Time and time again, Ina Garten has shown us just how sophisticated simplicity can be. Garten is a self-taught chef whose first job in the food industry was purchasing a specialty food store in the Hamptons on a bit of…
Baking bread at home can be a delightful experience. The process of mixing, kneading, and watching the dough rise is rewarding, but it can also be quite lengthy. The slowest part is often the proofing — the time it takes…
To a budding home cook, a Dutch oven can seem like an intimidating piece of cookware that must be mastered. Made of cast iron, it comes with a tight-fitting lid and a heavy base — features that make it handy for…
Due to the amount of seasoning it acquires through the years, an older cast iron pan is regarded as more valuable by home chefs in comparison to one straight from the box. A well-seasoned cast iron pan may conjure up…
With garlic indispensable to cooking, it’s not surprising that there are more than a dozen hacks for peeling this spice like a pro. However, it is impossible to declare which one of them is the overall best. Choosing the right…
Lemon lovers will agree that there is nothing quite like the perfect lemon bar dessert. Sure, chocolate chip bars are high on the list of great cookie bars, but that shortbread, coupled with the lemony curd that has been dusted with…
Stop the garlic presses! You may be doing it wrong. If you like garlic — no, if you “clove” it — then you need to be sure you’re getting the most out of each and every piece. First things first:…
Le Creuset has established itself as a household standard by offering a lineup of crockery for home bakers to choose from. Knowing how you intend to use your Dutch oven and for what purpose can help you select which product is…
A cast iron skillet is so much more than any other pan. Its unique composition makes it especially durable and when you know how to season a cast iron pan correctly, its cooking surface improves over time. Its heat retention…
Drinking wine is an ancient pleasure that comes steeped in historic traditions. Watch any wine aficionado, and you’ll see lots of what might seem to be quirky practices like swirling wine in the glass, sniffing a cork when it comes…