Tri-tip roasts were on sale at my favorite meat market last week on a buy-one-get-one special, and who could say no to that? The thing is, I confess that I’ve never cooked a tri-tip. They weren’t even ...

To make the porcini-chipotle rub, combine the first 10 ingredients in a spice mill and grind to a coarse powder. Rub the tri-tip roast with the olive oil, liberally coat with the spice mixture, and ...

The slow cooker is not the most fashionable appliance in your kitchen arsenal, but it may well be one of the most useful. Slow cookers first appeared in the 1970s and have long been relied on to ...