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Burnt Eggplant with Israeli Couscous Recipe

You Won’t Believe This Simple Eggplant and Couscous Soup Recipe

Homemade cavatelli pasta

How to Make Cavatelli Pasta: Authentic Italian Recipes & Tips

Cavatelli Pasta with Peas and Pancetta

Cavatelli Pasta with Spring Peas and Pancetta Recipe

Perfectly cooked halibut fillet with visible moist flaky layers, delicate golden sear, resting on an elegant white ceramic plate

Why Is My Halibut Dry? The Mistakes That Cause It and How to Fix Them

A bowl full of strozzapreti with guanciale sauce.

Pasta with Spinach, Garlic, and Guanciale — What the Dish Is and Why Guanciale Matters

Braised Beans Spinach Pecorino Romano Recipe

Braised Beans and Spinach with Pecorino Romano Cheese Recipe

Tofu with roasted carrots and asparagus

Roasted Carrots and Asparagus in Pesto Sauce Recipe

Arugula Salad with Goat Cheese

Arugula Salad with Roasted Beets Pistachio and Goat Cheese Recipe

Red Chili Sauce Recipe

New Mexico Red Chili Sauce Recipe

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

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

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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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