Cooking The Avocado Was Made to Smoothie Running out of ways to use up your big bag of ripe avocados? Consider blending them. Story: Tatiana Bautista
Cooking Why Did We Stop Glorifying Hamburgers? The "glorified hamburger," a forgotten Depression-era relic, has real applications for the modern home cook. Story: Anna Hezel
Cooking The Spicy, Sour, Ruby-Red Appeal of Chamoy The versatile sauce has been used to punch up the flavors of fresh fruit for decades. Now it’s starting to do a lot more. Story: Lesley Tellez
Cooking Raw Chicken: To Wash or Not to Wash? Opinions are strong, but science (and a few strong-willed home cooks) tackle the matter. Story: Yasmin Fahr
Cooking The Indian Roti That Became Malaysia’s National Bread Roti canai, despite its Indian name, ingredients, and links to the Tamil people of Southern India, is a bread born in Malaysia. Story: Yi Jun Loh
Cooking Orzotto: When Mac & Cheese Marries Risotto This silky, starchy orzo, studded with mellow blue cheese, is a crash course in a pasta cooking technique that may sound a little familiar. Story: Maggie Hoffman
Cooking Respect Roasted Green Tea Add hojicha to cakes, puddings, ice cream, and jellies for an unmistakably smoky, nutty flavor. Story: Tatiana Bautista
Cooking Smoke Them and Soak Them Whether they’re canned or dried, make some space for beans and lentils on the grill. Story: Paula Disbrowe
Cooking In Piemonte, the Anchovies Swim in a River of Green It’s messy, it’s fishy, and it will give you disastrously bad breath, but it’s all worth it for this Italian anchovy snack. Story: Robyn Eckhardt
Cooking There’s No Noodle Like a Mama Noodle There’s a reason the instant noodle brand is the star of so many noodle shops in Thailand. Story: Anna Hezel
Cooking Fruit Salad Can Be Bitter, Floral, and Spicy How do you add mystery and intrigue to sliced fruit? With a drizzle of bracingly bitter Campari or subtly spiced Maraschino. Story: Tammie Teclemariam
Cooking It Was Never Really About the Corned Beef Vegetarian Reubens aren’t a replacement for meat. They’re a category of their own. Story: Alicia Kennedy
Cooking Buy a Mandoline Already There’s a lot to love about the chef's favorite kitchen cutting tool—no knife or cutting board necessary. Story: Tatiana Bautista
Cooking In Support of a Wilty Salad When it comes to salad greens, a kiss of heat can be a good thing. Story: Anna Hezel
Cooking A Depression-Era Cake for a 21st Century Queen Queen Elizabeth’s favorite dessert is so easy, it doesn’t even involve baking. Story: Allison Robicelli
Cooking Cauliflower. Under a Brick. It’s a well-known fact that cooking a chicken under a brick (or skillet) helps get that allover golden crust, but how does the technique translate to vegetables? Story: A.A. Newton
Cooking To Cook a Steak, First You Must Unlearn What You Have Learned Aaron Franklin has shifted his passion for barbecue to steak, and he has some strong opinions to share in a new cookbook. Story: Emily Timberlake
Cooking Lotus Root: It’s What’s Inside That Counts After slicing into this porous tuber, you'll be rewarded with incredible possibilities for braising and frying. Story: Tatiana Bautista
Cooking The Sketti Sando Lives For chef Elliott Moss, the throwback spaghetti sandwich is a trip back to weird teenagehood. Story: Keia Mastrianni
Cooking The Republic of Georgia Has a Family of Cheesy Breads If you can roll out pizza dough, you can make khachapuri—Georgia’s famous cheese- and egg-filled bread canoes. Story: Linda Schneider
Cooking She Dreams in Bombolini and Brioche The stars aligned in Hollywood when République opened. Now, with a new cookbook and a global empire, Marge Manzke is ready for the spotlight. Story: Daniela Galarza