I loved Passover growing up. My mom would host 60+ people in our house, my grandmother would fill disposable hotel pans with brisket, sweet and sour meatballs and potato kugel. With all the amazing food I was always confused by how we settled for the c…
In Trenton, New Jersey, mustard pie is a local favorite. It’s exactly what it sounds like: a fantastic slice of NJ pizza with the zip and heat of spicy brown mustard spread just below the cheese. Here’s how to make your own.
I’m a great cook, but only a so-so baker. Over the past few years I’ve been trying to get deeper and deeper into the worlds of doughs, breads, and cakes. Through this journey one question has lingered at my mind: Why do we still use dry active yeast?
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Nothing says summer like a bright, juicy corn on the cob, cooked just right, and slicked with butter. To get that though, you first have to shuck that ear of corn. If you’re like me, all winter you look forward to the communal act of pulling out your l…
The Hotline gets so many questions about great recipes to make with young folks. To us, the perfect kid-friendly cooking projects should contain few ingredients, require very little prep, avoid too much work with knives or the stove and, maybe most imp…
Welcome to Hotline Rewind, the weekly series where we gather up your questions from the week (and pepper in some from the Hotline archives) about a specific topic. We have had a ton of people write in, asking what is the Hotline’s recommended method of…
Welcome to Hotline Rewind, the weekly series where we gather up your questions from the week (and pepper in some from the Hotline archives) about a specific culinary topic. Let’s cut to it: Today we’re talking about knives. Being confident at the cutti…
Welcome to Hotline Rewind, the weekly series where we gather up your questions from the week (and pepper in some from the Hotline archives) about a specific topic. Whether you’re a major home cook or a takeout obsessive, you still have to wash dishes a…
With news coming in about the ongoing bird flu, the Hotline has gotten a ton of questions about egg and poultry safety, budgeting, and alternatives—so we want to cut through the noise to provide some answers.
Why are eggs so expensive?
We are in the …
Welcome to Hotline Rewind, the weekly series where we gather up your questions from the week (and pepper in some from the Hotline archives) about a specific culinary topic. When the weather is—gestures broadly at everything—like this, nothing is more s…
Welcome to Hotline Rewind, the weekly series where we gather up your questions from the week (and pepper in some from the Hotline archives) about a specific culinary topic. This week we’re talking about meal prepping, which I promise you isn’t just for…
Welcome to Hotline Rewind, the weekly series where we gather up your questions from the week (and pepper in some from the Hotline archives) about a specific culinary topic. For years, I thought composting was a super complex process, reserved only for …
Cabbage is a top five vegetable in my book because of its affordability and versatility. It can be braised, sautéed, roasted, seared and stir-fried—you name it. But in my heart of hearts, my favorite preparation might just be slicing it super thin and …
Citrus season is in full swing, and if your kitchen is anything like the Food52 Test Kitchen, you are flush with spent lemons, limes, and oranges. While these zesty carcasses are great for composting, I wanted to share my favorite way to make the absol…
Lately, I’ve been working on a recipe for a Chorizo Sweet Potato Tot Hotdish, a southwestern twist on the Midwestern original using black beans, jalapeños, and enchilada sauce. I had been making it in a classic 9×13 casserole dish and wanted to test a …
The holidays are nearly over, which means if you’ve celebrated like I did, you have a fridge full of leftovers. Accordingly, we asked our readers and scoured our archive for questions about how to use leftovers and how to store them safely. Find our an…
For many people, the holidays mean crunchy, golden, deep-fried-delicious foods. Hanukkah is the festival of lights, but real ones know its really just as much about celebrating the oil that kept the lamps lit. That’s why we make latkes and sufganiyot (…
Savory chicken fat and fried onions push Rice Krispies Treats into gloriously salty-sweet territory.
