Cook's Illustrated

May/June 2013

A New Way to Cook Potatoes

What if you could get the creamy interiors produced by steaming red potatoes and the browned exteriors produced by roasting—without doing either of those things?

A New Way to Cook Potatoes list of recipes

Blueberry Bundt Cake

Tossing large, cultivated blueberries into a Bundt cake gave us big blue blowouts and little fresh flavor. We looked for a way to make the star of the show less of a problem.

Blueberry Bundt Cake list of recipes

Cuban-Style Picadillo

There’s lots to recommend this tangy, sweet, judiciously spiced Latin beef hash—but only if we could trade a painstakingly hand-chopped roast for the convenience of ground meat.

Cuban-Style Picadillo list of recipes

Herb-Crusted Salmon

For a crust both herby and crunchy, we had to take it apart in order to keep it together.

Herb-Crusted Salmon list of recipes

Italian Chicken and Dumpling Soup

Light, tender dumplings deeply flavored with Parmesan? Sounded like a winner. But while we were at it, we also wanted to turn this traditional Italian first course into a full meal.

Italian Chicken and Dumpling Soup list of recipes

Naked Grilled Chicken

Throw a whole chicken on the grill and you’re bound to end up with unevenly cooked meat and skin that’s charred from flare-ups. So why not strip away those problems?

Naked Grilled Chicken list of recipes

Quick Weeknight Ribs

Boiling ribs before putting them on the grill is a surefire way to quickly tenderize their tough meat. If only that method didn’t also leach away flavor.

Quick Weeknight Ribs list of recipes

Whole-Wheat Pizza

Most whole-wheat pizza is as dry and dense as cardboard. But what if there was a way to make it as crisp and chewy as traditional pizza—and highlight its nutty, wheaty flavor?

Whole-Wheat Pizza list of recipes
 
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