Fresh and dried herbs and spices can help transform your main ingredient into a dish with an added kick. You (and your guests) definitely know when a dish is lacking flavor or even when it’s too spicy ...

If you're cooking with a conventional oven, you can still achieve an amazing roast by rotating and basing often, according to Ginet. All ovens tend to have a hot spot, so rotating and basting halfway ...

Feeding yourself can may seem daunting at first, especially if your kitchen is a foreign country to you. But knowing how to cook, just like knowing how to drive, is one of those skills that only seems ...

In his new book, How to Cook Everything: The Basics, Mark Bittman explains with careful instructions and 1,000 colorful photos how to stock your pantry, how to dice vegetables, which knives you should ...

I've been developing recipes and writing healthful cookbooks since 1989, and if there's one thing I've learned, it's not to assume that the recipe reader has a lot of cooking experience. Gone are the ...

You can cook meat a number of different ways, from roasting to pan-searing to barbecuing. However, there are five basic principles that apply to the vast majority of techniques when it comes to meat ...

Welcome to back to cooking basics with blair. In this episode we're making double chocolate chip cookies from scratch. You will have to start with your ingredients shown here, including two kinds of ...

Once you’ve gone shopping and selected the type of eggs you prefer, you’ll be ready to get cracking, whisking, poaching, boiling, and frying! With a little practice and the following tips, you’ll be ...