Essential techniques, clever tips, and safety basics for cooking with your Little Sous
In a world filled with 10-in-1 electric pressure cookers, food processors that can do everything but wash the dishes, and smart fridges that will text you when you’re running low on orange juice, it can be a trip to turn back to timeless, less-techy tools. Case in point: Letting loose with the humble mortar and …
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Mayonnaise is one of those foods you either loathe or simply can’t live without. For folks in the fan club, it’s a key ingredient for turning the mundane into something magical: tuna or chicken salad, deviled eggs, hot corn, a ham sandwich—pretty much any one-note dish that could use some creamy tang. Next time you …
If you’re a parent with kids in the house, you likely have the local takeout restaurants on speed dial. Chances are this also means you’ve got some leftovers in the fridge—but not quite enough for another family meal. The solution? Step 1: Invite your kiddo to a meeting of the minds. Ask him which simple …
There’s no question why Portland, Oregon’s DIY pancake restaurant Slappy Cakes became an international phenomenon that has sprouted offshoots in Japan, Maui, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand. Part art project, part breakfast, tabletop pancake griddles are a brilliant idea—but you don’t need to travel to Portland (or Asia) and wait in line to get in on the action. …
Dirty bowls, grease spatters, sticky utensils—behind every delicious meal, there’s always a mess. When you’re making food from scratch, it comes with the territory. But there’s no fun in facing a sink piled sky-high with dirty dishes after a great meal, which is why it’s smart to learn to clean as you go. All cooking schools …
Cornmeal, which is just corn that’s been dried and ground, was introduced to Europe by Christopher Columbus upon returning from the Americas. Now often associated with Northern Italy, it’s traditionally cooked into a porridge, sometimes with decadent additions like cheese and cream. But if you’re in a hurry on a weeknight, those easy-to-use tubes of cooked …
Excited about the idea of cooking with your kid but finding yourself stalled by thoughts of mishaps? Or maybe memories of your own childhood spills, scrapes, and stove fiascos put a damper on kitchen exploration. We get it. But we’re also here to tell you that the kitchen doesn’t have to be a scary place. …
When it’s so scorching hot out that your children can’t even muster the energy to whine, no one wants to stand over a steaming pot on the stovetop or heat the house to Arizona levels by using the oven. But you can’t eat ice pops for supper every night (… right?), so we’ve done you …
Whether you work in the office, at home, on a plane, in a field, or anywhere else in the known universe, if you’re a parent, then by definition you are beyond busy. You’re simply not going to make pumpkin buckwheat pancakes, tofu salad rolls, fresh blackberry jam, coq au vin, or lamb shank tagine for …
Cookie cutters should get to play with way more than unbaked cookie dough. Whether you sprang for the jumbo pack of cutters at Target (It’s a dinosaur! Or maybe a cat wearing a hat?) or are the guardian of your great-great-grandma’s ancient metallic gingerbread men, these alternate uses might convince you to keep the box …
