Kitchen Intelligence
The Simple Formula for Flawless Cookies
Learn to make dough for any type of cookie by following this simple technique.
By Joe Sevier
How to Store Zucchini So Summer Lasts Forever
Here's how to keep summer squash in good shape—for a week to three months.
By Becky Hughes
The Best Reason to Turn on Your Oven in the Summer
No grill? Don't let that stop you from having a killer cookout.
By Becky Hughes
How to Never Settle for Limp, Withered Herbs Again
Learn how to freeze herbs and you'll always have them at your fingertips.
By Emily Johnson
How to Cook Rice in the Microwave and Make Cleanup Easier
Blasphemy, you say? Just wait 'til you try it.
By Emily Johnson
How to Make Caramel Corn, the Pinnacle of Salty-Sweet Desserts
Make a big batch of this crunchy, heavenly treat and carry it with you at all times.
By Becky Hughes
How to Put Everything You Want to Eat for Breakfast on a Pizza
It's worth it for the yolk porn opportunities alone.
By Emily Johnson
Skip the Pre-Formed Burger Patties, Please
And then watch the cookout compliments roll in.
By Anna Stockwell
4 Ways to Keep Your Brown Sugar Soft
How to keep your brown sugar soft and usable—and how to revive it when it's turned into a hard brick.
By Sheela Prakash
How to Peel Tomatoes in a Flash
For the smoothest, silkiest fresh tomato sauce around, whip off those peels.
By Emily Johnson
This Old-Fashioned Cake Deserves a Second Chance
Angel food cake has an other-worldly fluffiness that will win anyone over.
By Becky Hughes
How Citric Acid Can Make Food Taste (and Look) Better
It sounds like full-on molecular gastronomy, but it's dead simple.
By Becky Hughes
How to Make Vegetable Stock from Scratch
Boullion cubes can get the heck out—homemade vegetarian stock is way better (and just as easy).
By Becky Hughes
How to Make Elote, AKA Mexican Street Corn
Salty, sweet, spicy, creamy—elote is everything we want to eat, all the time.
By Becky Hughes
How to Crush Garlic and Make Instant Garlic Paste
Crushed garlic is just a few steps away—none of them requiring a garlic press.
By Becky Hughes
Grilled Brussels Sprouts Are the Best Brussels Sprouts
Why steam when you can grill?
By Katherine Sacks
How to Make Warm, Pillowy Blueberry Muffins That Feel Like a Hug
Welcome to our step-by-step guide to making America's favorite comfort food.
By Emily Johnson
How to Cut Onions Like a Champ
Dice, slice, and ring your way through everyone's favorite allium.
By Becky Hughes
You Should Make Scrambled Eggs in the Microwave (Seriously)
All you need is one bowl, one fork, and one minute.
By Anna Stockwell
What to Do With All That Leftover Rosemary in Your Fridge
You'll feel like a grandma when you do this. In a good way.
By Becky Hughes