Executive food editor Kemp M. Minifie shares her two favorite techniques for making perfect chicken salad.

Students of Moroccan cuisine will tell you that olives don’t belong in a chicken stew with prunes, but if you love that sweet-briny balancing act, feel free to add them....

Cooking quinoa so that it’s light and fluffy like couscous is a great trick to learn.

Executive food editor Kemp M. Minifie shares her trick for preparing collard greens in just 3 minutes.

Executive food editor Kemp M. Minifie shows her method for chopping and peeling butternut squash for a quick weeknight meal of Butternut Squash Pasta.

If you are a fan of pumpkin-stuffed ravioli with sage butter—an Italian classic—think of the pasta dish below as its less-demanding cousin.

Executive food editor Kemp M. Minifie demonstrates a recipe for the ultimate waffle from Marion Cunningham’s The Breakfast Book.

This take on hoppin’ John—a traditional favorite from the Lowcountry of South Carolina and Gerogia—is our idea of easy.

Need a sure-fire hit for the holidays? This easy, full-flavored mushroom lasagne will impress both your vegetarian and meat-eating guests.

If you’re looking for a lasagne that can play the lead as a vegetarian main dish or a supporting role to a meaty roast, this is it.