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  • Get Us to the Greek — Yogurt, That Is
    A recent trend these past few years has been the popularity of thick, creamy Greek yogurt. Many health-conscious eaters enjoy it because the nonfat and 2-percent options still have that same consistency of the regular yogurt, without the extra fat and...

  • Sri Lankan Cuisine: What Is It and How to Make It
    Full of exotic spices, Sri Lankan cuisine is characterized by vivid colors and strong smells. As it is an underrepresented cuisine, in comparison to Indian or other South Asian cuisines, S.H. Fernando Jr., author of Rice & Curry: Sri Lankan Home...

  • Easy Steak Grilling Tips
    Beef, a perennial favorite at backyard gatherings centered around grilled food, can often be overcooked, resulting in tough and flavorless meat — not the highlight of the meal that cooks are looking for. Of course, there are endless marinades and...

  • Beef Recipes for Any Night of the Week
    As most people (read: chefs and professional cooking instructors) will tell you, the dinner you make will only be as good as the ingredients you begin with. This holds true particularly with meat. When the piece of, let’s say beef, you’re...

  • Healthy and Easy Chicken Recipes
    With summer quickly approaching, the weather warming, and beach season near, it’s time to lighten our meals and leave the hot, baked goods of winter behind — like lasagna and beef stew. (Not that a meatball now and then isn’t incredible...

  • The Funniest Ice Cream Book Ever
    You have to love a book that thanks you straight off the bat for being a fan. Case in point, the introduction of the Humphry Slocombe Ice Cream Book: "Hey, b*tches, thanks for buying our ice cream book." OK, maybe this book thanks their...

  • Awesome Asparagus Recipes
    Whether you like your asparagus thick or thin, there’s really no denying the deliciousness of this spring vegetable. Aside from its numerous health benefits, it’s a versatile ingredient to work with. Try shaving the raw stalks for a quick...

  • Chef Tom Colicchio's Grilling Tips and Essentials
    Chefs don't become cooking and grilling experts overnight; it takes years, if not decades, of hard work and practice to become as good as they are. So when it comes to enjoying every moment of the summer grilling season, it's a good idea to take...

  • Tips for Saving Money in the Kitchen
    Saving money is on a lot of people's minds these days, and high on their list of priorities. While cooking at home tends to save money overall, if you end up buying expensive groceries, it might not be the money-saving trick you were looking for. To offer...

  • Guiltless Grilling Tips
    Grilling outdoors with family and friends is one of the best parts about the summer, but attending gathering after gathering can be hard on your diet, as it’s hard to avoid snacking, eating heavy mayonnaise-based salads, and drinking beer or sugary...

  • Guiltless Grilling Tips
    Grilling outdoors with family and friends is one of the best parts about the summer, but attending gathering after gathering can be hard on your diet, as it’s hard to avoid snacking, eating heavy mayonnaise-based salads, and drinking beer or sugary...

  • What Not to Grill
    Grilling is one of the best ways to cook in the summer — it’s quick, easy, and almost anything can be thrown on the grill to get that charred, smoky flavor and beautiful grill marks. Well, almost anything. Grilling slipups and near disasters...

  • 10 Celebrity Fad Diets
    When watching E! and flipping through gossip magazines, it’s hard not to wonder how stars manage to look so good. OK, maybe it has something to do with a personal trainer and that it is technically part of their job to stay in shape, but it could...

  • 8 Sweet and Savory Sandwiches
    Let's be honest, people can be very passionate about sandwiches. Ever see the Friends episode where someone ate Ross’ "Moist Maker" sandwich? I believe the halls of the museum rang with, "You ate MY SANDWICH?! MYYYY SANDWICH?!...

  • 5 Unusual Ways to Use Tofu
    As Andrea Nguyen puts it, "People are afraid of tofu." And we’d have to agree. Navigating the different types of tofu at the market, some packaged in a murky brine while others are firm and vacuum-packed or browned, can be confusing. Let...

  • Crazy Cupcake Recipes
    Cupcakes have definitely had their moment in the spotlight, and some say their moment has passed, but just by scanning popular sites like Pinterest or Foodgawker we were able to come across some of the more exciting and over-the-top cupcake recipes on the...

  • How to Make a Perfect Sandwich
    A meal in itself for dinner or lunch, a sandwich is great on the go, whether neat and compact or sloppy, deliciously messy, and best eaten with a bib. Making the perfect sandwich, though, can be a more challenging task than one would think. For each...

  • Dinner Recipes in 30 Minutes or Less
    Nothing is better than a quick weeknight dinner after a long day at work. Editors here at TDM couldn’t agree more, which is why we put together some of our favorite meals to make in 30 minutes or less. While you could go with a tried-and-true...

  • Ripe: A Colorful Picture Book with Recipes
    Cookbooks, for me at least, are often books that I read before bed or browse through on a lazy afternoon, looking more at the photographs and the headnotes than actually making the recipes. When one is well written, the essence of the writer, in his or...

  • How to Swap Butter for Healthy Olive Oil
    The desire (and need) to eat healthier seems to be spreading across the country, and with good reason. So it’s inevitable that we come back to the butter versus olive oil debate. While both are common cooking fats, extra-virgin olive oil has been...

  • Secrets for Better Grilling
    A summer staple for outdoor cooking, grilling is an easy way to gather friends and family and make quick and tasty meals. Whether you fall on the "grilling is so easy" or the "I still end up with burned food" side of skills, it never...

  • 23 Tips All Home Cooks Should Know
    Watching an experienced home cook prepare a meal can seem like an artful and well-executed performance: Stirring at just the right moment, removing roasting foods from the oven, and searing hot steaks to perfection without any stress, screams, or mishaps...

