Category: Recipes and Cooking Tips

  • With these griddled mushroom melts, you won’t miss the patty

    With these griddled mushroom melts, you won’t miss the patty

    This column comes from the Eat Voraciously newsletter. Sign up here to get one weeknight dinner recipe, tips for substitutions, techniques and more in your inbox Monday through Thursday. I love a patty melt, which is why this recipe for Mushroom Patty Melts was one of the first I developed for the Eat Voraciously newsletter,…

  • Dan ‘Grossy’ Pelosi discusses ‘Let’s Eat: 101 Recipes to Fill Your Heart & Home’ at Elysian Bar on Nov. 8

    During the pandemic, Dan “Grossy” Pelosi quit his job as a creative director for Ann Taylor to focus on sharing his Brooklyn home cooking online. He dubbed himself a “gay male Pinterest mom,” and built a following by sharing the recipes he grew up with in an Italian- and Portuguese-American family. He compiled his recipes…

  • Easy tips for cooking with whole and diced pumpkin, plus a unique take on jam

    Easy tips for cooking with whole and diced pumpkin, plus a unique take on jam

    Flavoring dishes with pumpkin is especially popular during fall season.  Pumpkin can be added to many food and drink items, from sugary drinks to savory soups. Using pumpkin not only as decor but also as a main ingredient in your fall dishes will certainly get you in the spirit of the season. In addition to…

  • Recipes for deviled eggs, aka the perfect holiday party season snack

    Recipes for deviled eggs, aka the perfect holiday party season snack

    Halloween is in the rearview and the holiday season ahead is sure to be full of festive soirees, group gatherings with friends and family, and of course, food. While Easter may be the holiday that first comes to mind when it comes to transforming hard boiled eggs into a starring snack, there is almost always…

  • 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…