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Every year since 1998, Seasoned Cooking has posted over a hundred articles each year. Do the math and you're looking at thousands of articles chock full of all manner of recipes, tips, and ingredient & kitchen tool focuses that help you in your culinary adventures and beyond. And while it's all searchable and there's even a clever multi-select tool to help you find the perfect recipe for your needs, sometimes we all just want to take a stroll down memory lane.

That's where this Archive comes in. Just click on any year and drill down by clicking on any month within that year. Before you know it, you'll be seeing that July 1999 had us taking a tour of Chinese cuisine and March 2013 treated us to sliders with an Irish twist! So if a little wander through the site is just your speed, we have a whole lot of paths for you to take on your journey. Enjoy!

Say Cheese!

The next time you don't have much time but need a clever accompaniment to your meal, grab some refrigerated biscuits and a few other ingredients and minutes later, you'll have golden biscuits filled with warm, garlicky cheese!

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  • bread
  • cheese
  • convenience foods

How to Enjoy Coffee like an Italian

Italian coffee culture is unlike any other in the world. These passionate coffee lovers have developed a number of unique, unwritten rules and rituals on how they enjoy this famous beverage. Check out these 10 Italian coffee drinking rules – you’ll be ready to enjoy your favorite coffee in no time!

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  • infographic
  • coffee
  • travel

On Decadence

When birthdays, anniversaries, and other special occasions coming knocking, it's time to put together something special, something sweet, something combining all those glorious ingredients you dream about. Something … decadent!

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  • pie
  • strawberries
  • chocolate
  • special occasion

Complexity with One Skillet

You're just a few steps away from a meal that's creative, delicious, and nutritious! Tangy lemon-garlic shrimp are paired with a curried spinach orzo. Add some skillet-seared lemon slices and some of your favorite olives and dinner's done!

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  • shrimp
  • pasta
  • garlic
  • lemon
  • quick cooking

Celebrate National Soyfoods Month

Embrace healthy comfort food by incorporating tofu into your favorite recipes. Think of it as the cheese of the soyfood world and, since April is Soyfoods Month, there's no better time to explore these versatile ingredients!

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  • soy
  • tofu
  • learning opportunity

Weeknight Shorts: Take In!

Forget take out. You can just keep things all in the kitchen when you put together your favorite Chinese restaurant favorites right at home. A handful of ingredients and less than half an hour of effort will get you one of your favorites on the table.

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  • shrimp
  • world cuisine
  • quick cooking
  • Weeknight Shorts

Bread Alone?

Sometimes you have such wonderful bread that you need to make it the star of the show. Now, I'm not suggesting it be only bread, but you can showcase your favorite loaf by building layers of your favorite ingredients on its perfect foundation.

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  • bread
  • bacon
  • eggs

Capping Dinner

Portabella mushroom caps get the main course treatment when they are stuffed with a cheesy pasta filling and sprinkled with garlic-butter bread crumbs before being baked to perfection. Add an elegant salad and a glass of white wine and dinner is served!

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  • mushrooms
  • stuffed
  • spring

Spring Decor Updates

Spring is a great time to freshen your interior and it doesn't have to break the bank. Whether it's metallics, specific colour tones, textures, there is likely something to appeal to everyone and bring your decor into 2018.

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  • learning opportunity
  • infographic

Life is a Plate of Cherry Bars

If thinking of life as a bowl of cherries (or not) isn't your - ahem - cup of tea, consider thinking of it as a plate of these delicious cherry bars. Packed with both cherry and plum preserves and a delicious almond crumble, they are a welcome treat any time of the day.

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  • bars
  • fruit
  • oatmeal

Sunshine on a Plate

Tender shrimp star in a pita sandwich that will have you dreaming of summer, sunshine, and the Mediterranean Sea. Get ready to take a trip to Greece without having to leave your home … unless you are up for taking this fun dish outside!

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  • sandwiches
  • shrimp
  • world cuisine

Spring Bake Sale

As we head into the last couple months of school before summer vacation, many classes will be rushing to put together bake sales to cover the costs of everything from field trips to end of school parties and more. Do your part by putting together a big batch of cookies that stays soft for weeks!

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  • bake sale
  • cookies
  • kid-friendly

Weeknight Shorts: Beer and Pork

Put together a memorable glaze and learn the secret to moist, flavorful pork chops just in time for a quick weeknight dinner. You'll be adding this dish to your regular menu rotation and looking for sales on pork loin before you know it.

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  • Weeknight Shorts
  • pork
  • beer

Spring Palette

Celebrate spring with a brightly colored poke bowl featuring seared steak, fresh and sautéed vegetables, tender rice, and all kinds of flavor. Celebrate even more when you realize it can be on the table in about half an hour!

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  • steak
  • vegetables
  • creative cooking

Dark Chocolate Beer

Infuse brownies and the frosting on them with your favorite dark beer to assemble a decadent treat that will become a sweet standard in your home. Move over, green beer, this is a better way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day!

