Why Not Dust Your Fruits and Vegetables With Buttermilk Powder
Unless you are a fan of pouring buttermilk over cornbread (a classic Southern treat), or do a lot of enriched baking (or chicken frying), you probably don’t keep liquid buttermilk…
The Best Vegan Mashed Potatoes Start With Yukon Golds
There is only one Thanksgiving dish that cannot be made vegan: the turkey. The rest are surprisingly easy to modify, and mashed potatoes are the easiest. Non-vegans are always reticent…
You Should Waffle Some Instant Mashed Potatoes
I have a secret shame, and his name is Bob. Bob’s Red Mill Instant Mashed Potatoes, to be exact. I originally bought them to thicken up soups, but things have…
Make Super Smooth Mashed Potatoes With a Fine Mesh Strainer
Mashed potatoes are easy enough to make, but getting them to that perfect, creamy texture is harder than it first appears. Fans of smooth spuds usually end up purchasing a…
Nine Tips for Perfect Mashed Potatoes
I take mashed potatoes very seriously, and I can’t imagine Thanksgiving without them. Over the years, I have developed several recipes, methods, and hacks for making the creamiest, dreamiest, most…
Waffle Your Store-Bought Croissants
Photo: Claire Lower, Graphic: Bob Al-Greene I love waffling premade convenience foods, from frozen pound cakes, to honey buns, to mozzarella sticks, to the humble Uncrustable. The waffle maker doesn’t…
This Is the Right Way to Stuff a Waffle
There’s one good way to stuff a waffle, and at least two lousy ways to do it. That’s what I learned today. You might know this already, but I enjoy…
Stop Making Bad Coleslaw
The weather is warm and picnics, backyard grilling, and cook-outs are everywhere you turn, and you know what that means: somebody is going to bring a bowl of terrible coleslaw,…
Death to Watery Coleslaw
I love coleslaw of all kinds. I love sweet slaw, tangy, vinegary slaw, and hot slaw that’s been dressed with a little pepper jelly. What I don’t love is watery…
You Should Make Waffled Chocolate Sandwiches
Buying the “right” amount of ingredients for recipe testing can be challenging. Sometimes I buy too little, and have to haul my butt back to the store, and sometimes I’ll…