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.
How to Cook and Eat Your Way Through Halloween Weekend
Because you can't survive on "fun" size candy bars alone.
Upgrade Your Hot Apple Cider
A few twists make this signature fall drink even more inviting.
How Can I Snag One of Those Fancy Turkeys?
Now's the time to pre-order your bird from some of the best purveyors in the country.
What's Really In Your Bag of Frozen Berries?
What to look for the next time you reach into the freezer case.
6 Things You Can Do With Frozen Pizza Dough (Besides, You Know, Pizza)
It's sort of ironic how something can come out of your freezer so solid and cold, and just a little bit later be so soft and warm.
22 Awesome Ways to Use a Bag of Pumpkin Seeds
Pick up a bag of the hulled green seeds (also called pepitas). They're more than just a snack.
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,anddessert.
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.