Welcome to The Cheater’s Guide to Thanksgiving. While there are plenty of tips out there for folks making scratch desserts and artisan loaves, the Cheater’s Guide focuses on the person who could use a ...

There are some kitchen tasks that everyone needs to know how to do well. Making a roux is one of those. Whether you need to thicken a sauce, enhance it with a nutty flavor, deepen the color or give it ...

While roux might sound like a fancy cooking term, it's actually a simple mixture of fat and flour used to thicken sauces, gravies, and, yes, gumbo. While roux is used in classic French cuisine, it ...