How To

Feb. 16, 2011 / 800 : Brunch

How to make huevos rancheros

Erika Domanski / 16 Feb 2011

Brunch has its rockstars like eggs benedict and omelets, but there's an unsung hero that is turning up on more and more menus; huevos rancheros. This classic Mexican… Read more »

Feb. 09, 2011 / 799 : Valentines Style

How to make great meringue

Hart Golbeck / 09 Feb 2011

Meringue-based desserts usually replace cake or short cake and can be shaped into little cups or similar to a deep dish pie crust. The trick is to get… Read more »

Blue Kettle salsa recipe / Dec. 01, 2010 / 789 : Beckett Shorts

One special salsa

Blue Kettle's success rests on its very first recipe

Sharman Hnatiuk / 01 Dec 2010

The origin of Blue Kettle Specialty Foods comes down to one thing: a really good salsa recipe. Marcy Mydlak had been giving her salsa away to friends and… Read more »

Feb. 24, 2010 / 749: Basia Bulat

Cook Eggs

/ 24 Feb 2010

Hard Boiled The trick is not to boil them at all. It makes the whites tougher and leathery. In fact, several generations ago they weren't even referred to… Read more »

Dec. 23, 2009 / 740: Wyld December

cook vegetables

/ 23 Dec 2009

Essentially there are only four ways of cooking vegetables. You can boil them, bake them, steam them or microwave them. Most vegetables should be peeled and all vegetables… Read more »

Dec. 16, 2009 / 739: Melissa AdM

Make a gingerbread house

Make a gingerbread house

Jan Hostyn / 16 Dec 2009

There's something about gingerbread houses that never seems to lose its appeal. The tradition starts when we're young, when more of the candy disappears into our stomachs than… Read more »