Cooking Soup Mix Is a Real Seasoning That ramen flavor packet has a legit place in your kitchen. Story: Tyler Kord
Cooking Ketchup-Fry Your Rice Give day-old rice a second life with kimchi and Heinz. Story: Vera Blossom
Cooking It’s Not Curry, It’s Rendang A long, languid simmer in coconut milk, lemongrass, and galangal gives rendang the intensity of five curries packed into one. Here's how to make it. Story: Yi Jun Loh
Cooking Go On, Get the MSG Padded with plenty of kosher salt, the seasoning can be the wind beneath your dinner’s wings. Story: Daniel Holzman
Cooking Leeks. Bacon. Wok. Two ingredients deliver all the smoke and satisfaction of Hunan-style stir-fry. Story: Cathy Erway
Cooking Salsa Verde on Everything Keep the vibrant, herby sauce on hand to wake up grilled meats, basic eggs, and even plain old toast. Story: Tatiana Bautista
Cooking An Apple Cake That’s Mostly Apples A one-bowl recipe that turns a heap of apples and a brown-butter batter into a custardy, craggy-topped cake. Story: A.A. Newton
Cooking Make a Pumpkin Your Instant Pot This genius method turns a pumpkin into the cooking vessel, the serving bowl, and the soup itself. Story: Rebecca Firkser
Cooking Let Them Steam Cake A bamboo basket is great for dumplings, but even better for this impossible-to-overcook cake. Story: Tatiana Bautista
A Kitchen in New Orleans Hold the Mayo, Bring the Heat A Turkish way with egg salad that leans into the fiery, citrusy chile flakes of the Middle East. Story: Scott Hocker
Cooking Lemons, Nose to Tail Cooking with the whole lemon can be a revelation—skin, pith, juice, and all. Story: Rebecca Flint Marx
Cooking Focaccia Is a Mood Pile it high with crispy mushrooms, briny anchovies, and creamy, salty cheeses. Story: Alex Testere
Cooking Spaghetti Vongole Is Definitely From Naples Spinoffs with linguine, cheese, and tomatoes abound, but the real spaghetti and clams can be found in only one Italian city. Story: Danielle Callegari
Cooking New Bun on the Block With its heady aroma and dramatic knots, the Swedish cardamom bun is worth getting behind. Story: Jessica Reed
Express Lane Swap Your Tongs for Tweezers Tweezers aren't just for microgreens and edible flowers. Just ask chef Missy Robbins. Story: Tatiana Bautista
Cooking Bostock Is the Best Thing Since Sliced Bread If you’ve got sliced bread, an oven, and some almonds, you can make something even better than French toast. Story: Khushbu Shah
Cooking Miso Is Best When You’re Not Expecting It When miso meets butter, everyday cooking becomes less ordinary. Story: Raquel Pelzel
Cooking Brown Butter Is Better Butter Once you’ve perfected toasting your butter, add it to pudding, drizzle it over ice cream, and pour it onto slices of fresh tomato. Story: Cathy Erway
Cooking Tomato Jam on Everything Spicy and warm or light and bright, homemade tomato jam is the way to make summer’s bounty last through winter. Story: Leslie Pariseau
Cooking A Cake to Snack On (and On and On) Simple and adaptable, everyday snacking cakes are perfect for chiseling away at over the course of a week. Story: Odette Williams
Cooking Street Corn on Every Corner In Los Angeles, Mexican elote is only the beginning. Story: Javier Cabral