Sheela Prakash
Contributor
Sheela Prakash is a food and wine writer and recipe developer, as well as a registered dietitian. A longtime editor at Kitchn, she has also been on staff at Epicurious and Food52. Her writing and recipes can be found in numerous online and print publications, including Serious Eats, Tasting Table, The Splendid Table, Culture Cheese Magazine, Clean Plates, and Slow Food USA. She received her master’s degree from the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Italy and holds Level 2 and Level 3 Awards in Wines from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust.
The Secret to the Creamiest Polenta
Forget all that constant stovetop stirring—we found a better way to do polenta.
Are Pre-Washed Salad Greens Clean Enough to Eat?
Read this before you take your lettuce for a second spin.
7 Ways to Make Baked, Stuffed Apples
The fastest way to upgrade fall's favorite fruit.
4 Holiday Entertaining Shortcuts
Those calm and collected party hosts you see on TV? This is how they do it.
11 Things You Can Do With a Can of Chickpeas
This humble pantry staple can go the distance.
20 Ways to Eat Ricotta
Only a cheese as light as this can work for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert.
7 Easy Fall Recipes for the Weekend
Now that summer's over, it's time to get back on friendly terms with your stove.
How to Make Fresh Cavatelli Pasta. With Your Bare Hands.
This short pasta is fun to make—and even more fun to eat.
How to Make Fresh Long Pasta at Home
This Tuscan pasta, which resembles thick spaghetti, is dead simple to make yourself.
How to Make Orecchiette Pasta From Scratch
These bite-sized, cup-shaped pasta "ears" couldn't be easier to make.
9 Ways to Turn a Baked Potato Into Dinner
Fat, steaming spuds can be a fabulous main course—they just need a little dressing up.
11 Things You Should Never Put in Your Freezer
The freezer is a lifesaver—except when it kills the groceries you put into it.
21 Magnificent (and Surprising!) Ways to Use Maple Syrup
Drizzling it over your Sunday pancakes is just the beginning.
5 Simple Dinners for September Survival
It's the first full week back into your usual routine—make it easy on yourself with no-stress dinners.
Do You Really Need to Salt Eggplant?
Remember this the next time you pull out that salt shaker.
This Just May Be the Ultimate Way to Eat Eggplant
The Italians knew what they were doing—this sweet and sour dish is deliciously addictive.