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