Grilled beets for the multi-tasker -- and (optional) redemption for cottage cheese.

A whipped cream with staying power, just in time for apple pie season.

How to coax out the riches of a red pepper -- step away from the burner.

When you just can't look another zucchini in the face, put it on a pedestal.

A blueprint for the smoothest, most scoopable homemade ice cream (no yolks allowed).

For a humble stew of summer produce, ratatouille has been known to stir up a lot of fuss. Not this time.

Ribs that debunk that whole low-and-slow doctrine -- and make you popular anyway.

Shirley Corriher, Harold McGee, and Rose Levy Beranbaum tell us why cornstarch makes the silkiest waffle in town.

The most famous tomato sauce on the internet, from Marcella Hazan's Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking.

How to make good on the peaches you'd never want to eat, from Bill Smith's Seasoned in the South.