My love of kitchen shortcuts is no big secret. I understand the gratification that comes from making pasta by hand or pie crust "from scratch"—I also love to relax on the couch with a book. So when it comes to pre-made or pre-assembeled ingredients that make cooking...

Bridget Moloney is a blogger for Bon Appetít's Project Recipe.

THE RECIPE: Roast Beef Tenderloin with Port Sauce

This week over at Bon Appetít's Project Recipe we made a Roast Beef Tenderloin with Port Sauce. Now I usually wouldn't say this, but it's Valentine's...

Bridget Moloney is a blogger for Bon Appetít's Project Recipe.

THE RECIPE: Coffee-Caramel Crème Brûlée

Growing up my family hosted French exchange students. It was a fabulous part of my childhood. They introduced me to Nutella and Petit Bateau and in exchange I went...

This week, for BonAppetit.com's Project Recipe I made a Thai Green Chicken Curry—and it was a huge winner. The only problem, and I hesitate to say it was a problem, is that it was almost too easy.

Over the course of Bon Appétit's Project Recipe—cooking my way through their top 100 dishes—I have learned a lot of things. I've learned about flavor profiles—I now speak, albeit somewhat haltingly, the language of cooking. I've learned some knife skills, nothing fancy, but a

Last week I roasted my first turkey. And it nearly made me faint.

As part of of Bon Appetit's Project Recipe, I was asked to cook their Top 100 Roast Turkey—a full week before Thanksgiving—so it could appear on the blog as inspiration for other home...

This week over at bonappetit.com's Project Recipe, we made Stacked Chicken Enchiladas with Salsa Verde and Cheese.

THE RECIPE: Stacked Chicken Enchiladas with Salsa Verde and Cheese

I took a semi-homemade approach and used store-bought chicken and salsa verde...

I love to entertain. I don't even mind the swiffering that has to come before and after. I have no problem with the expense (I should, but I don't) and I love planning the menu, even if it's just Trader Joe's Spanakopita (they're really good, if you haven't heard)....

I've always prided myself on having an analytical brain. More than averagely analytical I'd say. I'm not taking the LSAT any time soon, but Thomas Hardy would blush if he knew how deeply I analyzed him as an undergrad at Northwestern University.

That being said,...

I am the "novice" home cook for bonappetit.com's Project Recipe. I'm cooking my way through ba.com's Top 100 Dishes.

Recently, BA asked me to spend 10 hours smoking a beef brisket. Yes. Ten.

THE RECIPE: Barbecued Texas Beef...

You may not know this (or anything) about me: I am the "novice" home cook for bonappetit.com's Project Recipe. Along with Chris Hall, a much more accomplished foodie (and, as it turns out, photographer), I am cooking my way through ba.com's Top 100 Dishes. There have...