Tamales are a common street food in Mexico, and many Mexicans leave their labor-intensive elaborations to the professionals. However, for special occasions like Christmas or Dia de la Candelaria, home cooks will often recruit family and friends for tamale parties…
If you want to split a banana into three even segments but don’t have a knife handy, we’ve got good news; you don’t need one. The best way to easily split a peeled banana without a knife is to push…
Yogurt is a magical dairy product used in cuisines from all over the globe. From desserts and snacks to meat marinades, there are a plethora of ways to use yogurt and add flavor to it. With several types of yogurt on…
Many countries have a type of starchy porridge that is enjoyed with meals or for breakfast, and in Italy, that’s polenta. This dish of northern Italy dates back to ancient Rome, and was made with grains like spelt, rye, or…
On a bustling weeknight, when time is precious and hunger strikes with a vengeance, reaching for a familiar can of Sloppy Joe sauce seems like a godsend. After all, it promises a quick and easy solution to satisfy cravings and…
Anyone who prefers their chocolate “loaded” is familiar with the chocolate martini. Although there are countless variations of this classic cocktail, it’s most commonly made with a combination of vodka, chocolate liqueur, and Irish cream liqueur, and it is simply…
There is truly something joyous about a donut. It’s the perfect accompaniment to a mid-morning coffee or to be enjoyed simply as-is. Not to mention, the combination of a fluffy, cakey center and a slightly crisp sugar glaze, or an…
Finally getting to light up your smoker for the first time is worthy of celebration, but where do you begin? You know you want to cook up some pork but you haven’t given much thought to the different cuts of…
There are many words to describe the perfect cake: moist, delicate, sweet, buttery, fluffy, dense, crunchy … err, crunchy? Okay, maybe crunchy isn’t the first thing that one envisions when picturing types of cake, but there is a place for…
If you’re new to cooking with fennel, cutting the vegetable can seem daunting. As an underrated produce, fennel gets less recognition than its garden-grown counterparts like carrots or onions. It also comes with a unique, bulbous shape that requires a…