Ethel Brennan knows that her mother, Georgeanne -- cooking teacher, cookbook author and gardening guru -- won't settle for a mere pepper grinder. "Here, let me do it," Ethel says with a laugh as she ...

Professional kitchens run on one sacred principle that home cooks often ignore: mise en place, which means "everything in its place" and refers to all of the pre-cooking work. It includes gathering ...

Shouting “corner!” when you’re making microwave popcorn isn’t helpful, but there are some protocols and tricks from commercial kitchens you can—and should—adopt at home. Jeff Somers is a freelancer ...