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  • beer
  • brownies
  • chocolate

No Messy Buffalo

If you love the idea of buffalo wings, but hate the inevitable mess it makes, consider taming the buffalo with fried gnocchi, chicken, and vegetables swimming in a buffalo sauce and topped with melted, bubbling bleu cheese!

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  • pasta
  • buffalo chicken
  • blue cheese
  • one-pan

Spicy Sliders

Take your sandwich game to a new level by transforming po boy sandwiches into a slider sensation. Tender spiced shrimp get paired with fresh vegetables and a creamy sauce and tucked inside soft brioche buns for a perfect meal plan.

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  • sandwiches
  • shrimp
  • quick

How to Make a Homemade Bellini Bar

It’s brunching season! And whether you’re hosting a birthday party, a bridal shower, or even Easter Sunday, bellinis are the perfect customizable drink to serve. Bellinis are a fun unique brunch treat and are easy to prepare. Simply puree your favorite frozen fruits with a sugar syrup, and pour into carafes. Then have a bottle of champagne handy, and pour into champagne glasses atop the puree.

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  • beverages
  • entertaining
  • guide

Blackening Isn't Burning

If you are a fan of cajun cuisine, you might crave blackened fish more often than you have the opportunity to order it from a menu. But give yourself a little time and a heavy skillet and you could find yourself the master of this relatively simple technique for taking chicken and fish to the next level.

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  • spicy food
  • fish
  • quick cooking

Chicken Pot Pie Casserole

Chicken Pot Pie is classic comfort food, but it can get a bit involved when it comes to preparation. Whether you are making and rolling out pie dough or putting together a biscuit crust, it begs to be left for long weekends. But now you can get the flavors of classic chicken pot pie without fussing with crusts or biscuits.

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  • chicken
  • casseroles
  • one-pan
  • convenience foods

Dress Up Popcorn

The Oscars are coming up this Sunday and, if you're looking to enjoy them in true movie fashion — which only makes sense, given the topic — consider making popcorn. Now, you can grab one of those convenient packages of microwave popcorn or consider making your own. We're here to show you how and give ideas for making it red carpet ready!

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  • popcorn
  • learning opportunity
  • entertaining

Pesto Bread

With lots of comfort food recipes being shared to keep winter blues at bay, it seems timely to share a great recipe for pesto bread that pairs well with soup, makes amazing sandwiches, and can be made easily with the help of your bread machine's dough setting.

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  • bread
  • bread machine
  • pesto
  • baking

Salad Celebrations

Can you really celebrate anything with a salad? You can when it's filled with sweet oranges, crunchy noodles and nuts, and a tangy dressing that will wake your mouth from its winter slumber. We made it to the end of February and the end of snow and ice is just around the corner!

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  • salad
  • convenience foods
  • winter

Weeknight Shorts: Creamy Pasta

In about a half hour, you can have a creamy alfredo-like pasta dish that's brimming with sun-dried tomatoes, chicken, and spinach on the table. Just plan a little ahead and get your stirring arm in shape, because this one needs some hands-on time.

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  • Weeknight Shorts
  • pasta
  • one-pan
  • leftovers

Slow Cooker Saves

Slow cookers are known for getting dinner on the table while you are off doing other things and they are great for that. But they can also do a lot more. Get insights on how to use them to bake potatoes, make your favorite snacks, and even help you create gorgeous candles!

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  • slow cooker
  • learning opportunity
  • creative cooking
  • crafts

An Apple a Day

When dessert is packed with lots of fruit and nuts, does it also count as health food? Either way, this gorgeous bundt cake is sure to be a hit after dinner, with tea in the afternoon, or alongside other goodies at a brunch buffet.

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  • cake
  • apples
  • baking

Happy New Year

You need not have elaborate plans in order to give a nod to the Chinese New Year. Take a half hour and blend together the flavors of your favorite egg rolls and enjoy a bowl of soup without the fuss. Then take the time you've saved to learn more about how it's celebrated in China.

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  • world cuisine
  • soup
  • pork

Blending Bars for Valentine's Day

If you are having a hard time deciding between chocolate chip cookies or cheesecake for Valentine's Day, consider having both in this blended bar recipe that combines the best of both worlds in a sweet treat you can eat with your hands.

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  • Valentine's Day
  • bars
  • chocolate
  • cheesecake

Winter Brightness

Bring a little color into dinner time with a one pan meal that's so orange, it's nearly glowing! Chicken, sweet potatoes, and oranges come together to bring you a gloriously caramelized meal that's bursting with flavor.

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  • chicken
  • fruit
  • sweet potatoes
  • one-pan

Weeknight Shorts: Spicy Soup

Some soups take hours or even days to make just right. Fortunately, some of the most flavorful ones can be made in about a half hour and warm you body and soul. After all, the distance between soul and soup is just a few letters!

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  • Weeknight Shorts
  • soup
  • shrimp
  • world cuisine

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