Slice and Dice Like a Pro
How to Cut a Sweet Potato for Roasting — Quick & Easy
POSTED: June 3, 2025
Sweet potatoes are one of the most popular real food ingredients — but their round shape and dense flesh can make them feel tricky to cut. In this quick kitchen tip, Krista shows you her simple ...
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How to Cut Mushrooms — Button, Portobello & Everything In Between
POSTED: June 3, 2025
Mushrooms can be one of the most versatile real food ingredients in your kitchen — but they can also feel a little mysterious to prep. Do you use the stem? Do portobello gills need to come out? ...
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How to Cut an Onion — Sliced for Pickling or Diced for Cooking
POSTED: June 3, 2025
Onions are in more real food recipes than almost any other vegetable — so knowing how to cut them quickly and confidently is a kitchen skill worth having. In this quick tip, Krista walks you ...
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How to Cut Brussels Sprouts for Roasting — Keep Those Outer Leaves!
POSTED: June 3, 2025
Brussels sprouts have a reputation for being tricky, but prepping them takes less than a minute once you know what you’re doing. In this quick real food kitchen tip, Krista shows you how to ...
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How to Cut & Clean Leeks | Real Food Kitchen Tip
POSTED: June 3, 2025
Never cooked with leeks before? They may look unfamiliar, but once you know how to prep them, leeks are an easy and delicious real food ingredient to add to your kitchen rotation. In this quick ...
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What Is a Shallot — and How to Cut One | Real Food Kitchen Tip
POSTED: June 3, 2025
Ever spotted shallots at the grocery store or farmers market and wondered what to do with them? Shallots are simply a milder, more delicate version of an onion — and once you know how to prep ...
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How to Cut Eggplant — Sliced for Pizza or Chopped for Roasting
POSTED: June 3, 2025
Eggplant might look a little intimidating, but prepping it couldn’t be simpler. In this quick real food kitchen tip, Krista shows you two easy ways to cut eggplant — into round slices ...
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How to Cut Broccoli — And Don’t Throw Away That Stem!
POSTED: June 3, 2025
Cutting broccoli is one of those kitchen tasks that seems straightforward — until you’re left staring at the thick stem wondering what to do with it. In this quick real food kitchen tip, ...
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How to Cut Cauliflower Without the Mess — A Chef’s Trick
POSTED: June 3, 2025
If you’ve ever cut a head of cauliflower and ended up with florets flying across your entire kitchen, you’re not alone — it’s one of the messiest vegetables to prep. In this ...
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How to Cut Bell Peppers & Jalapeños — Without Seeds Flying Everywhere!
POSTED: June 3, 2025
Bell peppers and jalapeños are real food kitchen staples — but if you’ve ever had seeds scatter across your entire cutting board, you know the frustration. In this quick kitchen tip, Krista ...
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What Is a Fennel Bulb — and How to Cut One
POSTED: June 3, 2025
Fennel is one of those vegetables that often gets overlooked at the farmers market or grocery store simply because it looks unfamiliar. But once you know how to prep it, fennel becomes one of the ...
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How to Cut an Avocado — Sliced or Diced
POSTED: June 3, 2025
Want perfectly sliced or diced avocado every time? In this quick kitchen tip, Krista shows you her favorite technique — including a chef’s trick that makes clean slices right inside the ...
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Our Favorite Way to Cut a Pineapple
POSTED: May 17, 2021
Our pineapple corer has become our “go-to” for cutting a pineapple. Watch how easy it is to make a delicious Easy Pineapple Salsa! Plus, more ideas on how to enjoy your sliced and ...
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Butternut Squash 101
POSTED: December 20, 2016
No more intimidation! See how easy it is to cut and de-seed a butternut squash.
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Spaghetti Squash 101
POSTED: July 27, 2015
See why we love spaghetti squash! Learn how to pick it, how to cut it and how to cut it! It’s easier than you think!
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Mango
POSTED: July 27, 2015
Do you think mangos can be tricky to cut? See some great tips on not only how to cut them but how to pick them too!
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