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How-Tos

From the best way to cut citrus and cook dried beans, to learning how to roast peppers and cut a mango, you’ll learn all sorts of fantastic and important kitchen skills here.

Top 5 How-To Posts

  • How to Juice and Eat Passion Fruit
  • peeled red pearl onions on cutting board with knife
    How to Peel Pearl Onions
  • Wooden bowl with peeled and roasted chestnuts, surrounded by the shells.
    How To Roast And Peel Chestnuts
  • Three Cherimoyas on black background.
    How to Eat Cherimoya
  • jar filled with red annatto oil
    Annatto Oil: How to Make and Use it

All of the How-To Posts

  • How to Cut and Peel Avocado
  • How to Cut Papaya
  • How to Cut a Mango
  • How to Cook Wild Rice
  • How to Peel Lychee Fruit
  • How to Roast Garlic
  • How to Cook Spaghetti Squash
  • How to Caramelize Onions
  • How to Roast Whole Butternut Squash
  • How To Make Ganache
  • How To Make Dulce De Leche
  • How to Use Fresh Turmeric Root
  • How to Peel and Devein Shrimp
  • How to Make Kimchi
  • How to Make Oven French Fries
  • How to Eat and Juice Prickly Pears
  • How to Make Sesame Paste (Easy Recipe)
  • How to Use Lemongrass
  • How to Cut a Grapefruit
  • How to Peel and Cut a Pineapple
  • How to Grill Artichokes
  • How to Make Buttercream
  • How to Season to Taste
  • How to Steam Asparagus and Asparagus Garnish
  • Fire Roasted Peppers
  • How To Brown Butter
  • Hazelnut Simple Syrup
  • How To Cook Dried Beans

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Hi, I'm Valentina, certified chef, owner, recipe developer and photographer at Cooking on the Weekends. I'm also a mom of two boys and a Los Angeleno. I use seasonal whole foods to create unique and comforting recipes for casual entertaining.

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IT'S MANGO SEASON!

  • Black bowl filled with mango salsa with a small Habanero pepper right on top.
    Mango Habanero Salsa
  • Chicken pieces on the bone baked in mango coconut sauce in a baking dish with fresh cilantro.
    Baked Coconut Mango Chicken
  • Stacked slices of Chipotle Mango Quesadillas.
    Chipotle Mango Quesadillas
  • Mango Avocado Pesto Stack Recipe -- Fresh, sweet, creamy and slightly spicy -- you won't believe how utterly delicious a combination of mango, avocado and pesto is!
    Mango Avocado Stack with Pesto

EARLY SUMMER HITS

  • White plate with pattern on the edges full with large turkey zucchini meatballs and zoodles.
    Turkey Zucchini Meatballs with Pesto
  • Light green bowl with strawberry and goat cheese salad and a dark wooden twisted-handled serving spoon.
    Strawberry Goat Cheese Salad
  • Green Lemon pesto with lemon slice and basil leaf on top, in a green bowl, fitted inside a yellow bowl.
    Lemon Pesto
  • Basil Pizza with one slice being taken off the plate.
    Basil Pizza with Pesto

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