Storing and Preparing

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Wrapping scallops in bay leaves.
Here is Jacque Pepin's tip to grinding peppercorns.
Taking tips from a Manhattan butcher on stuffing a veal breast.
here is how to turn masa into tamales.
Moroccan Techniques
Here's how to prepare special ingredients called for in many Moroccan dishes.
Noodle Basics
Tips on buying, handling, and cooking the Chinese classics.
Crab: to Boil or to Steam?
Boiling and steaming Dungeness crab
Risotto Voce
Talk about a sound cooking technique.
Threee steps to melt-in-your-mouth duck.
The theories behind soaking and salting beans.
Phyllo Facts
While many cooks prefer thicker homemade phyllo for savory pies, frozen commercial dough, which is readily available in supermarkets, can be substituted.
Here is a quick way to make fritons (also called grattons), those irresistible crisp nuggets of duck-skin cracklings, to be salted and nibbled or sprinkled in salads.
Getting the sand out of clams.