You've Been Cutting These 7 Vegetables Wrong Your Whole Life
I like cornbread and collard greens...and asparagus and peppers and cauliflower.
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1. Asparagus
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Prepare to meet your maker.
Snap the end off of one stalk so you know where the root is and slice the rest in the same place.
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2. Grape Tomatoes
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You aren't even a vegetable. You're a FRAUD.
Gently press the grape tomatoes in between two container lids and slide a knife through.
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3. Onion
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Finally have some FUNion with this one. ;)
Cut off the top end and slice the entire onion in half. This will make it easy to peel the skin away.
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Make vertical slits on each half about an inch from the root.
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Pull the knife through the onion parallel to the table and then chop the onion parallel to the root.
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4. Cauliflower
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Break up this bad boy in a snap, crackle, pop.
Pull off the stem and stalks.
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Slice in half and cut out the roots.
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Pop off any florets if the pieces are still too large.
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5. Hot Peppers
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Though she be but little, she is fierce (and will burn the crap out of your fingers).
Slip a knife through the end of a plastic bag so that you can wear the bags like gloves. Cut off the stem.
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Slice the pepper into three and slide the knife along the root to take out the seeds.
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6. Garlic
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It kills vampires and all of my patience.
Slam the garlic against your counter to break up the cloves.
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Put the cloves in a container and shake. The bulbs should come right out of their peels.
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7. Bell Peppers
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Cut the top off of the pepper and yank out the guts.
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Slice in quarters and wiggle your knife along the ribs.
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Stack the quarters and slice.
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8. Romaine Lettuce
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Chop off the root, cut the head in half, and chop.
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