  • 6 Sweet and Savory Strawberry Recipes
    Full of vitamin C, potassium, and folic acid, fresh strawberries have an attractive fragrance and a sweet, juicy bite. While great as a snack on their own or perhaps dipped in some sugar, strawberries can also be used for both sweet and savory dishes....

  • How to Build a Ridiculously Expensive Kitchen
    For passionate home cooks, the fantasy of cooking in a gorgeous, spacious kitchen with top-notch equipment is one that is often provoked by flipping through the pages of Architectural Digest or watching a cooking show. Whether it’s a French country-...

  • Quinoa: What It Is and How to Cook It
    Whether quinoa is old news to you or not, it’s hard to deny its health benefits and the wide-ranging cooking possibilities available to this grain. Quinoa is incredibly easy to use and quickly absorbs a variety of flavors. In fact, there’s so...

  • Easy Cinco de Mayo Recipes
    Though Cinco de Mayo is not as widely celebrated in Mexico as it is in the United States, here, the holiday has come to represent a fiesta-filled day with plenty of margaritas, dips, and snacks. Whether the day is spent hosting a party or attending...

  • 5 Twists on Potato Salad
    Summer grilling extravaganzas don’t seem to be complete without the requisite side of potato salad. Which version of potato salad that’s served, though, is up for debate. Full of mayo and bits of cornichons? Sprinkled with herbs in a mustard-...

  • 8 Tips for Better Guacamole
    It’s hard not to get excited by someone expertly making guacamole tableside — most mouths will water at the site of the creamy, green avocado meat combined with a flavor-packed mixture of onions, chile peppers, lime, and cilantro. And while...

  • Seamus Mullen Shares His Hero Food
    With the success of his current New York City restaurant, it could be said that Seamus Mullen is dominating the restaurant scene. But he doesn’t let it end there; he’s also delving into the world of home cooking (and succeeding in this as well...

  • Butter vs. Olive Oil: What's Better?
    Two cooking fats, butter and olive oil (along with canola oil), are among the more commonly used ones in home kitchens, but which is better? As someone who grew up in a non-butter household (genetic high cholesterol runs in the family), it was not a...

  • Make Salads More Interesting
    If you’re someone who loves eating salads — we know you’re out there, I’m one of them — then you too know that it’s easy to get stuck in a rut. Not that your go-to salad is bad or boring, but perhaps it lacks the...

  • How to Organize Your Dream Kitchen
    Who hasn’t watched cooking shows and envied the perfectly organized and well-designed television kitchens? Without a dirty dish to be seen and so many cleverly placed pots and pans — not to mention the spice cabinets! — these spaces can...

  • 20 Foods Everyone Should Know How to Cook
    Once, when cooking with a friend, I asked him to check if the artichokes were done. "Sure!" was the immediate response, followed by a pause, and then, "How do I know if they’re done?" When first starting to cook, there are many...

  • 7 Easy Spring Salad Ideas
    The beauty of spring and its bounty is that very little has to be done to the ingredients — with just a little lemon, cheese, and olive oil, a great dish is born. Of course, getting creative with bright and fragrant herbs never hurts, nor does the...

  • Shrimp Grilling Tips
    When grilling season is in full force, there are fewer things better than making a quick and tasty dinner on the grill. If you're lucky enough to live in a warm-weathered climate year-round, more power to you. For those who anxiously await summer...

  • We Have a Winner for the Sausage Guide Cookbook and Gourmet Sausage Giveaway!
    Congratulations to our winners! And thank you everyone else for entering! Grand Prize Winner: Benjamin Klage Runner-Ups: Jennie Sides; Kimberly Wright; Cheryl Schurmeir; Meredith Jones; Terri Henry; Anthony Digiulian...

  • Comfort Foods Without the Calories
    It's hard not to crave comfort foods like chicken-fried steak with cream gravy or lasagna, but the feeling you're left with after and the heavy calorie load aren't always worth it. But, it is possible to have your cake and eat it, too. With...

  • 11 Ways to Green Your Kitchen
    Kitchens can be a wonderful source of joy and relaxation, as cooks prepare meals for themselves, friends, and family. But in reality, they are often overcrowded, disorganized, and much smaller than we’d all like. So instead of keeping your kitchen...

  • 7 Cheesy Ways to Enjoy Irish Cheddar
    The modern-day Irish artisanal cheese movement, launched by Veronica and Norman Steele at their Milleens farm in West Cork in the 1970s, today yields scores of first-rate farmhouse cheeses in many styles, Cheddar among them. Because they come from...

  • Quick and Easy Southern Dishes
    Rebecca Lang, author of Quix-Fix Southern: Homemade Hospitality in 30 Minutes or Less, shares some tips for making quick and tasty comfort food without spending a ton of time. Check out what she has to say in the video above and try making some of the...

  • How to Grill Tofu
    What does being a Tofu Master entail exactly? Probably knowing everything there is to know about tofu, and making some of the more delicious and tasty soy products on the market. Minh Tsai, resident Tofu Master at Hodo Soy Beanery based in Oakland, Calif...

  • You Can Add Peanut Butter to Just About Anything
    Creamy, rich peanut butter, a childhood favorite of many, is typically reserved for PB&J sandwiches or the occasional "ants on a log" treat. But there is much more to peanut butter than just these simple dishes, and in her new book, Peanut...

  • Meatless Monday Tips From Top Chefs
    When it comes to adhering to a Meatless Monday-diet, a growing trend across the country, it can become a little difficult to figure out how to plan a meal or decide on a recipe. For many who eat meat-centric diets, this once-a-week change can be daunting...

