For rave-worthy soups, skip the store-bought stock. You can extract a cleaner, stronger broth from a combination of water and several pantry ingredients. It's all about layering powerful flavor-enhancers that you probably already have on hand - bacon, tomato paste,… — Claire Saffitz Copy Share Image
If you are the kind of person who makes homemade chicken stock on the regular and keeps it frozen in various sized containers for all your cooking needs, I truly commend you. Quality homemade stock will invariably add great depth… — Claire Saffitz Copy Share Image
Replacing white flour with whole wheat generally makes baked goods denser, drier, and more crumbly because the germ and bran in whole wheat absorbs… — Claire Saffitz Copy Share Image
Usually, turkey burger recipes result in something so lifeless and tasteless that drowning one in ketchup (that most perfect and delicious of condiments) doesn't… — Claire Saffitz Copy Share Image
Always bake in the center of the oven. A pan placed too close to the bottom of the oven will receive more heat radiating… — Claire Saffitz Copy Share Image
Lame blades can dull relatively quickly, so after slashing several loaves the blade won't slice through the dough with tremendous ease. (When this happens,… — Claire Saffitz Copy Share Image
Always use liquid measuring cups to measure liquid and dry measuring cups to measure dry. Especially when measuring flour, accuracy is important, so using… — Claire Saffitz Copy Share Image
I've always just operated with the attitude that if I work just as hard as I can, everything will be fine. — Claire Saffitz Copy Share Image
Depending on when vegetables are picked, they might take different lengths of time to cook. — Claire Saffitz Copy Share Image
Poached quince are so tender, aromatic, and rosy that you'd hardly believe the raw fruit is white, fibrous, and hard as a rock. — Claire Saffitz Copy Share Image
True marshmallow - and I'm not talking about those ones from a bag - is nothing more than an Italian meringue set with gelatin. — Claire Saffitz Copy Share Image
The mild creaminess of cottage cheese makes it a perfect blank canvas for almost any flavor combination, savory or sweet. Since it's so soft,… — Claire Saffitz Copy Share Image
One thing I hear a lot is that people feel less stressed out after they watch 'Gourmet Makes.' There's a transference of their stress… — Claire Saffitz Copy Share Image
