Potato salad is a fantastic option for meals, sides, and snacks. It is relatively easy to prepare ahead of time and usually goes down well with hungry guests and family. What happens if you’ve done...

Tomato paste is a staple ingredient for stews, casseroles, pasta sauces, and chili. Unfortunately, if you add too much tomato paste, your dish can turn out sour, metallic, and have a one-dimensional...

Where would the world be without onions? They appear in many of our favorite foods, including salsa and spaghetti sauce. Despite having the ability to make us cry, we toss them into soups, stews, and...

Potatoes are a family favorite, whether baked, mashed, scalloped, or fried. There's nothing worse than serving poorly cooked potatoes, hard and crunchy in the wrong places. Do potatoes go hard if...

Everyone loves a good Italian tomato sauce, rich with flavor, fresh with herbs, and sweet with caramelization. It often seems that a quickly cooked tomato sauce can be slightly bitter, but one...

A baked potato is more than just a side: it forms a bowl and a meal all in one. The ideal baked potato has a crisp “jacket” and a tender, fluffy interior, ready for butter, cheese, or a dollop of...