January 2013For a winter salad that doesn’t taste like an austere version of dessert, befriend the bitter side of citrus.
March 2012We set out to reproduce this classic sandwich without the pricey rib eye, a deli slicer, or a flattop griddle.
July 2011A watery salad is usually a given when cucumbers are in the mix. But what if, instead of trying to get rid of the excess liquid, we used it to our advantage?
July 2011The biggest challenge in making this classic Italian tomato-bread salad is solving an age-old quandary: What’s the best way to deal with the bread?
January 2011Hold the chicken and other dubious updates. Great Caesar salad is all about making tweaks to the original's pungent, garlicky dressing and crispy croutons. But what tweaks?
September 2010There is a whole lot more to bruschetta than chopped tomatoes and basil. We wanted smart flavor combinations that did not require a bib.
July 2010While nothing could be easier to toss in a salad, mild-mannered baby spinach always seems to fall flat. What could we do to ruffle this pile of leaves?
September 2009For potato salad that’s both creamy and light, do as the Austrians do: Ditch the mayo and look to the soup pot.
July 2009Watery vegetables can ruin even the most well-composed chopped salads. Follow these steps to avoid falling victim to this common pitfall.
September 2008Ignore your skillet and turn to the oven if you need to produce several grilled cheese sandwiches simultaneously.
July 2008How do you transform juicy cherry tomatoes into a great salad? For starters, get rid of some juice. Begin by quartering the tomatoes.
November 2007Could we find a way to make lackluster, out-of-season pears shine in a holiday salad? The secret was sugar and the right cooking technique.
July 2007Deli-style shrimp salads are usually rubbery and bland. In order to solve this problem, we first fix the shrimp, then we make the dressing.
July 2007We were craving restaurant-style Greek gyros that we could wrap our hands around. There was just one pressing
problem: the meat.