  • Healthy and Hearty Halibut Recipes
    Halibut season is just starting, so the editors here at TDM decided it was time to create some unique and original recipes to celebrate this flavorful white fish. To do so, we collaborated with Pure Food Seafood, who sent us samples of their halibut....

  • What to Do with Leftover Eggs
    When the fun of all the egg decorating and egg hunting ends, many households find themselves with an abundance of this healthy food. Instead of swearing off eggs and letting them rot in the fridge, get a little creative and make egg the dinner theme of...

  • Rabbit, the Sustainable Meat Choice
    Rabbits, surprisingly, are incredibly eco-friendly and sustainable animals. Because of their size, they are easy to breed, need small space for growing, and require little in terms of processing compared to larger animals like cows or pigs. According to...

  • How to Grill a Whole Fish
    Grilling or cooking whole fish can seem intimidating to many home cooks, but it's actually quite an easy process — especially if a chef teaches you how to do it. Above is a video from chef Erik Cosselmon of San Francisco's popular Greek...

  • 9 Brain-Boosting Foods
    Phrases like "eat your carrots, they’re good for your eyes" are common in almost every household with kids. While there may be truth to that statement, and other benefits of eating carrots, sayings like these can often fall on deaf ears...

  • How to Cook Well on a Budget
    With the recent recession, it's become a necessity for many people to cut back on spending. While this is a reality, no one wants to give up eating delicious food or enjoying fabulous feasts at home. Especially Amy McCoy. In fact, she started a blog...

  • Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Avocados
    Creamy, silky, and undeniably delicious, avocados are not a tough sell. Unfortunately, for those living on the East Coast and in colder climates, avocados do not grow on trees like they do in some parts of the world. But thanks to modern technology and...

  • Lessons in Irish Cooking
    Darina Allen, co-founder of Ballymaloe Cookery School and Gardens in Ireland, explains the how-tos of Irish fondue-making in the video below. Plus, a few recipes from her cookbook, Irish Traditional Cooking. Enjoy!   Poached Salmon with Irish Butter...

  • VIDEO: Lemongrass and Coconut Halibut
    This simple halibut recipe comes from chef Reuben Riffel of the One & Only in South Africa. The easy marinade, composed of aromatics like lemongrass and kaffir lime leaves, is quickly combined in a blender before coating the fish and being cooked. To...

  • Healthy Swap-Outs, One Grain at a Time
    The mention of healthy grains to most people is often met with a reaction of "ugh" — and, to some extent, for good reason. There are too many times that delicious and nutritious whole grains are cooked incorrectly and are left unseasoned,...

  • 20 Ways to Improve Your Eating Habits
    With the rise of eating-related issues like type 2 diabetes, obesity, and heart disease, the need to improve the overall health of our country is becoming more urgent — it’s time to make some changes in our daily habits and eating patterns....

  • A 'Mad Men'-Inspired Meal
    As the upcoming season of Mad Men approaches after an impossibly long hiatus, it's all viewers can do to contain their excitement and prepare for the big day. To really do it right, follow the party tips in the video below and try serving some of...

  • 5 Spring Salad Ideas
    As the weather warms up, it’s natural to start craving lighter foods instead of the hearty comfort foods of winter (it’s finally over… we think). It’s perfect timing, as spring vegetables are making a comeback in a big way. The...

  • The 2012 St. Croix Food Fantasy Giveaway
    The Daily Meal teamed up with the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism to offer readers the chance to win a trip for two to the St. Croix Food & Wine Experience, held April 17 to 22. The winner will join award-winning chefs like Ana Sortun and...

  • Recipes From the Italian Countryside
    Here are two women who are truly enjoying the pleasures derived from cooking well. In the seventh volume of Canal House Cooking, Melissa Hamilton and Christopher Hirsheimer share the recipes inspired by their experience of living in an idyllic farmhouse...

  • Getting Nutty: 7 Peanut Recipes
    Though considered to be the requisite airplane or ballpark snack, peanuts are capable of being so much more in everyday cooking. Peanuts are frequently used in Asian cuisines, and are anything but the common nut that they're often thought of as....

  • Staying Strong During Lent
    Making sacrifices and giving up indulgences are a big part of Lent. Most commonly, people give up chocolate, desserts, candy, carbs, meat, or other guilty pleasures, and around this time, it starts to get rough. Seeing co-workers munch on candy bars or...

  • The 10 Easiest Foods to Cook
    Cooking can seem scary at times, perhaps overwhelming, but it can also be a lot of fun. When adding a dash of this and a pinch of that, who doesn’t feel like a witch brewing some magical concoction in a cauldron? OK, maybe that’s my...

  • Join us in Celebrating St. Patrick's Day!
    In keeping with the communal spirit of St. Patrick’s Day, The Daily Meal wants you to share your favorite Irish recipes with our fabulous community. Upload a photo of a dish you love to make on St. Patty’s Day to our Facebook page and let the...

  • 'Sweet' Cooking Advice From Sam Talbot
    Heartthrob Sam Talbot isn’t just a pretty face — aside from being an accomplished chef, he also paints, surfs, paddleboards, practices yoga, and enjoys cooking and eating delicious food. But, unlike others who can claim the same successes...

  • 6 Dip-Worthy Hummus Recipes
    Naming hummus as a universal favorite dip might seem like a bold move, but hummus actually happens to be one of the top-searched recipes on the web. In fact, it was featured as one of the 25 foods people want to make the most. A creamy mash of chickpeas...

