Learning to Cook. Dr Pepper. Plumping Raisins.

Blog Post: Tip: How To Plump Up Your Raisins

While raisins are almost invariably delicious, it can be pleasant to change that hard, chewy texture into something softer.

Article: Solved? Mystery of Dr Pepper's secret recipe

A battered notebook discovered in a Texan antiques store could have finally solved a mystery that has baffled generations of sweet-toothed Americans: by what strange alchemy was Dr Pepper first created?

The yellowing pad suggests the distinctive drink was originally concocted from a mixture containing mandrake root and a large quantity of syrup. It was probably sold as a "digestive" to help make stomach medicine palatable.

Articles & Recipes: Learning to cook can be intimidating...

Lesson 1: How to make a basic butter sauce

Lesson 2: How to boil pasta

Lesson 3: How to bake pie crust

Lesson 4: How to make eggs

Lesson 5: How to make soup stocks

Lesson 6: How to dice vegetables

Lesson 7: How to work with garlic

Lesson 8: How to stir-fry

Lesson 9: How to saute

Lesson 10: Peeling pineapples

Lesson 11: Pesto

Lesson 12: Granitas

Lesson 13: Shucking oysters

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