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New Year's Resolutions Ideas - Cooking Resolutions
New skills, new foods and new confidence in the kitchen: ideas to take you from weeknight suppers to weekend parties.
By Lynn Andriani
Original Content  |  December 27, 2011
Lemon, onion, olive oil Photo: Thinkstock
Go 1 Week a Month Without Resorting to Whatever Your Crutch Is

Garlic, onions, canned chicken stock, lemons, salt: These are all very useful ingredients that show up frequently in cooking because they're relatively cheap, easy and effective ways to build flavor quickly. But try swearing off one, just temporarily, and see what new foods you discover. Maybe you'll give up garlic and fall in love with shallots or Chinese chives. Or perhaps you'll find out that orange juice works better in your go-to salad dressing than lemon does. The Food Substitutions Bible has more than 6,500 suggestions to get you started.
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