Best Beef Stew

• recipe

  Acorn Squash with Brown Sugar

  Tired of mealy, stringy squash that takes an hour to bake? We wanted it faster and better.

• recipe

  Carbonnade a la Flamande (Belgian Beef, Beer, and Onion Stew)

  We wanted hearty chunks of beef and sliced sweet onion in a lightly thickened broth, laced with the malty flavor of beer.

• equipment

  Paring Knives

  Can a $6 knife outperform a $30 competitor?

• taste test

  Beer for Carbonnade

  When making carbonnade, purists will settle for nothing less than a traditional copper-colored Belgian ale.