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Mushrooms duxelle is just a fancy French term that refers to sautéeing finely chopped mushrooms, onions, and herbs for a long time until they form a paste-like texture. The creamy mushrooms are delicious when spread over crusty bread. But an even better use is to add some sour cream and make a sumptuous gravy to pour over a warm, buttery biscuit.

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The hearty, heavy flavors of winter are growing tiresome but fresh spring ingredients like peas and asparagus have yet to arrive. While you wait, do yourself a favor and try out a few ingredients you might not have had in your kitchen before. It’s not only the perfect way to busy yourself while you wait for spring, but you also might just find one or two that will become new staples in your pantry.

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How to Cook Pork Chops in the Slow Cooker

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While it may seem like the slow cooker can do pretty much everything, there are certain instances when it really just isn’t the best one for the job. So before you dump anything and everything in it, read this first. Here are five items that are better left out of the slow cooker.

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Poached eggs are a glorious thing. It’s easy enough to make them on the stovetop when you’re just cooking one or two, but for making a larger batch of poached eggs, it’s time to reach for the slow cooker.

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Slow-Cooker Chicken Burrito Bowls

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You wouldn’t leave the oven or stove on when you leave the house to run errands or head to the office, so why is the slow cooker an exception? Is it really OK to leave it on all day on your kitchen counter when no one is home?

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The Best Butter for Your Toast: We Tried 7 Brands and Ranked Them

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Having grown up on the East Coast, I’ve only ever known American-made butter to come in long, narrow sticks. Turns out I was living in a butter bubble; it wasn’t until I heard a story one evening on NPR’s Marketplace about the difference between West Coast and East Coast butter that I realized there was a difference to be known at all.

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If you love the way a plain pat of butter transforms everything it touches, it’s high time to bring compound butter into your life. Mixed with ingredients like herbs, spices, spreads, fruit, and jam, compound butter is a deliciously wonderful way to bring rich flavor to your plate. Used on everything from a simple piece of toast to roast chicken, it takes just minutes to whip together, but leaves lasting results.

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Maple Pecan Blondies with Maple Butter Glaze

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There’s no shortage of desserts out there that won’t benefit from a punch of nutty flavor and texture from peanuts, pecans, walnuts, or almonds. Nuts also give baked goods an extra boost of rich, fatty flavor. And with so many options, there’s a treat out there with your name on it. Time to make a batch of cookies, blondies, or pecan sticky rolls this weekend!

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