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In the Kitchen

Cooking tips, taste tests, entertaining ideas, seasonal ingredients—everything in food we're loving right now.

Nothing But The Classics

5 of the best mashed potato recipes on a Thanksgiving table.
I Tried Our 5 Most Popular Mashed Potato Recipes and Fell in Love with the Easiest One

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autumn-themed charcuterie board with an orange border
My Favorite 3-Ingredient, No-Bake Thanksgiving Appetizer
Fresh Cranberry Sauce
I Stumbled Onto the Best Thanksgiving Cranberry Sauce Hack Ever
A woman in a bathing suit diving into a margarita.
The True Story Behind the Dollarita and Applebee's Other Epic $1 Drink Specials
Seven different loaves of banana bread, each with a few slices cut
I Tried 7 Tricks for Making the Most Moist Banana Bread—Here's the Winner
5 of the best sweet potato casserole recipes on a Thanksgiving table.
I Tried 5 Marshmallow-Free Sweet Potato Casseroles and Found My New Thanksgiving Go-To
5 of the best turkey recipes on a Thanksgiving table.
I Tried Our 5 Most Popular Thanksgiving Turkey Recipes and Found a Serious Showstopper
a top down view of the 5 best green bean casserole.
I Tried Our 5 Most Popular Green Bean Casseroles and the Winner Took Me By Surprise
a pan of icing-topped cinnamon rolls: Clone of a Cinnabon
The “Absolute Best Cinnamon Roll Recipe” You Can Make at Home, According to Reddit
Chicken Marbella on an oval platter garnished with olives, plums, and fresh oregano
This '80s Chicken Recipe Deserves a Comeback
minestrone soup in a gold pot resting on a cutting board with ladle and parsley to the side
My Family Requests This Soup Every Fall—Here's My Secret Ingredient
closeup on cinnamon rolls in a pan
You Can Put Almost Anything Into a Cinnamon Roll—Here Are the Top 5 We Can't Wait to Try
a top down view of a golden-brown chicken pot pie with a portion of the crust opened and a spoonful being lifted out
My Family’s Favorite Fall Meal Starts with Leftovers
chef john special roasted potatoes
Chef John’s Unexpected Trick for the Best Potatoes You’ll Ever Have
Rich chocolate truffle pie topped with whipped cream and chocolate shavings
The #1 Chocolate Recipe of 2023 Is So Good You Might Just Cry
5 chicken parmesan breasts served with fresh basil on a bright blue platter.
The Best Chicken Recipe of 2023 Is "Perfectly Fried"
Ultimate twice baked potatoes served with fresh green onions on a yellow platter.
The Best Potato Recipe of 2023 "Tastes Like Home"
Down home velveeta mac and cheese in a red, oval casserole dish.
The #1 Cheese Recipe of 2023 Is the Creamiest Thing You'll Eat All Year
tater tot bacon breakfast casserole
The Best Bacon Recipe on Our Site This Year, According to Fans
Elizabeth Hieskell
Best-Selling Cookbook Author Elizabeth Heiskell Shares Her Go-To Ingredient For Almost Every Recipe
Five different kinds of creamy coleslaw in white bowls
I Tried Our 5 Most Popular Creamy Coleslaw Recipes and the Winner Stole My Heart
Five different kinds of potato salad
I Tried Our 5 Most Popular Potato Salad Recipes and the Winner Received a Perfect Score
Chef John next to basil pesto
Chef John’s Secret to the Best Pesto? Make It Red
overhead shot of biscuits in a bowl with a side of mayo
This One Mayo Is the Secret to the Tastiest Biscuits Ever
Five loaf cakes on a black, moody background.
Big Loafin': The Quick Breads and Stress-Free Snacking Cakes to Make Right Now
A beautiful loaf cake on top of a black marble slab
The #1 Mistake to Avoid When Making Loaf Cakes
A lemon poppy seed pound cake on a wire rack with a cut lemon besides it.
My Grandma's Trick for Picture-Perfect Cracks in Loaf Cakes
5 zucchini bread recipes
I Tried 5 Popular Zucchini Bread Recipes and Found My New Favorite
a low angle, close up view of a plate of fettuccine noodles coated in Alfredo sauce and garnished with fresh parsley and black pepper
