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Our Favorite Ways to Cook With Leftover Parmesan Rinds

The hardened end of that parm wedge has a lot of umami left to give.

A Simple Way to Make Nourishing Bone Broth

With these expert tips, you can have a flavorful, nutrient-rich broth in just a few hours.

How to Make Grilled Corn on the Cob

A comprehensive guide to buying, grilling, and zhuzhing your summer bounty.

Make Chilled Soba Noodles for Easy Lunches and Fuss-Free Dinners

Draped in a spicy-nutty sauce, this easy no-recipe soba noodle salad is your new go-to work lunch.

How to Cook With Lavender So Your Food Doesn’t Taste Like Soap

PSA: Edible lavender is different from the stuff in your potpourri dish.

Yes, You Can Make These Stunning Layer Cakes at Home

Pastry genius Natasha Pickowicz shares her best tips and tricks for baking, assembling, and decorating an impressive, multi-tiered cake.

This Is the Savory Cashew Butter of My Dreams

Meet the saucy condiment we're swooshing under roast vegetables, tossing with noodles, and more.

How to Make Fresh, Homemade Salsa & Common Mistakes to Avoid

Jarred, watery salsa = bad. Chunky, fresh, and flavorful homemade salsa = good. Very good.

If You Invest in One Coffee Tool, Make It a French Press

If you're going to invest in one coffee-making tool, make it a French press.

The Best Way to Cook Steak Involves Brown Butter

We’re flipping the traditional sear on its head.

Hot Honey Chicken Thighs with a Side of Chicken Fat Toast Because Why Not

And a whole new technique to get the crispiest possible skin.

This Pork Shoulder Roast Has a Secret Built-In Sunday Sauce

It’s also stuffed with garlicky Parmesan breadcrumbs, which you won’t be mad about.

How to Turn Any Broth Into Instant Egg Drop Soup

If you can boil water and scramble eggs, you can make egg drop soup.

You 10000000% Need a Cast-Iron Griddle

When you need something that can handle a huge steak or grilled cheeses for a crowd, go griddle.

How to Sous Vide Anything

Steak, chicken, salmon, sweet and spicy pork belly—anything!

Sous Vide Cooking Changed the Way I Meal Prep

It's as easy and hands-off as a slow cooker, but with much better flavor and texture.

Learn How to Cook Salmon by Avoiding These 6 Common Mistakes

It's not that hard to master your favorite fish at home.

Slice-and-Bake Linzer Cookies Are Here to Save the Holidays

Hide your baking mistakes in jam and powdered sugar.

How to Brine Your Turkey

Bone up on your brining skills before Thanksgiving with our easy-to-follow video

This Year, Keep Your Cranberry Sauce Raw

Turns out raw cranberries are bracing and delicious, the perfect way to cut through all that gravy.

How to Carve a Turkey for Thanksgiving

Watch this video and you'll be a turkey-carving master in less than five minutes.

These Buttermilk Biscuits Finally Made Me Feel Like a Baker

How senior food editor Claire Saffitz helped me conquer my dough-kneading fears for the flakiest biscuits ever.