I've been cooking off and on both professionally and at home for the last 15 years, but chocolate has never interested me. It always seemed too finicky, too exacting, too fickle a food to fuss with.

If you're making molded chocolates or any type of holiday candies, you need to know how to properly prepare the chocolate. Of course, you can use the melting wafers. But for the best candy such as ...

When it first hit the market in 2010, the Instant Pot was marketed as the ultimate do-it-all countertop appliance. “It’s 10 tools in one!” food bloggers would tout. Indeed, it works as a crockpot, ...