This is how to use spinach in place of artificial dyes to add a festive green hue to your St. Patrick's day side dishes, baked goods, and even desserts.
To give pastries a shiny glaze that's totally egg-free and vegan, use Giada De Laurentiis' egg wash substitute that adds a bonus burst of fruity flavor.
As a fresh cheese, cream cheese can be delicate, but learning about its shelf life and how to store it properly can help you use it before it goes bad.
If you have leftover canned pineapple, don't throw it away! Freeze it and use it for later applications like making smoothies, sorbets, and even meat glazes.
It couldn't be easier to learn how to cook perfect orzo in a rice cooker, and you can customize the pasta in several ways that barely add extra time or effort.
While you might be used to working with skinless chicken, cooking the bird with the skin on lets you take advantage of a tip from cookbook author Ina Garten.
Sour milk, similar to buttermilk, can vastly improve the crumb and texture of your baked goods -- and no, it won't make you sick if you time things right.
Instant mashed potatoes can be a blessing for your weeknight dinner routine, but there's a way to make them richer and more flavorful - sub this for the water.
Leave it to Bobby Flay to find a fun and tasty way to amplify barbecue sauce. The "Grill It!" chef adds some red wine to the mix to bring out the flavor.
Some chopsticks have narrow, tapered ends, while others are more blunt, and these shapes are suited to the cuisines and histories of their countries of origin.
Yeast is like Goldilocks - you don't want to feed it anything too hot or cold. Scalding it with boiling water will kill it, preventing your bread from rising.
If you're cooking your dinner in an Instant Pot, you absolutely need to keep anything with dairy away from the pressure cooker, as it will curdle fast.
Many factors go into making the perfect burger, but chef Tyler Florence believes he's mastered one by focusing on the texture of burgers and the meat blend.
Home cooks might be intimidated by cooking steak in super-hot oil, but avoiding this one mistake can make the process less risky and lead to better results.
If you want the best pound cake ever, there's one big baking tip to keep in mind - skip preheating your oven. Using a cold oven will help it rise better.
You might think pickles last forever, even after opening, but you actually need to follow specific timeframes and recognize spoilage to avoid getting sick.
Carla Hall is not only a world-class cook, but she's an accomplished baker to boot. Even so, she's only human, and like us all, has made some mistakes.
If your salmon filet comes with the skin on, you absolutely must start cooking one side of the fish over the other, or you could wind up with a soggy result.
You may think that because you wash your knives, you don't need to wash your knife block. Alas, gunk can build up quickly, so clean it every few weeks.
You don't have to splurge on expensive equipment or ingredients to create delicious and fluffy scrambled eggs, but there are a few tips worth following.
Giada De Laurentiis, veritable queen of pasta, has done it again with another unexpected but wow-worthy pairing. For extra umami, she mixes in miso to bucatini.
Eggs Benedict can be a tricky dish to master, from poaching the eggs just right to making the perfect hollandaise sauce. But there's one big mistake to avoid.