How to Cook

Learning How to Cook? Here's The First Thing You Need to Know

Jenny Rosenstrach | Posted 03.26.2012

Jenny Rosenstrach

These are exactly the questions I asked when I was her age, when I wouldn't have been able to identify a Dutch oven; when I bypassed recipes because they called for an exotic ingredient called chicken stock; when I almost ordered sweetbreads thinking they were some form of pastries.

How To Get Americans Back In The Kitchen

Grist | Posted 12.20.2011

It's unanimous these days: Cooking food from scratch at home is one of the best ways to eat sustainably without breaking the bank. It also enables eat...

Problem-Solving Veggie Side Dish Recipes for Thanksgiving

Susie Middleton | Posted 01.23.2012

Susie Middleton

Problem: The oven is full. The turkey's in there, maybe a pan of stuffing, too. So, um, where will the vegetables go?

What's Fresh: How to Cook 20 Vegetables

EatingWell | Posted 05.25.2011

EatingWell

I’m a vegetable lover. I eat vegetables at least three times a day: sautéed chard stirred into scrambled eggs for breakfast, a big garden...

Intuitive Cooking: How to Find Your Inner Chef

Lisa Turner | Posted 11.17.2011

Lisa Turner

We read a lot about intuitive eating. Just as important, and the first step in the process, is intuitive cooking.

10 Reasons You Hate To Cook (And What To Do About Them)

Darya Pino, Ph.D | Posted 05.25.2011

Darya Pino, Ph.D

Knowing the basics and feeling competent in the kitchen can open a world of opportunity to improve your quality of life. But sure, go ahead and hate it if you want.

Online Recipe Wikis: Can Crowdsourced Chefs Teach You How To Cook?

nytimes.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Crowd-sourcing recipes -- corralling a group of strangers on the Internet to create and edit a bank of recipes -- is gaining popularity and investors....

75 Things Every Man Should Master

Esquire | Tom Chiarella | Posted 11.17.2011

A Man Should Be Able To: 1. Give advice that matters in one sentence. I got run out of a job I liked once, and while it was happening, a guy stopped ...

7 Common Cooking Mistakes

Real Simple | Posted 11.17.2011

An innocent error can easily lead to a disappointing dish. Here's how to prevent seven common cooking mistakes. The Mistake: You didn't read the reci...