New York Strip Steak with Crumbled Blue Cheese
A great New York strip needs almost nothing: a ripping-hot pan, salt, pepper, and the confidence to leave it alone while it sears. This version …
How To Prepare Squash
Squash intimidates people, and I understand why: it is hard, awkwardly shaped, and every variety seems to demand a different approach. But once you learn …
Decadent Nutella Flourless Chocolate Ganache Cake with Raspberry Sauce
This flourless chocolate ganache cake is the dessert I pull out when I need a guaranteed standing ovation: ten ounces of good chocolate, butter, eggs, …
Chocolate Covered Strawberries-Perfect for Celebrating Love
Chocolate covered strawberries look like a luxury, but they are one of the simplest desserts you can make — fifteen minutes, four ingredients, no baking. …
Delicious Succulent Pan-Seared Scallops Recipe
Scallops have a fearsome reputation and a ninety-second truth: a screaming pan, a dry scallop, and the discipline not to touch them. This dish plates …
How To Make Fresh Whipped Cream
Once you have made whipped cream from scratch, the canned stuff never comes home again. Real whipped cream is three ingredients and ten minutes of …
Chicken Vegetable Avgolemono Soup – A hearty soul warming soup
This is avgolemono the way it lands on a family table on a cold night — not the restrained, silky first-course soup, but a full …
Potato Leek Soup w/Pita Croutons – A Delicious Winter Treat
Potato leek soup is proof that humble ingredients, treated with care, outclass fancy ones treated carelessly. Leeks and onion melted slowly in olive oil, jumbo …
How To Make Roux
Roux is the two-ingredient technique underneath a shocking amount of great cooking: equal parts butter and flour, cooked together, ready to thicken anything from mac …
How To Make Infused Garlic Oil
Infused garlic oil is the hardest-working condiment in my kitchen, and it comes from the laziest recipe I know: a pound of peeled garlic, two …