Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street

This is a "magic" mini-recipe extracted from a larger magic recipe: a rice pudding that's so inventive it's one of Paris's most talked-about…

Meet the “crazy” cake that breaks all the rules.⁠ ⁠ Born out of the Great Depression, then gaining a resurgence in popularity in the midst o…

Rich, creamy dal without the heaviness—that’s what we discovered in Sri Lanka, where coconut milk transforms humble red lentils into somethi…

The best recipe you’re never heard of is...rice pudding! Or, the version at L'Ami Jean (@l_ami_jean), where chef Stéphane Jégo turned a mund…

1-1-1 chicken: We love a formula, and we love it when it works. Chris Kimball (@cpkimball) learned about this common izakaya preparation in …

The Best Recipe You've Never Heard of is...Pasta With "Smothered" Tomatoes and Peppers! We were skeptical when Chris (@cpkimball) came back …

The best recipe you've never heard of is...Romanian lettuce soup! When Chris Kimball (@cpkimball) told us this was one of the best recipes h…

Three ways to turn bland supermarket tomatoes into a flavorful tomato sauce, courtesy of #MilkStreetCookingSchool director Rosie Gill (@rbra…

Anea Café in Tokyo is where Chris Kimball (@cpkimball) first tried this skillet pancake, with a texture similar to its American counterpart …

The best recipe you've never heard of is...Chocolate Potato Cake! It sounds strange, but it's one of the smartest solutions we've found to t…

One of the best recipes that Chris hadn't heard of until a recent trip to Japan is...Miso Pesto!⁠ ⁠ In Miyazu, Japan, we discovered kinome a…

Crème brûlée is the best dessert of all time, and we never make it because we hate the water bath. The whole thing seems totally doable unti…

J'accuse! Or, rather, José Andrés (@chefjoseandres) accuse! The French must surrender mayo—mahonesa—tout suite!⁠ ⁠ Andrés declares mayo a Sp…

Chris Kimball (@cpkimball) is done with boring, one-note marinara. This multi-layered version uses tomatoes three ways for complexity that r…

We were shocked—shocked!—by Chris’ review of the Bloody Chyna as the “best cocktail I have ever had.” Chris is not one for rave reviews, muc…

Parsley pesto! Sounds bland, but it’s not! We learned this super creamy, super fresh-tasting pesto in Amalfi, where we also learned to use l…

The best recipe you've never heard of is...Chocolate Gâteau Magique! The charm of this recipe is not lost on Chris Kimball (@cpkimball), who…

The famed garlic noodles at the Vietnamese restaurants Thanh Long and Crustacean are so good that they’ve become a signature San Francisco d…

Arugula pesto deserves a much more prominent place in the pesto hierarchy. For the garlic-averse, like our culinary production director Wes …

This version of Turkish rice pudding (sütlaç) is sort of like sütlaç with the charm of crème brûlée. ⁠ ⁠ What Chris Kimball (@cpkimball) lov…

The Best Recipe You’ve Never Heard of is...Austrian Skillet Soufflé! Or, Kaiserschmarrn, a word we’ve all spell-checked about 5,000 times si…

Homemade gnocchi is easier than you think. You don’t have to make potatoes from scratch—just use instant potato flakes. The flavor is just a…

Songkran—Thai New Year—is on April 13, and you’ll need crunchy, juicy dumplings to celebrate. Our digital staff writer, Allie Chanthorn Rein…

Songkran—Thai New Year—is on April 13, and you’ll need crunchy, juicy dumplings to celebrate. Our digital staff writer, Allie Chanthorn Rein…