The Secret to Making More Flavorful Pasta
meatballs in a cast iron pan
Turn This Freezer Staple Into the Easiest Summer Dinner
heirloom tomatoes on a plate
The Secret Trick to Make Your Tomatoes Taste So Much Better
bowl of different varieties of olives with olive oil being poured on top
If You've Never Tried Olives This Way, You're Missing Out
chipotles in adobo on a cutting board with one cut open
This Genius Way of Storing Chipotles in Adobo Is a Game-Changer
looking down at a bowl of chili, topped with sour cream and cheese
The Secret Ingredient to Make the Best Chili Ever According to Reddit
square plate of potato salad on a purple tablecloth
Chef John's Mom's Best Tip for Perfect Potato Salad
Five white bowls filled with different types of creamy cucumber salads
I Tried Our 5 Most Popular Creamy Cucumber Salad Recipes and Discovered a New Favorite
Five strawberry shortcakes with whipped cream
I Tried Our 5 Most Popular Strawberry Shortcake Recipes and There Was One Clear Winner
Hard-boiled brown eggs
Is This Ingredient the Secret to "Perfect" Hard-Boiled Eggs? Allrecipes Community Members Think So
Four bacon cheeseburgers with a pair of hands reaching for one of them
I Tried Five Popular Fast Food Bacon Cheeseburgers—This Is the One I'll Order Again
Mcdonald's chicken nuggets surrounded by sauces
I Tried All Seven of McDonald's Dipping Sauces—And My Favorite One Surprised Me
gumbo
Etouffee vs. Gumbo: What’s the Difference?
woman sprinkling salt or sugar into a sauce pot
A Pinch of This Transforms Soups, Sauces, and Savory Dishes
A photo of Dairy Queen and the Brownie Earthquake sundae.
This Dairy Queen Item Was One of My Childhood's Greatest Joys
A graphic design image with a bowl of Chipotle-style rice.
Is Bran Oil the Secret to Perfect Chipotle-Style Rice?
A photo of Utah's French fry sauce
How a Fast-Food Chain in Utah Invented the Best French Fry Sauce in the Country
A graphic design image of Bojanles
Bojangles Is Home to the Best Hangover Cure Ever
An image of a peanutburger
The Weirdest and Most Wonderful Fast Food Item in Cleveland Is Called a Peanutburger
A basket of food from Cook Out
Why Cook Out Is the Best Fast Food Chain in the South
The Wendy's Girl looking sad
The Biggest Heartbreak of My Life Wasn't Breaking Up with My High School Sweetheart, It Was with Wendy's
A graphic design image with a Taco Bell Quesalupa
Bring Back the Quesalupa, You Cowards
Not Every McDonald's Happy Meal Toy Turns into a Collector’s Item, but Here Are 10 That Did
A vintage-looking McDonald's Happy Meal box
The Strange, Secret History of the McDonald's Happy Meal
side view of an almost-empty jar of peanut butter with knife resting inside
5 Things You Can Make Right in an Almost-Empty Peanut Butter Jar
fried fish tacos laying on a wooden board
The Secret to Making Fried Fish Tacos Fast Is in Your Freezer
best ever blueberry cobbler scooped to reveal the bright blueberries beneath the golden-brown crust.
The Secret Ingredient to the Best Berry Cobbler Is Already in Your Fridge
log of goat cheese on a white background with peppercorns
The Secret to Making This Tricky Ingredient Easy to Handle
homemade granola on a sheet tray with spoon and jar
My 1-Ingredient Secret to Easier, Better Granola
A stylized shot of an Iowa Maid Rite, a ground beef sandwich with pickles and onions.
Our New Favorite 4-Ingredient Ground Beef Dinner Is Made Just Right
Overhead shot of s'mores
7 Ways to Upgrade Your S'mores This Summer
mid angle looking into a tray of many golden buttermilk biscuits
The Secret to Getting Mile-High Biscuits
Three side dishes on a graphic design background
13 Sides from Black Food Bloggers to Serve for a Jubilant Juneteenth
Chef John's Baked Lemon Pepper Salmon
5 Simple (but Important) Tips for Cooking Fish Straight from the Freezer
A Trader Joe's storefront surrounded by shrimp dishes.
I Tried 9 Trader Joe's Prepared Frozen Shrimp Dishes and Only Found One I Really Loved
The 5 Best Recipes of 2023