Poached Pear and Blue Cheese Salad

Pears poached in a spiced red-wine vinaigrette lift this classic salad from standard to stellar.

Buffalo Chicken Tenders with Blue Cheese Coleslaw

An instant sensation around the CHOW office.

Classic Cobb Salad

The original composed salad that originated at the Brown Derby in Los Angeles in the Hollywood heyday of the 1930s.

Blue Cheese Coleslaw

With celery, carrots, and cabbage.

10 Super Bowl Party Shortcuts

Less time cooking means more time for beer and TV.

Playing with Fire

CHOW tests the best kitchen torches on crème brûlée and beyond.

Pastry Puffs That Look Catered

This week’s mission: pseudo-elegant frozen pastry bites, and Wheat Thins with more fiber.

Second Careers in Food ... that Failed

Highway of sorrow paved with brioche.

A Little Something on the Side

Shake up tradition with these grilling accompaniments.

Fashionable Food: Rabbit Sugo with Egg Pasta

Who’s making it and how you can make it yourself.

James and the Giant Niche

Beard on Food proves that we still need James Beard.

Whole Grains 101

How to cook them and why they’re worth the wait.

Key to the Liquor Cabinet

How to create the ultimate home bar.

What to Eat at the Ballpark

Chowhound picks for the best food and drink at games across the country.

Budget Gift Guide

Finds for $15 and under.