Baked Brie. Dry Vegetables. Soft Butter.

Article: Two-Minute Expert: How to quick-dry veggies

An easy way to get spinach, herbs, greens and grated potatoes dry is as close as a kitchen towel.

Pile the goods in the middle of a lint-free kitchen towel, such as a flour-sack towel, that you don't mind getting stained. Fold over the long ends to cover and twist. Repeat wringing as often as necessary to get the goods dry.

Blog Post: Tip: How to Soften Butter Quickly

The best thing to do to soften your butter is to put it out on the kitchen counter for an hour before you have to use it. But sometimes we don't think that far ahead ...

Here's a simple trick to soften butter quickly using some wax paper and a rolling pin.

Recipe: Baked Brie

• 1/2 cup sliced almonds

• 2 tablespoons dried cranberries

• 1/4 Granny Smith apple, cored and cut into wedges with each wedge cut into 3 pieces

• 1/2 tablespoon Grand Marnier

• 1/2 tablespoon Amaretto

• 1 tablespoon brown sugar

• Pinch salt

• 1 (13.2-ounce) wheel brie