Cooking Techniques to Perfect

Chad Robertson, one of America's best bakers, tells how anyone can make stunning loaves.

• Crusty White Bread (left)

• Crusty Wheat Bread

• Crusty Rye Bread

Cookbook author Domenica Marchetti makes her stellar ravioli with three great fillings and one smart shortcut.

• Easy Ravioli (left)

• Four-Cheese Ravioli Filling

• Carrot-and-Ricotta Ravioli Filling

• Meat Ravioli Filling

Following the example of pickle-obsessed chefs, Grace Parisi creates three simple brines for everything from carrots to cauliflower.

• Spicy Dill Quick Pickles (left)

• Winey-Briny Quick Pickles

• Curry Quick Pickles

Grace Parisi creates four flavorful sauce recipes by scattering ingredients like lemons, tomatoes, chiles and dates in the roasting pan.

• Moroccan Roasted Chicken (left)

• Ginger-Roasted Chicken

• Curry-Roasted Chicken

• Herb-and-Lemon-Roasted Chicken

American chefs are busy riffing on this Italian classic. Here, Grace Parisi shares one traditional recipe and three tasty variations.

• Carrot-Potato Gnocchi (left)

• Roasted Garlic-Potato Gnocchi

• Rye-Potato Gnocchi

For exquisitely flaky biscuits, Grace Parisi makes sure to do two things: Use lots of cold butter and chill the dough before baking it.

• Sweet Lemon-Poppy Biscuits

• Herb-Gruyère Biscuits (left)

• Savory Cranberry-Walnut Biscuits

With Korean, Vietnamese and Chinese flavors and an easy five-minute dough, Grace Parisi makes the perfect pot stickers.

• Pork-and-Kimchi Dumplings (left)

• Watercress-and-Tofu Dumplings

• Chicken-and-Lemongrass Dumplings

F&W's Grace Parisi makes the best classic buffalo wings (slightly crispy, a bit saucy and very spicy), then creates seven new versions with flavorings like Old Bay or Jamaican jerk.

• Ginger-Honey Hot Wings (left)

• Jamaican Jerk Hot Wings

• Mango-Curry Hot Wings

• Maple-Chipotle Hot Wings

• Old Bay Hot Wings

• Sweet & Sticky Hot Wings

• Thai Green Curry Hot Wings

Grace Parisi shares a simple, classic recipe for Milanese risotto, then offers three worldly variations.

• Wild Mushroom-and-Red Wine Risotto (left)

• Fennel and Sausage Risotto

• Creamy Seafood Risotto