MSN Video

CHOW Tip: Get Seeds Out of a Vanilla Pod July 15, 2011 Sarabeth Levine, author and owner of Sarabeth’s, makes her case for baking with real vanilla, and demonstrates some cost-saving measures

MSN Video

Gadget Tip: Grill with Cedar Paper July 15, 2011 Jason Fox, executive chef of San Francisco’s Commonwealth, grills meat on cedar paper—it gives the food a smoky, wood-grilled flavor. He recommends getting cedar paper online or at your local Asian grocery.

MSN Video

CHOW Tip: Dinner in Your Rice Cooker July 15, 2011 Tess Masters, who also goes by The Blender Girl is a blogger who specializes in vegan and vegetarian blender recipes, but she also knows a thing or two about rice. Here she makes dinner in her rice cooker using just a few simple ingredients.

MSN Video

CHOW Tip: How to Clean Squid July 15, 2011 Jason Fox, executive chef of Commonwealth in SF, is a squid enthusiast, and enthusiastically shares how to clean the slippery cephalopods

MSN Video

How to Make a Harry Potter Treacle Tart July 13, 2011 Harry Potter’s favorite dessert is a treacle tart, "treacle" being the British word for molasses. Here’s an easy recipe for this sweet treat.