Category: Cooking

When it comes to creamed veggies, spinach and corn get the most kudos. Unless you’re obsessed with steak dinner, you probably don’t think too much […]

Cinnamon buns are one of those desserts where there isn’t much in-between. Either you love making brioche-like dough from scratch and cherish it for hours, […]

Dip is one of the main food groups in my diet. It is versatile and greatly enhances the taste experience from scrambled eggs to raw […]

Pickles are polarizing. Even people who love vinegar and cucumbers sometimes have a hard time eating them. I’m not one of those people. I love […]

If you’ve been feeding yourself for a while, you’ve probably figured out that there’s a difference between “preparing food” and cooking it. Mixing boxed macaroni […]

A good ice cream sandwich should have an attractive but reasonable outer layer (“bread” if you will). It should be dry, fragrant, not too hard […]

We’ve all been there. It’s one of two weekend mornings and you decide to buy a dozen bagels with everything, only to come back with […]

The main complaint I hear about soup is that it’s “not food” and maybe some of them aren’t. It’s true that some soups are watery […]

Preserving cheese rinds from Parmigiano Reggiano and the like is a classic, time-tested and waste-free hack. (Lifehacker first covered this over a decade ago.) It’s […]

If you’ve ever walked past a pretzel stand and witnessed the absolute magic of a professional turning a strand of dough into a perfect curve, […]

Open any drawer where you keep your coasters and coasters and count them. Count your trivets. Count your hot pads. How many do you have? […]

Potato chips are thin, crunchy reminders that sometimes salt is enough. While they’re flawless on their own and serve their purpose when brought right to […]

Universal law says that a beautiful bun or pie should be covered with a simple icing. While simplicity doesn’t necessarily mean lack of flavor, most […]

There is a certain type of food that people who are the same size as me (very light) adore: food that often contains a lot […]

The combination of a chest freezer and a vacuum sealer is powerful. As someone who needs to eat a lot of protein (due to powerlifting) […]

Chocolate chip cookies can turn even the dullest day into a pleasant event. Whether you like them crunchy, crunchy, chewy, or soft, I think we […]

Lately I’ve been eating a lot of baked potatoes, mostly Yukon . Like most things that hang in the oven for a long time, they […]

The only downside to egg white wraps is that they are quite bland. In my very important opinion, a huge reason diets and healthy eating […]

I feel very comfortable as I write this. In this weather (cold) this is the only way to be. Being cozy has to do with […]

Giant fluttering prosciutto petals may look impressive on a charcuterie board, but this is the last time they will look so majestic. Ten minutes later, […]

If you were to order a “baked potato” at a restaurant and were served Yukon Gold, you would probably be a little confused. A baked […]

A wire rack is a pretty important baking tool. In addition to cooling cookies, it is indispensable for decorating. This allows the chocolate to drip […]

Apart from my birthday, tomatoes are my favorite thing in summer. They are sweet. They are sharp. They are juicy. They form the basis of […]

I love the whole spectrum of pickles—sweet, sour, semi-sour, etc.—but my favorite kind of pickle is the one that tastes so aggressive it’s almost uncomfortable […]

Given the weather and the general mood, I suspect many of you have gone into soup mode (with the exception of our editor-in-chief Jordan Calhoun, […]

Around this time of year, I usually get tired of drinking apple cider, but I have plenty of it in my fridge. I love the […]

Grated truffle, whether it’s a bowl of pasta, a fluffy stack of scrambled eggs, or a medium-rare ribeye, is the height of gourmet indulgence, but […]

Salad season. Not because of the products currently available – although I love winter salad – but because now is the time to make decisions, […]

It was New Year’s Eve afternoon and I was limping around the local grocery store in a safety boot, desperately looking for caviar to make […]

I’m just returning from my annual four-week cookie-baking holiday feast, and I’ve had time to reflect on how different types and forms of chocolate have […]

We have no shortage of love for spinach and artichoke dip (including how to improve your regular recipes ) and it’s no wonder – the […]

Assembling a classic Beef Wellington is quite a dramatic process. There’s a hectic rolling procedure, a long baking time, and when you slice it to […]

An image search for “panzanella” will return countless photos of bread and tomatoes in beautiful wooden bowls. It makes sense because wooden bowls are the […]

This year has been exciting for me here at Skillet. Mainly because I was completely immersed in working with Claire Lower’s culinary dynamo, and with […]

Like many pastry staples, choux pâté is made with a few simple ingredients and the technique required is simple, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy […]

Big holidays require small bites! If you’re hosting or hosting a party soon, you’ll need a menu of generic, easy-to-hold, two-bite-friendly pieces to provide enough […]

People love cheese. So much so that they get a little weird about it. I know vegans are tired of hearing, “I could probably give […]

Eggnog is as much Christmas as massive colorful lights – it’s not for everyone, but in some families it’s all about it. Whether you’re planning […]

Cranberries are often the only source of precious, richness-reducing acid on Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner tables, which is why I’ve always insisted that they be […]

The traditional Christmas log, or bûche de Noël, is a chocolate roll. It’s delicious, but Swiss roll isn’t easy to make , and if you’ve […]