  • The Unlikely Farmer
    For a man who doesn’t know how to drive a car, buying a farm in upstate New York seemed like an outrageous and, perhaps, foolish decision. The picture-perfect pastoral scene that’s often depicted on yogurt or milk containers also comes with a...

  • 6 Recipes to Enjoy on St. Patrick’s Day
    The mention of St. Patrick’s Day brings to mind images of crowded Irish bars, enthusiastic and green-clad partiers, and perhaps a leprechaun or two. But regardless of our current associations with it, St. Patrick’s Day is a time to celebrate...

  • Pick-Up-and-Go Pies
    This is a charming book that’s crafted by two notable writers flanking both coasts — one, Rachel Wharton, deputy editor of Edible Brooklyn and Manhattan, and the other, Sarah Billingsley, cookbook editor and author from San Francisco. Together...

  • Social Media Is a More Popular Recipe Source Than Mom
    While many people still cherish the recipe boxes of their grandmothers and mothers, filled with scribbled notes, stained recipes, or collections of magazine cutouts, the new generation is turning to a new, interactive recipe box: the web. NPR recently...

  • 9 Garlicky Garlic Recipes
    Whether it’s oozing out of the pores of the person next to you or escaping through the mouth of your date, the smell of garlic is undeniable. Perhaps this is why it’s thought to ward off vampires, mosquitos, or other unwanted pests. However,...

  • It Doesn’t Get Easier Than Brunch
    Eating out can be costly, especially once cocktails start flowing — unless there’s an all-you-can-drink deal, the bill won’t be pretty. So save dining out for special occasions, and invite friends or family to come over and feast...

  • Tips for Making Better Pancakes
    The smell of pancakes and sweet maple syrup wafting through the air on a Sunday morning is a highlight of the weekend for many. Waiting for bubbles to appear on the pancakes (a good sign that they are ready to be flipped) is an exciting childhood cooking...

  • A Cook’s Best Friend in the Kitchen
    The lists of gadgets and cookware on wedding registries is astounding — do people really need all of that stuff? Not really. Being a good cook doesn’t mean owning fancy equipment or having a kitchen full of shiny pots and pans. For a new...

  • Kale Is the New Bacon
    Reading this headline, it’s hard to imagine kale (a superfood) having anything to do with bacon (a heavy meat product), let alone being the new bacon. But think back several years to the bacon infestation that infiltrated nearly every aspect of our...

  • 8 Tasty Lunch Ideas for Work
      Sandwich. Wrap. Chicken salad. Sandwich. Ugh, bringing a lunch to work can get boring — but it doesn’t have to. With a little more effort the night before, a delicious and creative lunch can easily be made. Why bother bringing a lunch...

  • Tips for Making Better Cookies
    David Crofton, owner of One Girl Cookies in Brooklyn, N.Y., shares his tips for better cookies in this video interview. Below, check out some recipes from his new cookbook and his tips for making perfect cookie dough.    jwembedone("...

  • What's Making You Fat?
    After reading out loud the provocative headline, "Are Your Shoes Making You Fat?" on a magazine that shall remain nameless, immediately the office was filled with other ridiculous weight-gain claims. One favorite was the news clip titled, "...

  • How to Make Perfect Cookie Dough
    Wiping a cookie dough-covered spoon clean or sticking a finger in the batter when no one’s looking are two great perks of making cookies. In fact, one could argue that the dough can be better than the finished product. A friend, who shall remain...

  • Tasty, Asian-Inspired Meals
    If weeknight meals are boring or too repetitive, mix up the usual go-to dishes by making these flavorful recipes. Using ingredients common in Asian cuisines, like garlic, ginger, sesame, and miso, as well as some cooking techniques, the recipes below...

  • Sweet and Tangy Citrus Recipes
    Though lemons, limes, grapefruits, and oranges are typically the most common citrus varieties found in recipes, there is a seemingly endless amount of citrus available — from the aptly named Buddha's hand and stunning red blood oranges to baby...

  • How to Make Fancy Food Fast
    It sounds impossible (and perhaps impossibly French), but one can cook like the French no matter how much time they have or where they live. Though classic French cooking brings to mind intricate and rich sauces, multicourse meals — particularly...

  • What to Do Without a Microwave
    Who doesn’t have a microwave in this day and age? Well, me, for one. Several years ago, I realized how rarely I actually used my microwave and tossed it out (living in New York with minimal kitchen space causes you to make these seemingly rash...

  • The Daily Meal's Grilling and Barbecue Essentials 2012
    The Daily Meal’s special, multimedia report on grilling includes something for every type of griller, whether it’s basic tips for how to best grill a burger and a steak or ideas and recipes for the experienced grill master. The guide features...

  • Is Your Office Killing Your Diet?
    On Monday, someone in your office "sweetly" brings in cookies. The next day it's doughnuts. Then there's the cake and ice cream for someone’s birthday, not to mention that jar permanently filled with chocolate candies in the middle...

  • 10 Heart-Healthy Dishes
    Not only is February home to Valentine’s Day, it is also American Heart month, which serves as a good reminder to take care of ourselves and our bodies so that we are around for many more Februarys to come. Cardiovascular disease is the leading...

  • Warm Winter Soup Recipes
    Soothing, comforting, and filling, most soups make a perfect wintertime meal. And soups aren't just for when you’re feeling sick — they can also provide tons of nutrients, vitamins, and minerals. Another benefit of soups is that you can...

  • 15 Classic Comfort Foods
    Melted, gooey cheese atop tender noodles or hot chili filled with creamy beans — ah, the joys of comfort food. Whether they’re used to mend an aching heart or a tired body, comfort foods relieve the pressures of the outside world, even if just...

