The term "recipe development" may evoke images of seasoned chefs tirelessly testing dishes in professional kitchens, but in reality, anyone can learn to develop solid recipes of their own. To find out ...

Finally nail the golden ratio for rice, whether you're cooking for one or a crowd. The right water-to-grains, and delicious, ...

Celeb chef Alex Guarnaschelli has a ratio for salad dressing that only requires four ingredients and a little time to make ...

A well-written recipe is the cornerstone of every successful dish. Or is it? Complex recipes may follow a traditional format, where all of the measured ingredients are listed in order of use, ...

Press exactly 3 to 4 chocolate chips onto cookie dough for better chip-to-dough balance. Mix a plain dough first, then chill ...

Read more from Slate’s Food issue. “There are hundreds of thousands of recipes out there, but few of them help you to be a better cook in any substantial way,” Michael Ruhlman writes in the preface to ...

Most crumb cakes are more about the crumbs than the cake. But a truly great crumb cake — a tender, velvety bed with a blanket of shaggy nuggets on top — achieves harmony, each bite a balanced ...

Author Michael Ruhlman wants to free home cooks from what he calls the "shackles of the recipe." He says home cooks are so focused on recipes that... Throw Away The Recipe; Learn The Ratio Instead ...