Donna Pierce

For best results, let the bird rest, covered with foil on a cutting board for 15 minutes after removing it from the oven. Use the carving fork to steady the...

Poached pears offer an elegant platform for commercial or homemade dessert sauces. "When cooking with pears, remember that slightly underripe fruit holds up better," Barbara Flores writes in "Pears." She...

To store lemon grass, wrap stalks in damp paper towels, seal tightly in plastic and place in the refrigerator up to three weeks. To use, peel off tough outer layers...

To make uniform apple slices, cut apples in half. Cut out the core. Place halves cut-side down on a cutting board and slice into crescents. Or, core and slice apples...

Air-dry fresh herbs by tying bundles together with string and hanging them stem-side up in a warm, dry place away from direct sunlight until crumbly, about five days. If you...

Chives, including garlic chives with their hint of garlic flavor, make a great addition to herb gardens. To encourage tender new shoots, harvest all chives by snipping about 1/2 inch...

For a quick warm-weather appetizer, scoop out the center of cherry tomatoes with a melon baller. Turn tomatoes cut side down to drain for 5 minutes before filling with cream...

To make quick work of preparing matchstick (julienne) slices from vegetables such as peppers, potatoes and carrots, first stack large, thin (about 1/8-inch) slices of each vegetable. Then, slice into...

Capsaicin, the compound responsible for the heat in a chili, is found in the inner membranes where seeds are attached. It is fat soluble, which may be the reason some...

Quartering a cabbage offers an easy solution to removing the core. To do this, cut the cabbage vertically in half through the core with a large knife. Then cut each...