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Get a refresher on some cooking basics with this helpful guide! Plus: 17 microwave desserts for when you need something sweet. 15 Cooking Tips Everyone Born After 1999 Probably Doesn't Know Whether you're a beginner cook or need a reminder on some basic cooking tips, here are 15 things everyone should know when working in the kitchen.     17 Microwave Desserts For When You Need Something Sweet And You Need It Now When you're craving something sweet but you don't feel like baking anything fancy, you can whip up any of these recipes just using your microwave.   16 Of The Best Midwest Recipes The Rest Of The World Needs To Try Toasted ravioli, puppy chow, gooey butter cake...the Midwest has some delicious recipes. Try any of these in your kitchen today.       Meet Our Tasty Talent: Alexis deBoschnek Each week, we'll be introducing you to the eight chefs that are the new faces of Tasty! Meet Alexis deBoschnek, senior culinary specialist at Tasty. Tasty is all about teaching people easy ways to make delicious food. What’s one piece of advice you would give to someone who says cooking is too hard? No one, not even the best chefs, start out that way. It may sound basic, but cooking is really all about practice. The more you practice, the more you try to learn, the better you'll get. Oh, and always read the recipe BEFORE you start cooking!  How do you compare the evolution of food in media from cooking shows to now digital platforms like Tasty? While traditional cooking shows are great, I think the benefit of Tasty being on a digital platform is our accessibility. We're able to reach people all over the world from every demographic. Yes, we've got cooking shows, but we're also able to share more specific instructions than a traditional cooking show would - like with our Tasty 101 series. To me, what sets Tasty apart is the ability to marry education with entertainment, and deliver that in long and short-form content, different styles, perspectives, and recipes. What’s your favorite Tasty recipe you’ve ever made, worked on, or seen on social media? I'm really proud of the Tasty 101 series I've worked on, but I think my favorite out of the bunch is the fluffiest buttermilk pancake recipe video. I spent many hours trying multiple recipes, and I have to say, these really are the best. What’s one ingredient you can’t live without? Salt. I'm addicted. And you know, it makes everything better. What’s the craziest moment you’ve ever experienced in the Tasty kitchen? In February, we shot a video featuring Migos. It involved days of prep, and there were so many people involved. Even with all that preparation, there was no way to anticipate how wild it would be to have Migos in our very own kitchen. The energy was truly electric, everyone was so excited to be creating something so unique and different than our usual content.  Follow Alexis on Instagram!     More From BuzzFeed   We Made Food Using Chrissy Teigen's Newest Cookbook To See If It Was Worth It   16 Tweets Only People Who Shop At Costco Will Understand   We Spoke To 10 Chefs About Latino Representation In The Food World   Julia Child Invited You To A Dinner Party And You Only Have One Chance To Impress Her   Here Are The Top 10 Most-Liked Instagram Posts Of All Time, But Which Got The Most Likes?   34 Of The Most Unexpected Deaths In TV History       Do you know someone who would love the Tasty newsletter? Tell them to sign up here!     View our privacy notice and cookie policy.   BuzzFeed, Inc. 111 E. 18th St. New York, NY 10003 We hope you love the products we recommend! Just so you know, BuzzFeed may collect a small share of sales from the links in this email. Unsubscribe