When the idea of roasting a whole turkey for Thanksgiving rustles your feathers, braise a simple tied turkey breast roast instead. No bones to worry about, no huge turkey carcass squatting in your refrigerator all week. Because it is braised... More
©iStockPhoto.com/cveltri Throw away your powdered gravy mix, Martha Stewart says—there's no alchemy to turkey gravy. Almost everything you need to make a great gravy comes from the turkey itself: the meat juices and the crusty brown bits in the... More
If (like me) white meat is your favorite part of the bird, if you tremble at the thought of carving a whole turkey, or if you're planning a small Thanksgiving, minus the extended family, you'll love Ina Garten's roast turkey... More
Editor's note: Philadelphia food writers Joy Manning and Tara Mataraza Desmond drop by each week with Meat Lite, which celebrates meat in moderation. Meat Lite was inspired by the book coauthored by the two, Almost Meatless, due out in spring... More
©iStockphoto.com/RedHelga Since I was covered in tomatoes from the farmers' market and needed an interesting way to use them, I immediately jumped on a tomato curry recipe from Nigel Slater's The Kitchen Diaries. I decided to add chicken, and without... More
©iStockPhoto/Sage78 The first time I tasted the famed pretzel croissant at the City Bakery in Union Square, it was like a revelation from the culinary gods. The inside was light, flaky, and buttery—everything you would expect from a French... More
I decided to try this Cook's Illustrated recipe for sautéed chicken cutlets mainly for the accompanying shallot and white wine sauce, besides that I got a great new skillet and wanted to put it to some good use. It just... More
Don't let this seemingly simple recipe fool you as it did me—the white sauce packs the strength to convert smoked chicken into the truly sublime, and it's sure to be dressing almost all my birds from now on. More
Whenever you hear about how people don’t have time to cook because we’re all so busy with work and kids and the gym and eight hours per day of reality television and internet surfing and whatnot, don’t you think, “Hey,... More
You can't argue with meat on a stick. Especially if it's wrapped in bacon. On top of that kabobs happen to be one of the best items to grill as a group. They get everyone around the grill, cooking their own food, and are done quickly. Perfect for your upcoming Fourth of July cookout. More
