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  • Feature

    Making Roux

    A nutty-flavored thickener used in gumbo and several other New Orleans–style dishes. (By Lessley Anderson)

  • Feature

    Jazz Standard

    Gumbo is the ultimate improvisational dish. (By Lessley Anderson)

  • The Basics

    The Basics: How to Make Turkey Gravy

    Possibly the best part of Thanksgiving.

  • Q&A

    The Business of Fun

    Marco Pierre White is sometimes a slave, sometimes a devil. (By Sara Dickerman)

  • Home Cooking Digest

    Better Béchamel

    Tips for superior white sauce. (By Caitlin McGrath)

  • Test Kitchen Notes

    Bisque, Elevated

    A few small tweaks make a big difference in our shrimp bisque. (By Aida Mollenkamp)

  • Food Media

    What Every Cook Should Know

    Hooray for indispensable cooking techniques on the Internet. (By Traci Vogel)

  • General Topics Digest

    What Gumbo Is

    Gumbo is a soupy, stewy dish that’s a mainstay of Creole and Cajun cuisine. “Gumbo” is an African word for okra, and most gumbos use it for flavor and as a thickener for the stock. File powder (powdered... (By C. Thi Nguyen)

  • Home Cooking Digest

    On the Gravy Train

    Low-stress, flavorful turkey gravy. (By Caitlin McGrath)

  • General Topics Digest

    Thickening Gumbo

    The three basic methods. (By Sarah Perry)

  • General Topics Digest

    Japanese Curry Tips

    Japanese curry has a distinctive flavor profile quite unlike those of its Indian and Southeast Asian brethren. Home cooks throughout the world make it from packets of prepared spiced roux (to see why, check out <a... (By C. Thi Nguyen)

  • Home Cooking Digest

    A Gumbo for Lent

    New Orleans dish brings luck and friendship. (By Caitlin McGrath)

  • Home Cooking Digest

    Perfecting the Pot Pie

    Variations on the simple chicken pot pie abound. (By M.G. Shea)

  • Home Cooking Digest

    Haddock, the Other White Fish

    A good stand-in for cod and halibut. (By Caitlin McGrath)

  • Home Cooking Digest

    The Glories of Bacon Fat

    The secret culinary weapon. (By Caitlin McGrath)

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