How to cook shrimp? That is the easy part! Shrimp are one of the easiest and fastest seafood to cook.

Unless you've bought the frozen shrimp that are ready to cook, there are things you have to do first before you can enjoy them, like cleaning and deveining them and if you cannot cook them immediately then you might want to freeze and store them for weeks (or even months).

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Learn how to make perfect hard-boiled eggs all the time with these step by step guide plus additional tips on how to have hard boiled eggs that peel easily.

How difficult could it be to make hard-boiled eggs, right? Well, it turns out that there is more to it than, well, just boiling eggs in water.

For those who do not know any better, the grayish-green ring that may appear around the egg yolk of a hard boil egg means they are overcooked.

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In this post, I will show you two important things. That is, how to butterfly (spatchcock) and brine a whole chicken. Why is it important? Well, if you are tired of having an unevenly roasted whole chicken, butterflying or spatchcocking is the answer as it gives the chicken a more even thickness while cooking. It will also give you a crispier skin since all skin will be on one side. Now, if you also want a chicken that is not only crisp outside but also with moist meat, that is where brining comes in.

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I have been using this technique when cutting my cakes  and maybe some people already know about it but just in case others have not heard of it yet, here is how I cut my cake evenly and you will see without so much crumbs and you will see how really easy it is.

All you need is...a thread and maybe a ruler if you are too particular and exacting and a toothpick!

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A quick practical baking / cooking tip.

Last Christmas, my Schwiegermutter  (mother-in-law) and I made some bottles of Eierlikör, the german equivalent of eggnog, as giveaways. We had a lot of leftover egg whites and I, being practical, cannot find it in my heart to just throw them away. So what does one do with so many leftover egg whites?

Actually there are a lot of ways to use them, like make some meringue or marshmallow  or use it to make french macarons, coconut macaroons, egg white omelette or even angel food cake. 

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