Christmas means different traditions for those who celebrate, whether it’s white elephant gifts, seeing holiday lights, volunteering, caroling with good company or partaking

In Food52’s latest contest, we asked you to take our trusty cooking sidekick — the humble potato — and make it

Christmas lunch is at your friend’s house this year, and they’ve asked you to bring a plate. Money is tight.

I don’t think I’ve ever worked in a newsroom that wasn’t in some way powered by coffee. The idea that

Brown butter is culinary magic. In case you’re unfamiliar with it, brown butter is essentially melted butter with caramelized milk

I was late to the casserole party. I grew up in a very small, and frankly, antisocial household. I think I

For as long as I can remember, my church has held a “cookie walk” on the Sunday before Christmas. Basically,

The molasses cookies were delicious, soft and chewy. But afterward, my lips started to feel strange, tight and stinging. They were

The first time I had a knish was a formidable moment. My mother went to a Jewish deli and brought

Hanukkah, the Jewish “festival of lights,” commemorates a story of a miracle, when oil meant to last for one day

I first became familiar with Erin Jeanne McDowell — and her smart, warm form of culinary instruction — when I

It is cold outside, and there’s nothing quite like a hot drink to warm the cockles. In the history of

Christmas dinner is considered by many to be the best meal of the year, and yet when it comes to

It goes without saying that Academy Award nominee Kate Hudson — co-star of the unfairly maligned “Bride Wars,” along with a slew of

You saw it at Thanksgiving, and you’ll likely see it at your next holiday feast: piles of unwanted food –

Crescent dough —the seamless pastry dough sheet used for making flaky crescent rolls (not to be confused with croissants) —

Sustainability is rarely as simple as a yes or no question, and that’s especially true with seafood. Seafood is the last

You might think it was the beginning of the end of the Beyond. After showing up on every menu you

For years and years, candy canes have been a comfortable, fixed component of the holiday landscape of iconic images: their brittle

In the last 40 years, obesity has been constantly rising. This has happened despite the popularity of all kinds of