In The Kitchen

Looking to master a basic cooking skill or learn more about an ingredient? You've come to the right place. Pull up a chair and we'll walk you through everything we know!
Toasted Pecans on a Tray
How to Toast Pecans
8 mins
Toasted Walnuts on a Baking Pan
How to Toast Walnuts
9 mins
Citrus with Some of the Rind Cut Off and on the Counter, a Knife and Citrus Rinds
How to Segment Citrus
Holiday Cookie Swap Round Up (from L to R): Raspberry Macarons, Chocolate Peppermint Shortbread, and Thumbprint Cookies
The 24 Best Cookies for a Holiday Cookie Swap
Negroni cocktails with campari and gin
How to Clarify Cloudy Campari
10 mins
Plate of Boneless Chicken Thighs on a Cutting Board and on the Counter Next to It, a Knife
How to Debone Chicken Thighs
Stock Poured from the Measuring Cup into a Pan on the Stove
Substitutes for White Wine in Cooking
Halved Avocados on a Counter with One Whole Avocado in the Middle
How to Ripen Avocados
Simply Fabulous Thanksgiving Recirc Image
Simply Fabulous Thanksgiving
Chopped carrots, celery, and onion in a dutch oven for an oxtail recipe.
What Is a Dutch Oven?
Jars of Fermented Pickles on a Counter
Fermented Pickles
15 mins
Bowl of Sauerkraut on a Counter with Jars of Sauerkraut Behind It
How to Make Sauerkraut
30 mins
Pomegranate Molasses Drizzled from a Spoon to a Small Bowl with More Pomegranate Molasses
What Is Pomegranate Molasses?
Small Bowl of Capers on a Wooden Board
What Are Capers?
Nicely Folded Burrito on a Plate with a Small Bowl of Salsa and in the Background, a Stack of Tortillas
How to Fold a Burrito
Sprigs of Dried Herbs on a Wooden Cutting Board Next to More Fresh Herbs and a Roll of Twine
How to Dry Herbs
Decaffeinated Coffee (Three Bags) and Some in a Small Bowl
Decaffeinated Coffee: Everything You Wanted to Know
Bread Sliced for How to Revive Stale Bread
How a Clever Cook Revives Stale Bread
Ginger Garlic Paste in a Bowl Surrounded by Pieces of Garlic and Ginger
Ginger Garlic Paste
5 mins
Water Added to Bowl of Rice (Method 2)
How to Rinse Rice
Food Scraps
Tackle Food Waste at Home, the Easy Way
Woman in Blue Apron Spooning Stuffing from a Bowl to 9x13 Baking Dish
Baking Dish and Casserole Conversion Guide
Cloves on a Wooden Tray
What Are Cloves?
Box of Baking Soda and a Measuring Spoon Full of Baking Soda
Does Baking Soda Go Bad?
How to Julienne Carrots
How to Julienne Carrots
5 mins
How to Keep Apple Slices from Turning Brown
How to Keep Apples from Turning Brown
Grill Brush Used to Clean Gas Grill
How To Clean a Gas or Charcoal Grill
Sprigs of Parsley, Rosemary, Mint, and Thyme on a Counter
How a Clever Cook Quickly Gets Herbs off the Stem
A tray of baked breaded chicken breast served with ketchup.
What Is the Difference Between Chicken Nuggets and Chicken Tenders?
How to Pan Sear Any Meat or Vegetable
How to Pan-Sear Any Meat or Vegetable
Chinese Five Spice on a Spoon with Some Overflowing onto a Plate
What Is Chinese Five Spice?
Adding Cans to Pot of Water for Bath Canning Method
Water Bath Canning for Beginners
Sterilizing Jars for Canning
How to Sterilize Canning Jars
Plate on a table with a burger, corn on the cob, and slice of watermelon
10 Creative Ways to Top Your Burger This Summer
Variety of Tempeh on a Cutting Board
What Is Tempeh?
What is smoked paprika?
What Is Smoked Paprika?
How to line a loaf pan with parchment paper
How to Line Cake and Loaf Pans with Parchment
bottom of a tub of sour cream shows expiration date
What's the Difference Between Expiration, Best-By, Sell-By, and Use-By Dates?
Food scraps in a zip-top bag
10 Essential Ways to Tackle Food Waste at Home
A jar of sweet paprika
What Is Sweet Paprika?
Burger dripping with blue cheese sauce, on plate with corn and watermelon
Let's Grill! Throw the Ultimate Backyard Burger Bash
Summer Cookbook Club illustration cookbooks on countertop
Summer Cookbook Club 2021
A variety of mimosas on a table and garnished with fruit for a DIY Mimosa Bar.
How to Host a Mimosa Bar
Tofu and Veggie in Rice Bowl
10 Key Points from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Sheet Pan Pizza with Roasted Cauliflower and Greens
How to Eat Less Meat
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Salad recipe with peaches, goat cheese, and pistachios plate the salads
Want to Eat Healthier? Simply Recipes Wants to Help!
Quick Miso Soup with fish, peas, herbs and soba noodles in a white bowl on a marble background.
Simply Recipes Healthy Eating Resources
Peanut Butter Protein Balls
Week 2 Challenge: Snack Smarter!
Week 3 Challenge: Intuitive Eating
Week 4 Challenge: One Simple Change
Misha and Vicki Collins with their kids and Emma Christensen making gnocchi
5 Tips for Raising an Adventurous Eater
70 mins
Decorating a pumpkin pie with leaves cut out of pie dough for Thanksgving family ideas.
8 Ways to Virtually Share Thanksgiving With Your Family This Year
A person holds a sliced pizza on a cutting board.
Summer at Home: Family Pizza Night!
A child holds a chocolate graham cracker smore during a backyard Smores Party.
Summer at Home: Throw a Backyard S’mores Party!
Two girls holding yard dice for backyard family activities.
How to Throw a Family Field Day
A Guide to Throwing a Small-Scale Holiday Party
Summer Cookbook Club
Black Lives Matter
Simply Recipes Crew
A Letter to Simply Recipes Readers in Response to Covid-19