Easy Family Recipes

Buttermilk-brined Southern fried chicken with a crisp, craggy crust. Oil temperature, frying times by piece, and how to keep the coating from falling off.

Classic beef and sausage lasagna with a simmered meat sauce, seasoned ricotta and three cheeses. How to get clean slices, avoid a watery layer, and make it ahead.

Golden seared chicken cutlets in a creamy sun-dried tomato and Parmesan sauce, ready in about 35 minutes. How to keep the cutlets juicy and the sauce from breaking.

Southern-style baked mac and cheese with three cheeses and an egg custard that sets into sliceable, creamy squares. How to avoid a dry or grainy result.

Stovetop chicken and dumplings with flat, rolled dumplings simmered in a creamy broth. How to keep dumplings tender, not gummy, and when to lift the lid.

Chicken pot pie with a creamy vegetable filling and fluffy buttermilk biscuits baked right on top. No pie crust to roll, and how to keep the biscuits from going soggy.

Classic double-crust chicken pot pie with a creamy chicken and vegetable filling. How to avoid a soggy bottom crust and a runny filling.

Old-fashioned creamy potato soup with bacon, cheddar and sour cream, thickened by mashing half the potatoes. How to keep it from turning gluey or curdling.