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Tagines: Moroccan Magic

Tagines are like slow cookers or dutch ovens and are intended for low temperature slow cooking. Terracotta tagines have been around for centuries in North African cooking, and there’s a reason for that: it's porous, so it takes on the flavors of whatever you’re cooking. And the longer you cook with it, the better the flavour of your dishes. We find out how new-fangled North American tagines compare to their traditional Mediterranean counterparts. — Read More —
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Buffalo Mozzarella: Pizza Perfect

For an all-pizza Anna & Kristina's Grocery Bag episode, we wanted to find the best ingredients possible for our toppings. Pizza experts say mozzarella made from water buffalo milk is superior to cow's milk mozzarella for its creaminess and flavour. We got the scoop from master Cheese maker Paul Sutter. — Read More —
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Pizza Stones: For Crust Just Like Nonna’s

We both really love pizza, and for an all-pizza episode of Anna & Kristina's Grocery Bag, we had 4 pizzas to make for our menu. Since the crust is such an important part of the experience, we had to find out which pizza stone gave the best crust. — Read More —
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Gluten-Free Flour: Baby Your Belly

If gluten is a no-no for you but you're jonesing for your favourite baked goods, there are many gluten-free ingredient options available on the market to help you recreate your doughy delights. We put some gluten-free flours up against each other in a bread bake-off. — Read More —
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Knife Skills: Can You Cut It?

After 69 episodes of Anna & Kristina's Grocery Bag, you'd think we'd have learned how to chop like a professional chef. But for the first time, we get a lesson in knife skills from Chef Julian Bond of the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts. Let's get chopping! — Read More —
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The Cheese Plate

As cheese lovers, not a day goes by that we don't both have a nibble of this flavourful treat. And dinner parties are just the excuse to indulge in some of the over 500 varieties available. Here's what we found out about the basics of putting together a great cheese plate. — Read More —
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Capsule Espresso Machines: Caffeine Convenience

If you're like Kristina, your morning cup of coffee is a very important start to your day. With the advent of capsule espresso machines that do all the work for you, it's even easier to create the perfect cup. We find out which of 5 machines is the crèma of the crop. — Read More —
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Herbs & Spices

From everyday bland-busters like black pepper, to exotic blends like garam masala and curry powder, herbs and spices can help an otherwise boring meal blow your mind and taste buds! Here's what we've learned so far about a variety of spices during our research for Anna & Kristina's Grocery Bag. — Read More —

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Grocery Bag: We’re Back!

September holds the same importance to us as for kids who are heading back to school. It’s a time for new beginnings and this year, that means brand new episodes of Anna & Kristina’s Grocery… — Read More —

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Grocery Bag Season 4: We’re back on OWN Canada!

Season 4 premiered September 4, 2012, 6 pm PT | 9 pm ET on OWN Canada (Oprah Winfrey Network). — Read More —