  • The Best Kale Recipes You've Ever Tried
    Whether the idea of kale turns you off or on, there's no denying that it's a powerhouse when it comes to packing in the nutrients and vitamins. We could go on and on about its nearly unparalled level of vitamin K as well as vitamins A and C, but...

  • What Is Brisket?
    Brisket incites passion in people, no matter who they are or what they think brisket really is. If you love brisket, then you've got something to say about it. In fact, there was enough talk that it caught the eye of writer Stephanie Pierson who...

  • A Virtual Super Bowl Party with the Food Network
    When planning the perfect Super Bowl party, it's important to have a plethora of good recipes to choose from. This is why we are joining the FN Dish's virtual big game party to add one of our favorite recipes to the collection.  An easy-to-...

  • Super Bowl XLVI: More Than 50 Ways to Eat, Drink, and Party
    Whether you're dining out, watching at a bar, or hosting the ultimate Super Bowl party filled with food and drinks, we've got everything you need.  From where to find America's best wings across the country to how to make them yourself...

  • VIDEO: How to Make Hot Wings
    Want to perfect your wing-making skills at home? Watch Big Lou of Wildwood BBQ demo his recipe below and then check out these tips on How to Make Perfect Hot Wings.  

  • The Best and Worst Celebrity Diet Spokespeople
    As any good tabloid reader knows, people relish the chance to see their favorite celebrities "acting more like us" — partying too much, shopping, and overindulging. Enter the celebrity weight loss endorser. Of course, there are some...

  • 7 Creative Ways to Make Wings
    The classic Buffalo or hot wing is typically coated in a hot sauce (Frank’s Red Hot if you’re the real deal) after being fried. While we have nothing against this classic preparation and, in fact, have included a superb recipe below, one of...

  • How Carbs Can Help You Lose Weight
    Let’s face it, carbs are delicious. Whether you’re thinking of a glorious bowl of fresh pasta or a grilled ear of corn, carbs are in more foods than you would think. The key is eating the carbs that are actually good for you and figuring out...

  • How to Make Perfect Hot Wings
    A crispy exterior with crunchy skin and tender meat seems to describe the perfect hot wing for many. There is also a consensus for the desired level of heat — generally, the hotter the better. The habanero wings recipe posted earlier on our site...

  • Farm-Raised Salmon: New and Improved
    Farm-raised fish has gotten a bad rap, and not entirely without reason. Water pollution, the spread of disease and parasites, negative impact on both wild salmon and forage fish, and other issues have made aquaculture a dirty word to many...

  • Our Best Super Bowl Recipes
    For many, Super bowl Sunday brings to mind spicy wings, blue cheese, and a fantastic spread of food (OK, maybe the food obsessed are the only ones who think of this before football). While watching the game at a bar surrounded by other enthusiastic and...

  • A Mexican-Themed Super Bowl Menu
    For Super Bowl Sunday, or any other sports-filled day, having good food is a must. No one knows that better than chef Ivy Stark, who runs the kitchen at Dos Caminos. She recently published a cookbook where she simplifies Mexican cooking at home and now...

  • Making the Perfect Pizza Dough
    It all comes down to a solid base; whether you're talking about a building, painting, or pizza. If you want a good-tasting pie, you have to master the dough. There's just no way around it.  But making your own pie can be intimidating...

  • Mexican Street Food at Home
    Ivy Stark not only runs the kitchen of the successful Mexican restaurant Dos Caminos, with locations all over New York City as well as in Atlantic City, N.J., and Florida, but she's also someone who has grown up with Mexican cuisine since she was a...

  • The Slow Cooker Challenge
    Inspired by Big Girls Small Kitchen's Slow Cooker Challenge, the editors at The Daily Meal have joined the low-and-slow bandwagon to make our favorite easy, slow-cooked meals. Because not all of us have a slow cooker, we've extended this challenge...

  • How to Roast the Perfect Chicken
    There’s nothing better or simpler than a roast chicken for dinner, but achieving that crispy, flavorful skin and moist, tender meat can be a challenge. But once you get it right and realize how easy it is, you’ll never go back to buying...

  • Making the Perfect Cupcake
    While some may argue that the cupcake trend is coming to an end, there’s no doubt that it still holds a place in our hearts (and is still a dessert go-to). These mini cakes are individual treats adorned with colorful frostings, toppings, and are...

  • What Are Heirloom Eggs?
    Though typically the bounty of farmers markets, the "exotically" colored eggs, which come in beautiful colors from pastel blues to olive greens and chocolate-reds, are no longer such a rarity to find thanks to a family-run operation named Pete...

  • How to Slim Down Your Diet
    Wanting to be healthier and actually making that change are two very different things. As Tosca Reno, author of the best-selling Eat Clean Diet says, “You have to give yourself permission to change.” And that’s when it will really happen...

  • Eating Like the Lords and Ladies of 'Downton Abbey'
    Set during the 1910s, the British mini-series Downton Abbey depicts the the day-to-day occurrences in the life of the English elite as well as their servants during the tumultuous time before the start of World War I. Despite the dawning of radical...

  • 5 Healthy Salad Ideas
    It's been said before, and sometimes even accomplished before, but it seems that so many people's New Year's resolution is to make this the year they will finally drop that extra weight. Not just the holiday weight that seems to be hanging on...

  • 5 Booze-Filled Recipes for New Year's Eve
    Popping bottles and knocking back craft cocktails are musts on New Year's Eve, but the real die-hards take it one step further — with booze-filled dishes. Cooking with spirits, wine, or beer is not a new concept, but it is one that adds...

