Never leave buttermilk out of a recipe — it's essential for adding moisture and helping batters rise. You can create buttermilk substitutions using other dairy such as milk, yogurt, and sour cream.

It’s easy enough to make homemade yogurt using just your stovetop and oven. All you need is a culture starter, some milk, and a warm spot to let the bacteria ferment the milk. But will kitchen gadgets ...

If there's one thing you learn after years of cooking, it's how to do things the easy way whenever possible. I'm all about skipping superfluous steps, and I love a good one-pot meal as opposed to a ...