The term "recipe development" may evoke images of seasoned chefs tirelessly testing dishes in professional kitchens, but in reality, anyone can learn to develop solid recipes of their own. To find out ...

Author Michael Ruhlman wants to free home cooks from what he calls the "shackles of the recipe." He says home cooks are so focused on recipes that... Throw Away The Recipe; Learn The Ratio Instead ...

A well-written recipe is the cornerstone of every successful dish. Or is it? Complex recipes may follow a traditional format, where all of the measured ingredients are listed in order of use, ...

Read more from Slate’s Food issue. “There are hundreds of thousands of recipes out there, but few of them help you to be a better cook in any substantial way,” Michael Ruhlman writes in the preface to ...

Maybe you've run out of brown sugar, or perhaps you're just feeling a little crafty. Either way, the warm, molasses-infused ...

To some, polenta is perhaps not much other than just slow-simmered cornmeal. Those who have taken the time to experiment with this delicious northern Italian classic -- which if you didn't know is one ...

Michael Ruhlman wants to free home cooks from what he calls the "shackles of the recipe." His new book, Ratio, is about learning basic ratios. For example: 3:2:1 — three parts flour, two parts fat ...