Dressing Up Vegetables

• recipe

  Twice-Baked Potatoes with Cheddar Cheese and Scallions

  Double bake the potato shells, choose the right dairy for the filling, and finish under the broiler to make this common side dish even better.

• recipe

  Classic Stuffed Bell Peppers

  We discovered a technique for producing soft, tender peppers that are still firm enough to hold simple but flavorful fillings.

• equipment

  Pepper Mills

  This everyday gadget has been designed and redesigned a thousand times. But does a fancier mill mean the perfect grind?

• taste test

  Black Pepper

  Once a peppercorn is cracked, its volatile components begin to disperse, resulting in loss of flavor. The good news is that whole peppercorns are often less expensive than ground.