Chef Jason Hill of www.CookingSessions.com learns how to plant a tomato garden in this episode of "Chef Tips." Growing tomatoes is more tricky than you might think. John, a tomato farmer in Orange County, California, explains how growing heirloom tomatoes and organic tomatoes is a better choice than growing hybrid tomatoes. Rather than using an upside down tomato garden, John works the soil with an organic planting mix containing calcium and a fertilizer with a Nitrogen, Phosophorous and Potassium ratio of about 8 John says that too much nitrogen will cause the tomato plants to have leafy greens, but little fruit. Pruning tomatoes is also important. Be sure to cut off the wild runners that...

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Duration: 03:45

Chef Jason Hill of www.CookingSessions.com shares his favorite gas grilling tips in this episode of "Chef Tips." These gas grill tips cover everything from choosing the right grilling equipment to checking your grill temperature, seasoning the grill, and other tips for grilling, such as how to cook steak, chicken, seafood and pork properly. To learn about each grilling tip in more detail, see the full article at http Music: Digital Juice SoundFX Library

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Duration: 03:51

Chef Tips host Jason Hill of CookingSessions.com shows you how to make a cheese omelet. Once you master this technique, you'll be able to make all sorts of wonderful variations, from the classic ham and cheese omelet or bacon cheese omelet to more elaborate mixtures found in your favorite breakfast place. Today, let's keep it simple with a classic cheese omelette recipe. To make Jason's cheese omelet recipe, you'll need 2 eggs, 2 tablespoons water and salt and pepper to taste. You'll also need about 1/3 cup grated cheddar cheese and 1 tablespoon of butter. Use an 8-inch or 10-inch omelet pan for this preparation. For the complete recipe printout, and more great recipes, go to...

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Duration: 02:43

Chicken recipes are extremely popular in the home kitchen. Today we're making chicken marsala, one of the most popular Italian recipes made with wine. This simple chicken marsala recipe calls for marsala wine, sherry wine and fresh mushrooms. When choosing fresh mushrooms for your chicken marsala recipes, look for tightly closed caps that don't show any gills. When cooking with wine, don't spend a lot of money on your cooking wines. But on the flip side, don't buy something that you wouldn't drink straight. This is what you'll need to prepare this easy recipe for chicken marsala: Chicken Marsala 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, pounded to about 1/4-inch thickness between two...

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Duration: 02:48

Chef Tips host Jason Hill of CookingSessions.com thanks his subscribers on Thanksgiving. After chopping some wood for winter, Jason will get back to creating easy cooking videos for you to enjoy. Thanks for your support! For more easy recipes and cooking tips, go to CookingSessions.com

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Duration: 40 seconds

Do you want to know how to cook a turkey? For great turkey recipes, turn to chef Jason Hill, who shows you how to cook a turkey easily and without fuss, using a simple turkey brine. Also in this roast turkey video are turkey tips for your next big holiday meal and turkey cooking times. There are a wide variety of turkey recipes out there, but turkey tips are a dime a dozen. Today Im going to show you how to cook a turkey easily and without a lot of fuss using a simple turkey brine. Your whole family will love this roast turkey recipe. Chef Tip: Plan on roasting your turkey about 15-17 minutes per pound. To start, I use a clean, commercial 5-gallon plastic bucket filled halfway with cold...

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Duration: 03:55

Chef Jason Hill of www.CookingSessions.com demonstrates how to remove garlic odor, or how to remove garlic smell, from your hands. To get that garlic smell off hands, follow this simple technique. It really works! For more cooking videos, recipes and tips, log on to http

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Duration: 60 seconds

I don't know anyone who doesn't like a big bowl of spaghetti topped with a homemade spaghetti sauce. Hi, I'm Chef Jason Hill and today I'm going to share my easy recipe for spaghetti sauce. This spaghetti sauce recipe. This recipe uses ground turkey instead of beef, but vegetarians can omit the meat all together. The recipe calls for one small to medium onion, which is diced. Heat a large stock pot over high heat. Pour in 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil followed by the diced onion. Next, add 1 tablespoon of garlic-shallot puree, or 2 cloves of crushed garlic. Stir. Next, add 1 tablespoon of dried basil leaves. Crush with your fingers as you add the basil. Follow with 1 tablespoon of...

