Soup doesn't have to be fancy, or take all day -- just follow Tom's 6 Soup Rules.

When spring is slow to arrive, Tom takes matters into his own hands. (Don't miss his 6 tips for growing sprouts at home.)

A tale of culinary instruction gone wrong (plus five ways to make yourself a better cook).

Tom Hirschfeld teaches us how to make stir-fried noodles with whatever's in the fridge -- and not a takeout box in sight.

How to make your own sausage with just a sharp knife, in step-by-step photos. (Then use it to season everything in sight, starting with polenta.)

The best part of a roast chicken (or beef or pork) dinner? Meet pan juice jelly -- and 5 ways to use it.

Tom gives us the tools to never make (or eat) a lackluster potato again.

Put time into dinner now, and you can make it last forever -- or at least the whole week. Welcome to Halfway to Dinner, where we show you how to stretch your staples every which way. 

Tom shows us how he carves a whole turkey breast into three separate dinners, starting with Stuffed Turkey Breast Marsala.

Tom goes gluten-free on a favorite old shortbread, with no regrets.