Let's be honest: The idea of cutting an onion is a little daunting. I mean, who wants to have to cry just to get dinner on the table?! So many of us conjure up images of burning eyes and tears ...

Wipe away your tears, both figuratively and literally. When you learn how to cut an onion, you’ll be shocked to see how quickly and easily you can do it. With tips to keep you from crying when you cut ...

I’ll never forget the time I had to slice and caramelize 50 pounds of onions for a catering job. I didn’t realize my eyes could produce that many tears. My eyes get red and puffy for hours after I cry ...

The cookbook author Kenji López-Alt dives deep into a question of his own, with computer models and all. By J. Kenji López-Alt Kenji López-Alt has spent the last 15 years of his career rigorously ...

Cutting an onion can feel like trying to escape a maze, blindfolded. One wrong turn—or slice—can send you swiftly down the wrong path. And then there are all of the different verbs—you can slice an ...

Whether you’re grilling them, sauteeing them, frying them, pickling them or just eating them raw, there’s no denying onions are one of the tastiest items you can pick up in the produce department. The ...

Toward the end of Henrik Ibsen’s play “Peer Gynt,” a saga of the self under siege, we find Gynt deep in the forest, peeling a wild onion. He compares his many selves – cheat, shipwreck survivor, liar, ...

I don’t know anyone who doesn’t like fajitas. Know why? Because fajitas are endlessly adaptable. Don’t like bell peppers? Leave them out. Not into steak? Use chicken. Fajitas are best served on a big ...

I often receive emails from our readers, who will ask questions about a recipe or culinary technique or share a memory about a dish we recently featured. Many of you have the same questions, and I am ...