Leslie Land

Why should the origin of something as good as Boston cream pie be such a mystery? Learn more about the history of Boston cream pie.

Can you freeze shrimp? Of course, but the methods for how to freeze raw shrimp and how to freeze cooked shrimp are different. Learn how to freeze shrimp.

What’s the difference between dressing and stuffing? And which is best? Leslie Land has the answers (and recipes).

Why should the origin of something as good as Boston cream pie be such a mystery? Learn more about the history of Boston cream pie.

What’s the difference between lemon rind and zest? And how to they differ from the lemon peel? Our expert has the answer.

Is there a difference between light brown sugar and dark brown sugar? Does it matter which one you use if the recipe doesn’t specify? Get the answer.

If you ever find yourself in charge of preparing a salmon dinner for 70 wedding guests, poaching it in the bathtub is a non-traditional (but doable!) approach.

Do you know where the first chocolate chip cookie was invented? Learn the history of Toll House Cookies, America’s favorite cookie.

Photo/Art by Brenda Darroch Please settle a dispute: my friend says the best mushroom caps are the ones that are tightly closed and that open ones will spoil much sooner. I say bigger is better. Who’s right, and can you tell me how to choose fresh mushrooms? It depends on the mushroom, but I’ll assume […]

The best way to tell “fresh” among live lobsters is to look for the liveliest. They get lethargic as they go along. In fact, lobsters that are held in tanks for a long time after they’re caught may move so little that they have moss growing on their shells. Do not accept a mossy lobster. […]

  I want to make thick & chewy chocolate chip cookies , not ones that are thin and crisp. I use a modified Toll House cookie recipe and still use butter (not honey), yet I can’t get the cookies to be as thick as those I remember my grandmother making. They seem kind of runny, […]

I want to give my family the fiber that is good for us, but I don’t like the spongy center of zucchini or the large stems of spinach. Still, I pay good money for cold cereal full of bran. Am I throwing away fiber in vegetable skin when I discard the outer layer of a […]