Kitchen Tips

My husband, Gavin, isn’t a big birthday person. But for years, he had one request in lieu of a cake: a banana cream pie. So on August 25, for nearly a decade, I made the Banana-Cream Pie recipe from the beloved neighborhood café Clementine in Los Angeles, adapted by Jennifer […]

When I first met my Southern partner, he had already lived in Wisconsin for nearly a decade. He was used to all our culinary quirks—he had his fill of beer brats, Friday night fish fries, and Wisconsin-only beers. In his eyes, he was already a Midwesterner. But every once in […]

One of the best things about fall? Everything pumpkin, of course. From pumpkin spice lattes to creamy pumpkin cheesecake to sugary pumpkin donuts, there are many autumnal treats to dig into. When it comes to weekend breakfast, there’s one recipe that always understands the assignment: my mom’s three-ingredient Pumpkin Pie […]

This might come as a shock, but, sometimes after a day of work writing about food, looking at recipes, and staring at food photos, the last thing I want to do is come home and actually cook anything. Sure, my MyRecipes collection is bursting with new dishes to try, but […]

If you’ve been searching for the best way to make crispy potatoes, then we’ve got the method for you. And it involves a condiment that you most likely already have in your fridge: mayonnaise. Sure, mayo gets a bad rap, but slathering some of that tangy emulsion over your potatoes […]

If you’re a home cook and history buff, there’s a strong chance you’ve looked through the Old Recipes Subreddit. And if you’re unfamiliar, we’ve covered lots of those recipes ourselves. You’ll mostly encounter recipes and tricks from the past century—there’s a particular affinity for the 1940s and 1970s, I’ve noticed. […]

There’s something so comforting about homemade cookies. They’re the perfect cure for a crummy day, and they always make the best days just a smidge better. This classic baked good comes in all different sizes and shapes, with different flavors and textures. And one of the best things about homemade […]

The only chicken pot pie I had growing up was the kind that came in a box from the freezer section of the grocery store. Ironically, I found the whole experience rather charming. I got my own little pot pie, just for me, which meant my brother’s cooties were nowhere […]

When I moved across the country, it became glaringly obvious how food culture changes from region to region. As a Wisconsinite, I was used to eating cheese curds and bratwurst on the regular. We’d eat kringles for breakfast alongside a cup of joe (or a Bloody Mary on the weekend) […]

When I was in college, I would have to sometimes get a little creative with my dinners. Being an overachiever, I was in class or extracurriculars from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.—so cooking dinner was far from my mind when I would come back home from school. I also worked […]