  • 7 Quick Tips for Slimming Down Comfort Foods
    During cold winter months, it’s hard not to crave cozy comfort foods to get rid of those cold-weather blues. The problem is that these comforting foods tend to lean toward the cheesy, creamy side and aren’t so great when you’re trying to...

  • Lazy Sunday Brunch Recipes
    One of the best parts of the holidays, and all vacations for that matter, is the ability to have a lazy Sunday brunch. Of course, the brunch can happen on a Saturday, but there's something to be said about loafing around in your pajamas, reading the...

  • What's the Deal with Grass-Fed Beef?
    Today, reading and understanding labels on nearly anything can be a difficult task, especially when there’s limited transparency, as is often the case with beef and poultry. Trying to decipher the difference between “Natural,” “...

  • 6 Seasonal and Healthy Recipes
    During the holiday season, it's easy to load up on rich foods and eat more than you usually do at all the fun holiday parties and get-togethers. So when the dinners and treats start to wind down, it can feel good to fill your body with nutritious and...

  • Making the Perfect Latkes
    The art of making the perfect latke is not one that's easily mastered. In fact, some say it's nearly impossible.  What is a latke, exactly? Latkes are flat, fried pancakes that are typically made with grated potatoes, eggs, onions, matzo...

  • Easy Cookie Recipes to Cure Those Winter Blues
      Putting aside the silliness of this song, it's hard not to appreciate the passion that the cookie monster exhibits when craving his favorite treat.  And what's not to like? Cookies in any form are satisfying and insanely addicting...

  • 2011's Best Blogs Turned Cookbooks
    Last year was big for bloggers — especially post the Julie & Julia craze — who made the transition from web blogger to published print author, but this year had fewer sucess stories.  While it's probably every blogger...

  • Cookie Swap with the Food Network
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  • Lobster Lovers Unite!
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  • 9 Hidden Kitchen Dangers and How to Avoid Them
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  • How to Be a Successful Home Cook
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  • Introducing The Daily Meal's New Food Quiz
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  • Tips for Making the Perfect Homemade Pizza
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  • Foods You Can Cook Naked
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  • The 25 Foods Everybody Wants to Cook
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  • What to Do with Apples Besides Making Apple Pie
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  • Dinner for Two Under $10
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  • Healthy Meals in 30 Minutes or Less
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  • 7 Ideas for Fall Salads
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  • Food Myths, Debunked
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  • Dried Herbs That Aren't Worth It
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  • Easy Dinner Recipes
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  • New Twists on Tailgating Recipes
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  • How to Grill Lobster
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  • How to Best Kill a Lobster
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  • How to Perfectly Grill Steak
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  • Jams & Jellies Made Easy
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  • 7 Outstanding Oyster Recipes
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  • 12 Foods You Should Always Buy Organic
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  • Carbs That Are Actually Good For You
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  • Peck a Pickled Pepper...
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  • Congratulations to the Winner of a Brand-New Minden Gas Grill!
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  • 9 Ways to Enjoy Summer Strawberries
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  • Win a Brand-New Gas Grill!
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  • 5 New Ways to Try Watermelon
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  • Spectacular Summer Corn Recipes
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  • How to Make Homemade Ice Cream Like a Pro
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  • Tips for Grilling Sweet Summer Fruit
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  • Tips for Grilling Sweet Summer Fruit
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  • Creative Zucchini Recipes for Summer Cooking
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  • Our Favorite Healthy Grilling Recipes
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  • Athletes' Game Day Meals
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  • 10 Healthy Summer Recipes
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  • 10 Healthy Summer Recipes
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  • Create Your Own Shopping List Today!
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  • Tips for Making Perfect Backyard Brisket
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  • Tips for Making Perfect Backyard Brisket
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  • 9 Summer-Ready Potato Salads
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  • The Key to Making Chowder
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  • The Key to Making Clam Chowder
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  • The Beef on Bison
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  • We Have a Winner for the Ultimate Grilling Giveaway Part One!
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  • Steven Raichlen's Grilling Wish List
    Getting a present for dad is always a difficult task — at least it is for me. A tie? Golf clubs? The same cologne you got him last year? Instead of wasting time and money on useless products, we decided to ask the grilling master Steven Raichlen...

  • Get a Daily Recipe Delivered to Your Inbox!
    Need ideas for what to make tonight, tomorrow night, and Sunday dinner with the whole family? We’ve got you covered with an easy recipe for every meal plus shopping and cooking tips and ideas for what to serve it with, so you can do all of your meal...

  • Get a Daily Recipe Delivered to Your Inbox!
      Need ideas for what to make tonight, tomorrow night, and Sunday dinner with the whole family? We’ve got you covered with an easy recipe for every meal plus shopping and cooking tips and ideas for what to serve it with, so you can do all of...

  • 7 Must-Try Burger Recipes
    Burgers. You might think they're overdone, especially around this time of year. It always seems like someone is coming out with the new over-the-top burger and has new tips for making the perfect burger. But that's the thing about them, they don...

  • How to Perfectly Fry Fish
    While fish usually falls in the "healthy food" category, sometimes there is nothing better than a delicious piece of fried fish. You know what I’m talking about: when the batter is so crisp and golden that you just want to break off a...

  • 4 Summer Salad Dressings
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  • How to Grill Pizza
      “I think pizza is one of those great things that really benefits from being cooked on the grates outside,” says The Cooking Guy Sam Zien. Why? Because it develops a nice char on the bottom, great flavor, and is super easy. If you haven...

