Recipe Fixes

Whenever I try to make a beef stew, the meat pretty much always comes out tough, and is not tender etc as the recipe always promises. What am I doing wrong? Today's stew was stew meat from New Le...

I make an ice cream cake for my husband's birthday every July. Over the years I have varied the non ice cream layers, sometimes using cookie crumbs as a layer sandwiched between ice cream but it a...

After a long time not using it, I dragged out the Ronco rotisserie and proceeded to cook 2 beautiful bone-in port chops to death. Without a recipe I really overestimated the cooking time. So they...

I love bars of all types ( aka tray bakes) but often wonder why some recipes call for a brief (10 minutes-ish) precook of the crust. Many recipes are very similar except for that step. You know t...

Hi all, I made a tomato sauce from scratch that called for a small tin of anchovies (2 oz) and 2 28oz cans of crushed tomato, along with the usual onion, garlic, wine, butter, etc. I used a tin...

I made TWO batches of mayo that failed. i use half a lemon.. pinch of salt and pepper... one egg.. squeeze of mustard and 1 cup avocado oil... i poured the oil very slowly into the blender as it ...

Followed a wonderful recipe, and the flavor was spot-on. Unfortunately, the texture was grittier than I would have liked. Is this due to my (inexpensive) food processor? Thanks!!

Sometimes when I go to make an egg, be it sunny side up or over easy/medium/hard, the egg is this beautiful, white, glossy oval. Almost like something out of a cartoon. (Then sometimes I can't make...

I just made Smitten Kitchen Thick and Chewy Oatmeal Cookies. But, alas, my cookies are not as thick and chewy as Deb's appear to be. Which of these reasons do you think might be the reason mine l...

Any secrets to making a moist falafel? I've been making them from scratch lately, they aren't bad but I want them to be more moist? More onion? Baking soda? Thanks

The link below is for my go-to carrot cake recipe. However, I do take liberties with the frosting recipe. My question is: how do I convert this cake recipe, which uses (3) 9' rounds to (2-3) 13x9...

I made Chicken Parmesan with mozzarella slices and while it was very good, the cheese was very chewy. I browned the breaded chicken in a pan, then put it in an oven dish with the marinara and folde...

Made brownies but they cracked quite a lot on top. What did I do wrong? Thanks.

I am using box cake mix (Duncan Hines lemon cake) and my cake rise but when cooling it deflates. I am wondering what I am doing wrong. I use an oven thermometer to make sure the oven is on the corr...

I am obsessed with the instant packages of udon - I prepare them as soup and love it for a quick meal during the week. Any fun and flavorful ideas for add-ins that will make it a little more nutrit...

Ican not get the split peas to soften, I have been cooking them for two days. I have been making split pea soup for 30 years and this is the first time those peas wont soften. i have already put ...

This year I have been making chili con carne a few times, and I just had my family over for dinner. But I wish it would taste even more chili. My version becomes just strong enough but not unpleasa...

I made beef shanks in red wine but this in the first time the sauce tastes somewhat bitter. Any remedies?

I recently got a ton of delicious raw goat milk and as I'll be going away for a few weeks, I thought I'd make some yogurt and kefir. The kefir is still plugging away (grains from "Kefir Lady") and ...