Dinner on a Dime

• recipe

  Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes

  Replacing the butter and cream with buttermilk doesn't work. (Unless you like curdled, parched spuds.) So what's the secret to tangy, creamy mashed potatoes?

• recipe

  Pan-Seared Inexpensive Steak

  Tired of paying $12 a pound for porterhouse or T-bone? We tested 12 'cheap' steaks to find out how to save money without skimping on flavor or texture.

• equipment

  Sauciers

  Will a saucier make your risottos turn out better? Probably not. But it might make you turn them out more often.

• equipment

  Steak Knives

  Which set of steak knives can really cut it?

• taste test

  Inexpensive Steaks

  We taste-tested 12 inexpensive steaks to find which were pan-worthy.