Some may say that the mark of a good cook is flawless technique or impeccable food. This may be true, but I think that home cooks are grossly under-appreciated for their resourcefulness and wit in the kitchen. Which brings us to this month’s Monthly Mouthful, where we asked food bloggers:

Tell us your best kitchen-timesaver (or other “tricks”).

Read after the jump for clever timesaving tips and kitchen tricks you’ll be dying to try! Got any that weren’t mentioned here? Add them in the comments below!

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Is it really August already?! Wow, we can’t believe it. That mean’s that The Monthly Mouthful is officially one year old! It all started with the “Last Supper” and now here we are, 12 months and 12 food-inspired questions later. We’re so grateful to all our participants, who have shared their foodie expertise and experiences this past year. We wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for you!

So to celebrate, how about we share in a good laugh? Because this month we asked our favorite food bloggers to:

“Tell us about your biggest kitchen disaster. What went wrong and how bad was it?”

Read all the hilarious stories and share your own cooking catastrophe after the jump!

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We usually like to ask our favorite bloggers what they like to cook, but this month we wanted to know what they won’t cook! Every cook draws the line somewhere and we wanted to know where that line is. So we asked:

What is your recipe deal breaker? What instructions or ingredients make you “put down the whisk and walk away”?

(We were inspired by this article from the New York Times.)

Read the responses after the jump and share your recipe deal breaker in the comments below!

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Summer is the time when all those delicious berries come out from their hiding place. It’s a season where strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and my favorite: blackberries, put all other fruit to shame.

But would summer be the same if we didn’t have our oranges, lemons, limes, or grapefruits? Maybe not. Maybe berries don’t rule the roost in summer after all. But there’s only one way to find out…

Enter our favorite food bloggers! This month we asked:

“If you had to swear off one or the other for the entire summer, which would it be: berries or citrus?!”

See what they had to say after the jump!

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One of my favorite things about cooking is the sense of achievement we feel when what we create is actually delicious. Preparing food isn’t just about feeding ourselves and our hungry families, no it’s more than that - it’s something that can really make us feel proud.

So, this month, we asked our favorite food bloggers to:
Tell us about their proudest cooking moments and share the recipes!

Read all the responses below to see what everyone said. And, share your favorite in the comments!

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Is there anything greater than a kitchen gadget? A uniquely crafted tool designed specifically for the most detailed of cooking tasks that you never knew you needed until you couldn’t live without it. From melon ballers to immersion blenders, choppers to egg slicers, kitchen gadgets have firmly established themselves in our kitchens.

This month, we asked our favorite food bloggers:
What is your favorite kitchen gadget and what is your favorite way to use it?

Read all the responses below to see what everyone said. And share your favorite in the comments!

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