Picture this: You are face to face with a recipe that lists ingredient amounts in grams, but you have only ever measured in cups. Suddenly, you’re in unfamiliar territory. How are you supposed to know ...

Be accurate! This chart helps you convert measurements from cups to grams and ounces, depending on what your recipe calls for. Toru Kimura/Getty Images Measuring your ingredients by weight (in grams ...

Q: I have a kitchen scale and use it successfully. However, what should I do with most of my recipes, which are measured by volume, not weight? How can I do an accurate conversion — perhaps use 125 ...

We get it. Measuring and converting when you’re trying to cook gets very confusing – especially when you’re using an American recipe. To make life easier, here’s a handy butter conversion guide, ...

This is the second article in a series giving you a behind-the-scenes look into the hows and whys of the decisions that go into our recipe writing at the L.A. Times. A reader recently asked me, after ...