A.A. Newton's posts

The staggering beauty of mashed potatoes is fleeting: You have to eat as much as you can while they’re hot, knowing…

The ideal Pandemic Thanksgiving dessert is fancy enough to feel special while remaining as low-effort—and…

Thanksgiving simply isn’t Thanksgiving without pie. It follows, then, that every Thanksgiving needs a Pie…

So, you want to build a nuclear fallout shelter. You’re not alone: the civilian bomb shelter construction industry…

Outside of chicken and dumplings and matzo ball soup, you don’t see many recipes for humble blobs of boiled dough.…

I avoid mincing garlic at all costs. My technique is not the issue—my will is. I hate doing it, so I don’t. Having…

You can never have too much sauce. The right sauce can turn something as simple as a bowl of steamed vegetables into…

Great news for people who hate doing dishes: if you have a dishwasher, washing your dishes by hand is a colossal…

One of my favorite Panic Meals involves whatever sad produce I have in the fridge, purposefully burned to a crisp…

Grinding your own spices is one of the easiest ways to improve the flavor of your meals. Grinding them as you need…

Of all the many ways to preserve summer tomatoes, slow-roasting them might be my favorite. If you can carve out…

I’m not vegetarian, but my Taco Bell order is. I always get a quesarito (no beef, add beans, add potatoes), a spicy…

Popcorn is more than a snack; for me, it’s a way of life. My dedication to the lifestyle means that I’m always…

While I respect people who crave complete control over their seasonings, I embrace the shortcut lifestyle that…

No single ingredient ignites recipe culture wars quite like mayonnaise. As someone who happily licks it off the…

It’s no secret that I love eggplant and, over the years, I’ve gotten every preparation under the sun down cold—with…

Emulsifying hard cheese and pasta water into a perfectly smooth sauce is basically a graduate-level course in Pasta…

I am fanatically passionate about breakfast sandwiches. I love how customizable (and therefore deeply personal) they…

Late last year, I found myself at a crossroads. After ten and a half years, I was getting real fucking tired of…

Shallots are a top-tier allium. Sweeter and less harsh than yellow or red onions but every bit as flavorful, they’re…