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Small-Batch Baking

• Baking Soda vs Baking Powder: Read the Recipe First — Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate, a base that reacts with acidic recipe ingredients to release carbon dioxide.
• How to Halve a Baking Recipe Without Guesswork — Halve a baking recipe by multiplying every ingredient by 0.5, weighing awkward amounts such as part of an egg, and choosing a pan with roughly half the…
• Small-Batch Apple Crumble for Two — For a small apple crumble, coat 300 g of peeled, cored, sliced apple with 1 tablespoon sugar, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, 1 teaspoon cornstarch, cinnamon, and…

Weeknight Cooking

• Crispy Chickpea Sheet-Pan Dinner for Two — For a crispy chickpea sheet-pan dinner for two, dry one drained 15-ounce can of chickpeas, then toss it with 10 ounces cauliflower, one trimmed bell…
• Red vs Green Lentils: Which Works for Dinner? — Choose split red lentils for a thick soup or sauce and whole green lentils for distinct pieces in salads or bowls.