Al dente: Italian for “to the tooth,” aka when pasta is cooked until it has a pleasant bite but isn’t too crunchy or too mushy. Baste: To brush or pour juices, sauce or melted fat over a piece of meat ...

I thought we would take a little break from just doing recipes. What will follow are one or more recipes and entries from the glossary of "A Cook's Table" that […] The post A cook's table first ...

Most is pearled to remove the inedible outer hull and some of the bran, yet is still considered whole grain because some bran remains. Scotch (or pot) barley has been only partly pearled; hulled ...

Today’s modern housewife is a far cry from the lady of yesteryear whose role seemingly was only to bear children, wash clothes, ensure that the house is kept tidy and last but not least cook for the ...

Americans have borrowed many favorite dishes and cooking methods from France, adopting the sometimes mystifying French terms that go along with them. Count on this glossary for help in pronouncing and ...

Michael Ruhlman wants bacon for breakfast. So he trots down to his basement refrigerator and returns with a big Ziploc bag holding a slab of pork belly that has been curing for a week in thyme, garlic ...

You’ve donned your proverbial chef’s hat, you’re in the middle of making crème brûlée and BAM, you’re a deer in the headlights. “What the hell does temper even mean?” you cry as hot milk slops onto ...