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She also has a well developed sweet tooth, so when she has a hankering for a baked good she drops oh so many not-so-subtle hints about what would be really wonderful for dad or me to make. Her most requested cookie? This one, the ultra-thin gingersnap. Thin and crisp, the cookie practically melts in your mouth. Once you have one, it is almost impossible to stop eating them. Two Key Tips for Perfection The original recipe was passed along from food blogger to food blogger years ago by a woman who has since stopped blogging....

1. Age Your Dough in the Fridge to Develop Flavor I know, I know, it’s hard to imagine tacking on even more time when you need a homemade chocolate chip cookie ASAP, but letting the dough sit overnight will help. “The extra time helps age the dough which means more flavor,” says Lomas. “The extra time also allows your flour to hydrate for more even browning.” You can go straight from the fridge (or the freezer) to the oven, just be sure to adjust your baking time by a minute or two....

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While working in a restaurant in the New York Catskills, I had the good fortune to befriend my French chef neighbor and he gradually became my mentor. He had strong opinions about women working behind the line, which only further pushed me to become a pastry chef. Soon, brioche became part of my standard repertoire. What Is Brioche? Brioche is an enriched bread dough, made with butter and eggs for a rich flavor and tender crumb....

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This soup has beef and cheese in it along with onions, celery, and potatoes. It can be on the dinner table in about 45 minutes—very doable on a weeknight. How to Make Cheeseburger Soup This is a soup that benefits from cooking the ingredients in the right order. While it isn’t difficult, you can’t just toss everything in a pot and hope for the best! To make this soup:...

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Plus, you can make it in about 30 minutes. Soup is on, right?! The Basics of Carrot Soup The key to carrot soup is, unsurprisingly, the carrots. If you can, try to get a few bundles of the smaller carrots with the stems still on. I find the bulk bags of de-stemmed carrots are less sweet. Ultimately, though, you can use any carrot—even purple or white ones—and I won’t yell at you....

How To Make the Best French Onion Soup There are two essential components of a good French onion soup. The first is the stock. Your soup will only be as good as the stock you are using. This soup traditionally is made with beef stock, though sometimes a good beef stock can be hard to come by and expensive to make. If you use boxed stock, taste it first! If you don’t like the taste, don’t use it....

This version falls somewhere in the middle. There’s nothing too adventurous about the stuffing, but the gouda cheese is a definite upgrade from cheddar or parmesan and melts beautifully in the mushrooms. The Best Mushrooms to Use for Stuffed Mushrooms When it comes to stuffed mushrooms, one element I don’t recommend upgrading is the actual mushroom itself. I use white button mushrooms. They are readily available, easy to prepare, and are the perfect size and texture for a stuffed mushroom....

The Best Way To Grill Corn on the Cob I consulted “She-who-knows-everything-when-it-comes-to-home-cooking” (a.k.a. Mom) who informed me that the best way to grill corn on the cob is to grill corn in the husk, directly on a hot grill. The husks protect the corn on the cob from getting dried out, and the corn essentially steams in its own moisture while getting infused with smoky flavor from the charring corn husks....

We were offered paper plates for the clams and cups for the broth. I learned how to pull out the bellies and dip and shake the clams in the broth to clean them, and how to sip the broth carefully so the sand stayed at the bottom of the cup. Sea, sand, the waning sun, plenty of beer for the adults, children racing up and down the beach—that was a high point of summer in my childhood....

Homemade Kettle Corn Recipe My kids love family movie nights and we just can’t watch movies without popcorn! This Kettle Corn is an incredibly quick and easy, salty and sweet popcorn recipe. You don’t need a fancy popcorn maker since this is a stovetop popcorn recipe. What You Need to Make Kettle Corn Large Pot, Pan, or Saucepan with a Clear Lid – Use a bigger pot than you think you need!...

His mother, my grandmother who was born in 1899 and lived to the age of 97, used chicken feet when she made her stock and my dad could always tell when a soup had been made with stock from chicken feet. Chicken feet have their own unique and wonderful flavor, and the added gelatin from the feet give whatever dish is made with the stock a luxurious feeling when eating it....

Whereas the Sazerac is all restrained simplicity, the Hurricane is a party in a tall glass. It’s made with not one, but two kinds of rum, passion fruit purée or syrup, orange and lime juice, grenadine, and simple syrup. The result is a tropical boozefest that is anything but subtle. The Original Hurricane Recipe The Hurricane can be traced back to Pat O’Brien’s in New Orleans, where it was created in the 1940’s as an excellent way to drink all the rum coming into New Orleans from the Caribbean islands....

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What Is Pomodoro Sauce (or Sugo di Pomodoro)? Sugo di Pomodoro is Italian for “tomato sauce”. To be clear, it’s not the same as the tomato sauce that we are familiar with in the States. Tomato sauce in the U.S. comes in a can and tastes similar to tomato paste. In Italy, “tomato sauce” is an art form and also a staple in many recipes. I would even dare to say most Italians don’t even need a recipe for it....

The one cup of pumpkin purée can come from a can, or from leftover baked squash, any winter squash will do - butternut squash, acorn, pumpkin—they’ll all work. If you don’t like nuts, keep them out. If you like raisins, add them in. The ginger gives the pumpkin a spicy kick, but if you don’t like ginger, skip it. This pumpkin muffin recipe is flexible! Updated from the recipe archive, first posted 2007...