  • How to Grill Pizza
    “I think pizza is one of those great things that really benefits from being cooked on the grates outside,” says The Cooking Guy Sam Zien. Why? Because it develops a nice char on the bottom, great flavor, and is super easy. If you haven’t...

  • 7 Useless Grilling Tools
    When it comes to grilling, and cooking in general, it’s easy to get wrapped up in buying fun gadgets and kitchen products. But when you stock your house with a bunch of useless tools that you only use once, you end up having a graveyard of novelty...

  • 8 Fresh Fruit Salads
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  • Chef Bryan Voltaggio on BBQ Culture and Pressure Cookers
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    Check out our Editors' picks for this week's top food section recipes.    The Boston Globe: These Thai spring rolls are light, refreshing and make for a great appetizer during the summer.   The New York Times: A flavor-packed...

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  • 10 Tips for Making the Perfect Burger
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  • Best and Worst Celebrity Cookbooks
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  • 6 New Ways to Use Avocados
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  • What's Really in Chefs' Refrigerators
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  • 8 Unlikely Grill Foods
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  • 8 Grilling Slip-Ups and How to Fix Them
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  • 5 Tricks For Slimming Down Salads
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  • Chefs’ Tips for Healthy Grilling
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  • Weekly Recipe Review: Melissa Clark's Artichokes, the Ultimate Coconut Cake, and More...
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  • 7 Cold Summer Soups
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  • Gifts for Food-Loving Graduates
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  • Kitchen Fantasies: High-End Grilling Equipment
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  • Goat, the Other Dark Meat
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  • 10 Vegetarian Athletes
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  • 8 Cook-Out Side Dishes
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  • A Chef’s Secrets for Cooking Fish
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  • 6 Recipes to Make for Mom
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  • Weekly Recipe Review: Pickled Strawberries, Whiskey Jam, and More...
    Check out our Editors' picks for this week's top food section recipes.    The New York Times: Try this recipe for pickled strawberries in a fried clam sandwich — like one that was recently served at No. 7 Sub.   The...

  • 7 Spring Salad Recipes
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  • Our Favorite Recipes for Cinco de Mayo
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  • Chefs Share New Spring Recipes
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  • The Best Recipes from St. Croix
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  • Demystifying Mexican Ingredients
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  • 9 Mexican-Inspired Recipes
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    Check out our Editors' picks for this week's top food section recipes.    The Oregonian: A quick recipe for spicy squid is made with red chiles and flavored with Thai basil.    The New York Times: Take advantage of spring...

  • 9 Recipes to Make with 5 Ingredients or Less
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  • Weekly Recipe Review: Michel Bras’s Perfect Potato Crisps, Strawberry Meringue, and More…
    Check out our Editors' picks for this week's top food section recipes.    The Washington Post: Dinner in a flash: grilled tuna steaks with a delicious olive-based vinaigrette.   The Los Angeles Times: A leg of lamb is...

  • 8 Quick & Easy Taco Recipes
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  • A Guide to Alternative Eggs
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  • A Chef’s Tips for Cooking with Lamb
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  • How to Have Fun with Matzoh and More…
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  • Day Three of the 2011 St. Croix Food & Wine Experience
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  • Day Two of the 2011 St. Croix Food & Wine Experience
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  • Day One of the 2011 St. Croix Food & Wine Experience
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  • Easy Ways to Green Your Kitchen Tools and Habits
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  • Growing Your Own Herbs
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  • 8 Easy Vegetarian Dishes
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  • Weekly Recipe Review: Animal’s Glazed Ribs, Marcus Samuelsson’s Steak Salad, and More…
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  • 9 Foods to Help You Sleep
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  • Cooking Dinner with Jonathan Waxman
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  • What's a Sandwich?
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  • What's a Sandwich?
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  • 9 Divine Greek Recipes
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  • Weekly Recipe Review: John Besh’s Shrimp Creole, Grilled Chicken and Spring Asparagus, and More…
    Check out our Editors' picks for this week's top food section recipes.    Salon.com: Diver scallops combined with fresh pea shoots makes this easy, garlicky dish a fast favorite.   The New York Times: To avoid the...

  • 5 New Ways to Make Salmon
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  • 8 Foods Not to Cook Naked
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  • We Have a Winner for the New Nespresso Pixie Machine!
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  • 8 Healthy Breakfast Ideas
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  • Weekly Recipe Review: Jonathan Waxman’s Gnocchi, Curtis Stone’s Fries, Cola-Braised Pulled Pork, and More…
    Check out our Editors' picks for this weeks top food section recipes.    The Washington Post: An easy side dish for broccoli rabe and garlicky potatoes; try serving it alongside grilled or roasted meats.   The New York Times:...

  • Chefs' 5 Favorite Kitchen Tools
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  • 10 Spicy Dishes to Boost Your Metabolism
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  • Story Time with Gabrielle Hamilton
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  • Weekly Recipe Review: Desserts for Purim, D.I.Y. Specials, Crab-Swiss Melts, and More…
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  • Recipe SWAT Team: Healthy Greens
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  • A St. Patrick’s Day Celebration, Illustrated
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  • Recipe SWAT Team: Thai Dishes
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  • Cooking with Guinness
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  • Weekly Recipe Review: Slow-Cooked Pork Butt, Baked Risotto, and More…
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  • 5 Foods to Boost Your Metabolism
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  • Kitchen Fantasies: High-End Equipment
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  • Must-Try Meals in St. Croix
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  • How to Segment Citrus
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  • Weekly Recipe Review: Gabrielle Hamilton’s Braised Rabbit Legs, Garlicky Brussels Sprouts, and More…
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  • Recipe SWAT Team: Pasta Dishes
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  • Miracle Weight-Loss Foods: Fact or Fiction?
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  • Weight Watchers Gets a Face-Lift with PointsPlus
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  • Recipe SWAT Team: Condiments
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  • Weekly Recipe Review: Oyster and Artichoke Dip, Skirt Steak Salad, Caipirinhas, and More…
    Check out our Editors' picks for this week's top food section recipes.    The Washington Post: Sliced skirt steak makes a filling weeknight meal atop a bed of arugula and mint with light Champagne vinaigrette.   Cincinnati...

