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What do you get when you mix a whole pint of Haagen-Dazs with some self-rising flour? You get ice cream bread, of course. One Reddit user recently popularized this brilliantly simple recipe.

It turns out that ice cream bread is a bit of an Internet sensation right now, so we'll probably have to pick a flavor and just make it. Reddit user airforce husband took the plunge...

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Chef and ricotta enthusiast Viviane Bauquet Farre provides step-by-step instructions on how to make the perfect ricotta in your very own home. Try it with goat’s milk for a tangy version or sheep’s milk for Italian-style ricotta.  
 
The revelation for me was that making ricotta at home is almost as easy as boiling an egg! Today, making my own ricotta is as routine as brewing my morning tea.
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Creamy mascarpone lends a dense sweetness to these wheat muffins, which are also pleasantly punctured with fresh lemon zest and greek yogurt.

If you haven’t noticed, I’ve been on a massive mascarpone kick the last few months. Putting it in EVERYTHING. Sweet, savory, using it as a spread… literally, all the things. I’ve always enjoyed it but maybe… just… never knew it’s true potential?

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Athenos Feta has come up with some truly interesting commercials as of late -- all of which feature the character "Yiayia," a stubborn Greek grandmother. Watch one of the commercials below (that features a goat milking) and make your own judgements.

Other videos in the series include Yiayia calling a stand mixer a "devil machine," which she promptly attacks with a broom, as well as a video in which Yiayia hears the voice of God (or the commercial voice-over, you decide)....

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Some people get really upset when you don't share your cheese. Tiara Drake, 24, of Battleboro, North Carolina, allegedly poisoned her family's cheese with household cleaner Ajax after they refused to share their snack. No one was hurt.

Authorities said she poisoned the food before her family woke up on Friday and they used it to make breakfast.
Officials said four of the family members noticed there was something wrong with the cheese and Poison Control was called....

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It's wedding season, and sometimes couples opt for the DIY route. It's also graduation season, when backyard parties can get large quickly. Thinking of making ice cream for 100+ people? Serious Eats has a handy tutorial for getting it done right the first time.

Making ice cream for a large crowd isn't as hard as constructing a wedding cake, but it's not like baking a quadruple batch of brownies for a school bake sale either. You need equipment, time, and some big-ass pots...

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If you love Sriracha, you're gonna love this burger. No, it's not just topped with the ubiquitous rooster sauce. The patty itself is infused with soy and Sriracha, and the cheeseburger is topped with a Sriracha-blue cheese dressing. Oh, and there's also the melted Swiss of your choice coating the juicy patty.

The blue cheese-Sriracha acts as an amped up secret sauce, tart and creamy with a little bit of spice. And the onions caramelized in bacon fat? Well, that's...

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If you're searching for a gorgeous spring appetizer, look no further than these ombre goat cheese "jewels" from 7970 Miles. The color comes from different shades of beets, and we all know how fabulously beets and goat cheese pair. Beautiful and delicious? Perfect.

went to a wonderful dinner last week, here in New York, to celebrate the opening of a friends exhibition. The setting was spectacular – high above the west side highway, with sparkling views of lower...

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Grilling season is upon us, and so is prime beer-drinking season! However, the two may be harder to pair than you'd anticipate. To help, Serious Eats asked several Cicerones (the beer equivalent of a sommelier) to give their top recommendations. Cheers!

Whether you're making grilled eggplant, bratwurst, or grilled salmon, our beer experts are on hand to suggest a brew that will make everything taste better together.

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Liu Yang of China is bringing authentic, French-style cheese to the streets of Beijing with his cheese shop Le Fromager de Pekin. Currently, the most popular dairy products in China are processed yogurts and pasteurized milk, but Yang is determined to broaden the palate of his clientele. 

His market is growing. As China becomes more affluent, palates have gotten more sophisticated. The...

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