I’m quickly becoming a TikTok convert, particularly when it comes to surprising food hacks. One in particular, though, has really come in handy lately: a mess-free trick for juicing lemons in no time. You squeeze out a ton of juice, you don’t have to worry about getting seeds in said juice and it doesn’t require…

Sometimes, the “proper” technique just doesn’t work for the home cook. In culinary school, we were taught how to mince garlic by using the side of our chef’s knives to smash a clove, then dice it into teeny tiny pieces. That works, but chopping the pieces small enough can be tedious. So, one very odd…

Maida Heatter’s a legend among bakers for her cakes, but her cookies are pretty popular, too. So popular, in fact, that she had no qualms about naming her take on chocolate chip cookies “Positively the Absolute Best.” Since I’m perpetually in pursuit of the best chocolate chip cookie recipe, I’m morally obligated to try it.…

Learning how to dice an onion was honestly, truly the best thing I learned after weeks and weeks of intensive culinary school programs. Sure, I learned how to debone a fish, roast a chicken, cover a cake with fondant and all of the essentials of fine cooking, but the one thing I turn to again…