The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science

2 tablespoons minced fresh basil or parsley (or a mix) Place the lasagna noodles in a 9- by 13-inch baking ...

rack to catch any drips, then place the lasagna on the rack above it and bake, rotating the ...

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CREAMY SPINACH AND MUSHROOM LASAGNA It was 2 a.m. on a chilly fall morning in our New York City apartment ...

“What are you doing at two in the morning?!” she asked in her I’m-not-really-yelling-but-I-am-in-my-head voice. “Um. ...

the ultimate version is what we were after, and we were already putting in the not-insignificant ...

CREAMY SPINACH AND MUSHROOM LASAGNA NOTE: The mushrooms can be chopped with a knife. Alternatively, br ...

3 medium cloves garlic, minced or grated on a microplane (about 1 tablespoon) 2 pounds spinach, washed, tough ...

before adding the next. Once all the spinach has been added, add 1 cup of the heavy cream an ...

the remaining 2 tablespoons butter, and heat until melted. Add the flour and cook, whisking constantly, until ...

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BAKED MAC ’N’ CHEESE Unlike gooey stovetop mac ’n’ cheese, baked mac ’n’ cheese should have a tender, uniform, ...

If you get right down to it, starch is a tiny molecule used by plants to store energy, but, more i ...

In their raw state, starch molecules are bundled tightly together into granules. In order to activate their ...

the interior. For this reason, it’s essential to add your starch in a form whereby the li ...

Wheat Flour 1 tablespoon Cook in 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat, stirring constantly, until a light blond c ...

formed, then whisk into hot liquid. Arrowroot 1 teaspoon Combine with a small amount of cold liquid until a ...

The rate at which you add a liquid to a flour-and- butter roux can have a drastic effect on th ...

Allow to come to a boil, stir in the remaining cheese, and set aside. Results Rapid. ...