Lasagna is such a familiar dish that you might be surprised by an ingredient that isn't traditionally included. You should ...

Lasagna can be a heavy cheese bomb. The comfort casserole dish of noodles layered with a tomato-based meat sauce, mozzarella, ricotta and liberal doses of Parmesan is a rich dish that takes time to ...

The first thing you've got to know about béchamel is that it's what's known as a "mother sauce." (And no, a mother sauce is not a sauce that signs permission slips or helps you with your homework.) A ...

Whip up a batch of white sauce as a meal prep and use it for various dishes! This versatile sauce becomes the creamy foundation for a French-style ham and cheese sandwich (croque monsieur), a quick ...

Unpopular opinion: The best lasagna is made with béchamel, not ricotta. I know you’re probably scoffing at me right now; ricotta is most likely what you’re used to. Most will mix it with Parmesan, ...

Don't make lasagna until you've read this. Made with three ingredients—a roux of equal parts flour and fat (usually butter), whisked with milk—the smooth white sauce has myriad uses on its own, or as ...

The bechamel I learned to make in restaurant school was not much different from what my dad always whisked up as gravy for biscuits: fat and flour cooked into a roux, boiled fast with milk and spiced ...

Andres Barrera is a Chicago-based chef who has been cooking professionally for more than two decades. He is a veteran of the food and beverage industry who garnered national attention when he competed ...