Category: Recipes and Cooking Tips

  • Preparing for the Holidays: Our Ultimate Thanksgiving Survival Guide

    Preparing for the Holidays: Our Ultimate Thanksgiving Survival Guide

    November has officially begun, which means it’s time to start preparing for your Thanksgiving feast. Since hosting a Thanksgiving dinner is almost always a daunting task that requires plenty of planning and preparation, we’re here to guide you through the process, so you can have a stress-free holiday that you might even enjoy. As you’ll…

  • Low Waste Cooking Hacks With Sohla El-Waylly

    Low Waste Cooking Hacks With Sohla El-Waylly

    Chef Sohla El-Waylly wants us to break free of old cooking rules and get creative with what we have on hand. We all love to scroll through Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok for cute dog videos and the latest viral trends, but we’re also increasingly turning to social media to discover our favorite recipes and culinary…

  • 11 Ways To Fix Oversalted Sauces

    11 Ways To Fix Oversalted Sauces

    While culinary opposites may not neatly align on a color wheel, there’s no denying that salt and sugar represent two distinct ends of the flavor spectrum. Still, for all of their differences, these flavors pair well together. Just look at the delightful marriage of flavors in salted caramel sauce or sea salt brownies. It’s this…

  • Thanksgiving turkey recipe: Get a perfectly crispy crust with chef’s ‘shrouding’ trick

    There are turkey hacks that sound dubious at best. Deep-fried turkey sounds downright dangerous. But Linton Hopkins’ go-to turkey trick, which yields a crisp, shattering crust he likens to laminated baked goods, is more than a trendy technique. It’s a recipe that just might change the way you think of Thanksgiving dinner. Atlanta-based chef Hopkins…

  • Gretchen’s table: Coconut curry beef from Milk Street

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  • Baked Oysters

    Baked Oysters

    In this baked oyster recipe, oysters on the half shell are quickly broiled until golden brown and bubbling. They’re then filled with a lemon and parsley dressing and finished with crispy bread crumbs. These easy-baked oysters will satisfy oyster lovers and skeptics alike!  Photo Credits: Ruth Bardis These baked oysters take on a tender-meets-meaty texture…

  • Stop! Don’t Order Aloo Tikki Again Until You’ve Tried These 4 DIY Recipes

    What is your favourite street food snack? For vegetarians, more often than not, it’s aloo tikki. This crispy and fried patty never fails to stimulate our appetite. It’s impossible not to find a vendor selling this snack in your neighbourhood. However, as much as we love it, we can’t ignore the hygiene factor when eating…

  • Healthful cooking For one (or two)

    Cooking for one, or even two, can be challenging. It may be tempting to turn to fast food, or open a can of something processed, but those aren’t the healthiest options. If you find a recipe you like, don’t be deterred because it serves at least six. You can always freeze leftovers (mark freezer bags…

  • Live Like It’s Charc Week With These Charcuterie Board Ideas

    Live Like It’s Charc Week With These Charcuterie Board Ideas

    Cheesemongers have a game plan for building their perfect board: “Something old, something new, something goat and something blue.” While you don’t have to follow this strategy to the letter, it can be a great launch pad for what to buy. The end goal is to offer guests different flavors and textures. That way they…

  • Anybody Can Cook, But How Do We Learn?

    Anybody Can Cook, But How Do We Learn?

    Remove lid. Add room temperature water (6.4 fl. oz) to inside Fill Line. Place in microwave center. Microwave uncovered for four minutes on HIGH (1000W).* Let stand for one minute. Stir and enjoy! * Cooking time varies with microwave wattage. If you’re a college student, these instructions are probably familiar: they come from cup noodles.…