In his poem “Digging,” Irish poet Seamus Heaney describes the sensation of holding potatoes as “loving their cool hardness in our hands.” That “cool hardness” is the start to a proper mash, which ...

At some point during every cooking class I teach, I do my signature move: dramatically add handful upon handful of salt to a large pot of boiling water, then taste it and add even more. Across the ...

The perfect french fries are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. If you don't want to mess with deep-frying, this technique of steaming-then-roasting may be your best alternative. The ...