If your tried-and-true chicken tetrazzini is coming out raw in the middle (scary!) or your cupcakes burn to a crisp in half the suggested baking time (bummer!), then it may be high time you learned ...

Ashlee spent time as a newspaper reporter, AmeriCorps VISTA and an employee at a healthcare company before she landed at CNET. She loves to eat, write and watch "Golden Girls" (preferably all three at ...