  • 8 Great Snack Recipes
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  • Shopping with Angelo Sosa
    “You have to smell this, wait one second.” WHACK, WHACK, WHACK. Angelo Sosa, former Top Chef contestant, smacks a lemongrass stalk against the wall of Kalustyan’s, a New York City spice shop. Why? To extract the scent. “As a chef,...

  • Weekly Recipe Review: Homemade Ravioli, Crispy Mardi Gras Shrimp, Wok-Seared Chicken, and More…
    Check out our Editors' picks for this week's top food section recipes.    The New York Times: A sweet and spicy recipe for razor clams that hails from popular seafood joint Mary’s Fish Camp.   The Times-Picayune:...

  • 6 Recipes, 12 Meals
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  • Win this Cookbook!
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  • 10 Awesome Gluten-Free Dishes
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  • Candice Kumai’s Sexiest Recipes, Secret to Staying Fit, and More…
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  • Weekly Recipe Review: Ming Tsai’s Tea-Smoked Salmon, Francis Lam’s Homemade Dumplings, and More…
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  • Recipe SWAT Team: Chorizo
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  • 10 Low-Cholesterol Recipes
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  • Tips for Cooking with Kids
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  • Cook Your Heart Out
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  • Cookbook Giveaway Winner!
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  • Weekly Recipe Review: Cochon’s Sweet and Spicy Brisket Sliders, Beer-Braised Sausage and More…
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  • Recipe SWAT Team: Chili
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  • Michael Symon’s Game Day Game Plan
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  • Spice Shopping with Angelo Sosa
     

  • How Peking Duck Gets Made
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  • Leftovers Guide: How Long Can You Keep It?
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  • Win a Cookbook!
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  • 7 Delicious Dip Recipes
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  • How to Eat Like a Caveman
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  • Weekly Recipe Review: Marcus Samuelsson’s Spicy Chili, Ivy Manny’s Twice-Baked Potato and More…
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  • Web Video Recipes: The Best and the Bizarre
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  • 5 Basic Kitchen Tools for Homemade Cooking
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  • Cookbook Giveaway Winner!
    Congratulations to Sharon (a.k.a gimmeshelter) for winning a copy of "Avec Eric" by Eric Ripert. Her Cocoa-Crusted Pork Tenderloins with Cherry Sauce recipe won us over with its wonderfully spiced seasonings and rich sauce. Best of all, it's...

  • Tips for Healthy and Tasty Dips
    Dips are a favorite and somewhat addicting party appetizer, so much so in fact that people often find themselves spending more time with these snacks than they do socializing with friends. Unfortunately, these harmless starters often tend to be so heavy...

  • How to Chop an Onion and Not Cry
    We’ve all heard that this trick or that works for stopping onion-induced tears, but what if you don’t happen to have a sharp enough knife on hand – is there another method that you can use? Why of course, and we’ve created a...

  • Weekly Recipe Review: Fried Chicken, Kid-Friendly Chocolate Apricot Balls and More...
    Check out our Editors' picks for this week's top food section recipes.    The Boston Globe: Start with a recipe for mini-meatball subs, and then turn leftovers into a hearty Swiss chard and meatball soup for a quick weeknight dinner....

  • Recipe SWAT Team: One-Pot Meals
    Each week our editorial team tackles a new ingredient or dish with one goal in mind: creating easy and delicious meals. Check here on Monday for the weekly ingredient and look for our recipes on Thursday. Feel free to join us in our...

  • 1 Stock, 6 Soups
    Ever find yourself surrounded by scraps of vegetables or bones from a beautiful roast and thinking what a shame it would be to throw it all out? Making a stock is a great and easy way to use these leftovers to help you get a head start on preparing your...

  • Cookbook Giveaway!
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  • Weekly Recipe Review: Homemade Puddings, Spicy Pad Thai Salad, the Perfect Chicken Soup and More…
    Check out our Editors' picks for this week's top recipes.   The New York Times: A vegetarian soup that uses the Italian grain farro to make a healthy and filling winter dish.    The Chicago Tribune: One cook casts aside frozen salt...

  • Recipe SWAT Team: Everyday Eggs
    Each week our editorial team tackles a new ingredient with one goal in mind: creating easy and delicious dishes. Check here on Monday for the weekly ingredient and look for our recipes on Thursday. Feel free to join us in our endeavor; we look forward to...

  • Recipe SWAT Team: Everyday Eggs
      Each week our editorial team tackles a new ingredient with one goal in mind: creating easy and delicious dishes. Check here on Monday for the weekly ingredient and look for our recipes on Thursday. Feel free to join us in our endeavor; we look...

  • The Ultimate Wing Party
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  • How to Plump Raisins
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  • Weekly Recipe Review: Sifton's Baby Bok Choy, Chicken Salad, Creole Beans and Rice, and More...
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  • Recipe SWAT Team: Meatballs
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  • The Daily Meal’s Favorite Healthy Recipes
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