Evil Week: Trick Your Family Into Eating Lots of Tofu
Tofu isn’t the enemy, your family is. This jiggly soybean beauty has gotten more popular and enjoyed more acceptance in the last decade, but there are still some misguided family…
Tame the Heat and Treat Your Thai Curry Like Pasta Sauce
I get it, Thai curry can be hot stuff. Maybe it was the pad gra-pao recipe you tried, or the surprise chili pepper in your takeout two years ago that…
Cooking With Packaged Food Is Great, Actually
Packaged, processed, and semi-prepared foods are convenient and economical, but sadly, cooking with peel-apart biscuits and microwaveable pastas has endured a host of disparaging titles, including “cheap,” “low-class,” or “gross,”…
Make Better Meatballs With Anchovies
Making really good meatballs isn’t exactly rocket surgery. As long as you season them aggressively and use a light touch while mixing, you’ll be good to go. But I recently…
This Savory Risotto Cake Is Italy’s Best Kept Secret
Photo: Allie Chanthorn Reinmann I’m proud to say I’ve eaten a lot of Italian food in my day. Growing up in New Jersey, if we ever went out to eat,…
You Should Add Tofu to Your Meatballs
Photo: casanisa (Shutterstock) Dense meatballs got you down? Despite your attempts at rolling well-mixed yet tender meatballs, do you end up with rubber super balls every time? All that’s about…
Add Pine Nuts to Your Meatballs
Photo: Allie Chanthorn Reinmann I don’t think I’ve met a meatball I didn’t like, but once in a while, one has surprised me. Sometimes I’m smitten by an unusual meat…
Finish Everything With Breadcrumbs
Photo: Luisrftc (Shutterstock) Frequently added before cooking as binder (for meatballs) or a coating (for chicken cutlets), breadcrumbs can be mistaken for something that needs to be cooked. But breadcrumbs…
Always Label Your Leftovers, And Other Ways to Stop Your Family From Wasting Them
Photo: Amy Newton-McConnel (Shutterstock) If you’re like me, remembering to eat your leftovers is a losing game. Every week, I diligently scoop uneaten tilapia, sweet potatoes, pasta, meatballs—hell, even a…
Timpano Should Be a Thanksgiving Staple
Many of us have thrown off that comforting blanket of tradition and familiarity to ask the big question: How did turkey—a meat that is easily dried out and often described…