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Rigatoni pasta tossed in creamy mushroom sauce in a rustic ceramic bowl.

This Rigatoni with Mushroom Sauce Has a Secret Ingredient

Pork Chops with Kale and Onions

Pork Chops with Maple Apple Acorn Squash Recipe

Meatballs Recipe

Italian Meatball Recipe — The Blend, the Binding, and What Makes Them Stay Tender

Christmas Cooking Cartoon

Santa Reluctant Gourmet Cartoon

Mango Chutney Recipe

Mango Chutney Recipe

Sweet Potatoes with Apples Recipe

Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Apples and Maple-Sage Butter Recipe

How to Best Freeze Foods

How to Freeze Food the Right Way — Packaging, Timing, and Preventing Freezer Burn

Freezing Foods

Recommended Freezer Storage Times

Classic Tuna Casserole Recipe

Classic Tuna Casserole with Dill Recipe

Chicken baked in cornbread, bone-in chicken thighs and drumsticks baked into golden cornbread batter.

Chicken Baked in Cornbread Recipe

All About Capers

What Are Capers? Everything You Need to Know About Cooking With Them

Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe

Quick and Easy Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe

Cumin Seeds

All About Cumin — What It Tastes Like, Where It Comes From, and How to Use It

Giant Zucchini

What to Do With a 6 Pound Zucchini

Prime Versus Choice Steaks

What Is the Difference Between Prime and Choice Beef

Fettuccine with Store Bought Tomato Sauce

How to Make Fettuccini With Store-Bought Tomato Sauce

Doctored Commercial Tomato Sauce

How to Doctor Store Bought Tomato Sauce

Bowl of ricotta gnudi covered with creamy mushroom and walnut sauce, bite-sized sauteed mushrooms and toasted walnuts.

Ricotta Gnudi with Mushroom Walnut Sauce Recipe

Chicken Mushrooms and Spinach in a Cream Sauce

Chicken, Mushroom, and Spinach Dinner — A One-Pan Meal Worth Coming Back To

Watermelon Gazpacho Soup

Watermelon Gazpacho Recipe

Habanero Sauce

Habanero Sauce Recipe — How Hot It Is, How to Make It, and How to Dial It Back

Grilled Radicchio and Corn Salad

Grilled Radicchio and Corn Salad Recipe

Pasta Primavera Recipe

Pasta Primavera Recipe

Lamb Chart

Lamb Cuts Explained — From Neck to Leg, What Each One Is, and How to Cook It

Kale Salad Recipe

Kale Salad with Lemon and Garlic Dressing Recipe

Chocolate Three Layer Cake

Chocolate Three Layer Cake Recipe

Grilled Pork Chops with Snow Peas

Grilled Pork Loin Chops — How to Cook Them From Frozen Without Drying Them Out

What is Bouquet Garni

Bouquet Garni — What It Is, Which Herbs to Use, and How to Make One

Asian Barbecue Sauce Recipe

Just Might Be the Best Asian Barbecue Sauce Ever

Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

Smashed Potatoes Recipe

Smashed Potatoes Recipe

Chicken with Rice and Beans Recipe

Southern California Style Chicken with Rice and Beans Recipe

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I’ve been cooking seriously since the mid-1980s — self-taught, a lot of trial and error, and genuinely interested in why things work in the kitchen. I started this site in 1997 because I couldn’t find cooking writing that explained the reasoning. Still at it.

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