How To
What's the Difference Between Peppermint and Spearmint?
And how do you keep mint fresh for as long as possible? Here's what you need to know to buy and store this fragrant herb like a pro.
By Janet Rausa Fuller
The Simple Tool That Makes Food Look Amazing
It can shave. It can ribbon. It can curl. It can zest. It can get you at least a hundred new Instagram followers.
By Rhoda Boone
One Quick Step to Make Every Salad Better
Learn the one-minute method that will instantly up your salad game.
By Anna Stockwell
Everything You Need to Start Grilling This Memorial Day Weekend
Tips, recipes, and ideas to kick off summer grilling season right.
By Joe Sevier
How a Jar Can Make Any Fresh Cheese Taste Better
Salad in jars? Just plain silly. Cheese in jars? Just plain brilliant.
By Adina Steiman
The Gluten-Free Soy Sauce Alternative (and How to Cook With It)
This coconut-based condiment adds a rich, savory flavor to a range of dishes.
By Anya Hoffman
The Surprising Trick That Takes the Heat Out of Any Chile Pepper
Just pop open a can of soda. (No, really—you need a can of soda for this trick.)
By David Tamarkin
12 Uses for Coffee Filters
Besides providing a vessel for your morning fix, here are way more ways a coffee filter can save your life.
By Tommy Werner
The Easy Extra Step That Makes Every Grain Taste Better
With a little heat and a few minutes, you can make every grain in your kitchen go from flavor zero to flavor hero.
By Joe Sevier
Pickled Red Onions Will Un-Boring Your Cooking
You're just a few ingredients away from a superstar condiment that will make just about anything you cook that much better. Plus, look at that lovely pink color.
By Matt Duckor
How to Buy and Store Garlic Like a Pro
Garlic scapes, green garlic, black garlic. This culinary workhorse has so many different iterations, each with its own lovely and distinct flavor.
By Janet Rausa Fuller
The Best Way to Eat Spring Peas Is in Butter
Peas + butter = your new favorite spread
By Katherine Sacks
In Praise of a Well-Seasoned Sheet Pan
Don't make yourself crazy trying to get this kitchen workhorse shiny again. Those stains and blotches will help you cook better.
By Joe Sevier
Everybody Wedge Now
Forget about a sit-down dinner—host a wedge salad party instead.
By Katherine Sacks
Prepping Artichokes Doesn't Have to Be Torture
The easiest way to cook these thorny thistles also happens to be the most delicious one.
By Adina Steiman
I Cooked Soft-Shelled Crabs For the First Time
And found, well, they’re a piece of cake. Crab cake.
By Tommy Werner
How to Make Creamy, Dreamy Risotto Without a Recipe
Risotto may seem fancy, but it's actually super simple to make. Memorize this easy technique and you'll never have to look at a recipe for risotto again.
By Anna Stockwell
A New Way to Bake Chocolate Chip Cookies
Eat your heart out, chocolate lava cake. We just got cookies into the game.
By David Tamarkin
Two Baking Bosses on Improvising When Baking
Baking Legends Rose Levy Beranbaum and Alice Medrich share the secrets to bending the baking rules.
By Katherine Sacks
Our Favorite Kitchen Cleaning Supplies
Kitchen cleaning tools come in every shape and size. These are the best.
By Katherine Sacks