What Makes Cheddar Cheese Sharp?

The nutty tang is so good.

The Basics: How to Make a Cheese Frittata

Eggs for dinner are fun.

Cream Cheese Pinwheels

Crisp cream cheese cookies filled with raspberry jam.

Why Does Cheese Get Rubbery when Melted in the Microwave?

Keep it creamy and soft by following a few simple tips.

Microwave Bean-and-Cheese Burrito Taste Test

Food or foe?

Why Can Lactose-Intolerant People Eat Some Cheeses and Not Others?

It has to do with how long the cheese is aged.

Stuffed Poblanos with Black Beans and Cheese

Super veggie burrito meets grilled peppers.

Fusilli with Parsley, Walnut, and Black Olive Pesto

Hearty whole-wheat pasta with a zing that comes from goat cheese.

Pasta Carbonara with Peas

Peas brighten up this rich dish.

Great Grater, and Now Greater Graters

Microplane changed cheese graters forever. It just keeps getting better.

Low-Rent Umami

This week’s mission: a pseudo-healthy version of ground-beef stretcher, and a chemically enhanced mass-market cookie.

Joyless, Sullen Brown Brick

This week’s mission: healthy candy bars and high-end Pringles.

Healthy Mini Pizza Roll Adventure

This week’s mission: ostensibly wholesome pizza snacks.

Things to Do with Stale Bread

Ten uses for an old loaf of bread, from thickening gazpacho to soaking up the Grand Marnier in grown-up French toast

The Prodigal Nut Returns

Welcome back, chestnut!