Most artificial food dyes come from the same source and contain the same compounds, and understanding these ingredients can explain the controversy around them.
Spaghetti is a classic dish, but making it the same way every week can get boring. Next time, try a pumpkin-based sauce, mix in some ricotta cheese, and more!
You may have had an expensive meal or dined at three-star Michelin restaurants, but no one has ever eaten like this before, caviar with a view of planet Earth.
If you love movie theater popcorn and want that taste at home, skip the store-bought options and heat up kernels and oil in the microwave (no bag needed).
While it's reasonable to be particular about the quality of your food, shopping at stores with a straightforward return policy can provide peace of mind.
Toasters are powered by infrared radiation, which is less selective than microwave radiation, and doesn't specifically target certain components in your food.
In restaurant kitchens, the expo refers to a super important part of the cooking process that many customers have no idea about (but should be thankful for).
You can make cornbread buns by using a boxed cornbread mix; make the batter as directed, but pour it into a bun-shaped mold that you form out of aluminum foil.
This super easy rolling method can help you make all your favorite sushi rolls without a bamboo mat, and some other techniques deliver great results, too.
Cowboys (and girls and, well, general cowfolk) often don't get to take much with them out in the field, and so cowboy coffee was born out of necessity.
During Passover, much of the Ashkenazi community (Jews who relocated to Central and Eastern Europe) refrain from eating rice as well as leavened bread. But why?
It's true that a bagel would just look wrong without the hole, but the true purpose of this iconic feature has both historical and culinary significance.
Want to make your bagel easier to bite, or do you simply want to stuff more filling into your bagel? Then you need to try Ina Garten's trick for slicing bagels.
Frank Sinatra's go-to cocktail order, the Rusty Nail, carries an air of mystery in its name, its possible origin story, and even one of its key ingredients.
Plot twist: You can "bake" things in an air fryer! Sweet potatoes take forever to cook in an oven, so break out the air fryer for a tasty side in half the time.
If your chocolate becomes a little too thick to use after melting, you can thin it by adding some cocoa butter to enhance its texture and final appearance.