Skip to main content

Ingredients

How to Buy the Right Pasta for Any Recipe

Fresh, dried, long, or short, there’s a perfect pasta for every sauce.
Basil and ground chicken on white rice in a white bowl
icon
Gallery
Ingredients

23 Fresh Basil Recipes for Pesto and Beyond

Grilled corn with basil butter, pineapple shrimp noodles, slow-cooker pork with zesty basil sauce, and more.
Different types of onions on reflective service
icon
Gallery
Expert Advice

15 Types of Onions and How to Use Each One

Learn the differences between white and yellow onions, shallots, spring onions, scallions, and more.
Glass bottles of seltzer mineral water club soda and tonic water.
Ingredients

How to Pick Between Club Soda, Seltzer, and Tonic

Whether mixing drinks or sipping solo, which sparkling water you choose makes a difference.

Origin Stories

The High Cost of Year-Round Asparagus

How did this icon of spring go from seasonal treasure to year-round supermarket staple? Free trade and the war on drugs provide some clues.

What’s the Difference Between Ginger Ale and Ginger Beer?

When you want bubbles and spice and everything nice, which one do you choose?

Where Did All the Apples Go?

There were once 17,000 varieties of apples in North America. Why have so many gone extinct?

How to Clean and Store Strawberries

Our test kitchen’s tips to make fresh berries last their longest.

What’s the Difference Between Coconut Milk and Coconut Cream?

And what about cream of coconut? Here’s how to use each ingredient.

3 Ways to Toast Pecans So You Never Burn Them Again

Before mixing pecans into pie—or anything else—toast them for maximum crunch and the richest flavor.

How to Cook With Baharat, the Spice Blend You’ll Always Want On Hand

This Levantine mix adds dimension to kofte, grilled vegetables, and even fruit cobbler.