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Duration: 03:54

Chef Jason Hill of www.CookingSessions.com shares this recipe for low fat alfredo sauce in this episode of "Chef Tips." One of our favorite healthy recipes for pasta sauce, this recipe uses cauliflower puree as the base, cutting down on the fat and calories. Instead of loading up on butter and cream, you use mashed cauliflower to thicken and flavor the sauce. It's a great way to sneak vegetables into your family's meal plan, and our kids cannot taste the difference! Honest! Cauliflower recipes are rich in nutrients and anti-cancer properties, so you can't go wrong. For the full printed recipe, along with more cooking videos and chef secrets, go to http

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Duration: 03:47

Chef Jason Hill of www.CookingSessions.com explains all about oysters in this episode of "Chef Tips." In today's segment, Hill visits King's Fish House oyster bar in California to show the best way of eating oysters. After ordering a mixed oyster plate, Hill explains the flavors of fresh oysters found in North America. They include Island Creek oysters, Carlsbad oysters, Quilcene Bay oysters, Malpeque oysters, Kumamoto oysters and Connecticut Blue Point oysters. Each has its own flavor, much like a fine wine. Next time you want to know how to eat oysters, this will hopefully serve as a good primer. For more information about oysters, including our shallot mignonette sauce recipe for...

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Chef Jason Hill of CookingSessions.com shares this chicken marinade recipe video. This marinade for chicken is a zesty grilled chicken marinade recipe, perfect for boneless skinless chicken breasts or chicken pieces. To prepare this bbq chicken marinade recipe, you'll need just a few simple ingredients, as outlined in this video. The easy chicken breast marinade recipe gets its flavor from fresh limes or lemons, cilantro, garlic and other spices, making it perfect for outdoor grilling or Mexican recipes. This is also the key ingredient in Jason's grilled chicken sandwich recipe. For more cooking videos, chef tips and advice, log on to CookingSessions.com

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Duration: 01:20

Looking for apple recipes? Chef Jason Hill will show you how to make apple fries, a county fair favorite that's sure to be a hit in your home. I first learned how to make this easy recipe for apple fries while working at a French restaurant in Los Angeles. It is so simple and easy to do. 1 Granny Smith apple, cored, peeled and sliced 1/2 cup cornstarch, or as needed DIPPING SAUCE 1/4 cup whipped cream cheese 1/4 cup marshmellow cream Dash of pumpkin pie spice Whisk sauce ingredients until creamy. Core, peel, and slice your apple. Coat apples well with corn starch. Shake off excess corn starch in a strainer and fry in a deep fryer set at 375 for about 3 minutes or until golden brown....

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Duration: 02:05

Cookingsessions.com host Chef Jason Hill offers a few unique tips about hard boiled eggs. After cooking hard boiled eggs about 15 minutes in boiling water, Hill cools them under running water. This eliminates the greenish brown ring from forming around the yolk. In this video, he offers unique chef tips for peeling hard boiled eggs telling the difference between raw eggs and hard-boiled eggs. To peel hard boiled eggs the easiest way, simply run them under cool running water and remove the shell.

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Duration: 02:02

Every New Year's Eve, many people wonder how to open champagne. Chef Jason Hill of CookingSessions.com shows you how to open champagne the correct way using tips he learned during a recent visit to Domaine Chandon in Napa Valley. The winery is well known for its sparkling wines, made in the classic French methode champenoise style. Before opening champagne, be sure your bottle is chilled to about 45-55 degrees. I like to fill my ice bucket with half ice cubes and half cold water and chill the bottle for about 30 minutes. You can also chill the wine in the refrigerator for about 3 hours. Once the bottle is chilled, dry it with a towel and remove the foil over the cork. Leave the wire hood...

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Duration: 02:02

Chef Jason Hill of CookingSessions.com shares his best grilled chicken sandwich recipe in this episode of "Chef Tips." Dressed up with avocados, pepper jack cheese, fresh sliced tomato and toasted onion-cheese rolls, this is one of the most delicious grilled chicken sandwich recipes you'll find. The grilled chicken breast sandwich uses Jason's chicken marinade recipe and Southwest sauce recipe, which can be found in his video library. This bbq chicken sandwich can be served with corn of the cob, baked beans, potato salad or any other of your favorite barbecue recipes. For more cooking videos, chef tips and advice, log on to CookingSessions.com

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Duration: 03:00