused Oils and Vinaigrettes

Dive into a unique culinary experience and bring full-bodied flavor to your salads, pastas and more by making your own spice-infused oils and vinaigrettes. With one basic technique, you can easily make a variety of oils and dressings using your favorite herbs and spices.

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How to Make Your Own Spice-Infused Oils and Vinaigrettes

Cooking with saffron

Cooking with saffron is like performing a culinary coronation. The rarest and most regal spice in the world, it turns everything it touches golden, literally.

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Cooking with saffron

DIY Gift Making with Bulk

When you use Frontier Co-op bulk ingredients to make your own gifts, you go beyond simple gift giving. You save money and you support farming communities and sustainable sourcing around the world.

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DIY Gift Making with Bulk

Three Simple Ways to be Merry this Holiday Season

The holidays don’t have to be an overwhelming time of to-dos and compromises. Do it differently this year.

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Three Simple Ways to be Merry this Holiday Season

How to make herbal salves

It might look tricky, and — depending on the method you use — it can take some time, but making herbal salves is actually very simple. Here are step-by-step directions, as well as some tips that might come in handy.

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How to make herbal salves

Cajun & Creole Cuisine

The mosaic of Louisiana culture shimmers with jazz, big band, blues and zydeco; colorful and boisterous Mardi Gras celebrations and quaint cottages with secret gardens; French, Spanish, English, German, Italian, African and native American ancestry; and two of the most exciting cuisines in the world: Creole and Cajun. Creole and Cajun cookery are often thought of in tandem -- and for good reason -- though there are distinct differences.

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Cajun & Creole Cuisine

Types of Salt: Why to add complex flavors and minerals to your food

Applewood Smoked Salt on barbecued meat. Himalayan Pink Salt on roasted chicken.

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Types of Salt: Why to add complex flavors and minerals to your food

5 Must-Try Floral Cocktails

Learn how to bloom fantastic flavor in your drinks with 5 must-try floral cocktails. We’ll show you the techniques and the flowers to use with these mixologist-worthy recipes.

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5 Must-Try Floral Cocktails

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