Cheesy Chips Mellow Out

This week’s mission: A subtler take on a corn chip favorite, and a terrific “natural” fruit drink.

Done Eating, Not Dining

When should a server take your plate?

When Pasta Met Sauce

A guide to which sauces go best with which noodles.

10 Things to Cook for One

A bowl of cereal is not dinner.

Make Your Own Mozzarella

Cheesemaking made simple.

Salmonella Is in the Air

Are eggs a bacterial time bomb or simply a seasonal reminder of fluffy bunnies and chocolate?

Meal Kits: From Good to Worse

This week’s mission: Just add chicken to two different premade dinners.

Chicken in a Burger Suit

This week’s mission: preseasoned, grillable chicken patties and fancified crackers.

The Basics: How to Make Chicken Quesadillas

A simple Mexican appetizer or light meal.

Mum's the Velveeta

Keep your secret ingredients secret.

Alluring Burger King Apple "Fries"

This week’s mission: low-fat prepackaged ice cream cones, and a healthier Burger King kids' meal.

California Roll, Dragon Roll, Nematode Roll?

Fish, both wild and farmed, contain parasites. They’re gross but easy to get rid of.

Cheap, Good Frozen Lasagne

This week’s mission: Healthier breakfast junk food and decent frozen Italian entrées.

2009 Presidential Inauguration Menu

Celebrate with food inspired by Barack Obama’s favorites.

Shelf-Stable Ice Cream Float Disaster

This week’s mission: a fake prefab float, and a better-quality Nestlé Crunch bar.