Category: Cooking

Shishito pepper is a very funny pepper. Most of them are soft and bright, but you get very sharp from time to time, and it […]

My previous, more expensive Portland area was quite walkable. I could go on foot and find almost everything: groceries, cocktails, padtai, antiques, coffee; everything was […]

As in chemistry, “good” food preparation is actually about consistent, reproducible results that usually require a fair amount of measurement (at least initially). The more […]

I have never bought – never thought I would buy – a condiment mixture that boasts that it is “salt-free.” (“Couldn’t have been me,” as […]

Whether you prefer the vinegar-based spicy Carolina sauce or the thicker, sweeter, redder dish, barbecue sauce (or “barbecue sauce” if you’re a writer) tastes like […]

I love the drama of serving a whole head of fried garlic . It’s a little bit of flavor that never fails to impress, but […]

We tend to think of cucumbers as cool and fresh, best chopped and served in salads or salted and pickled. But there is beauty in […]

As we approach August, you and I will be seduced and tested by the season of false tomatoes. Although I have never had a truly […]

Few leftovers are as good as pizza, so it’s never a bad idea to practice clever pizza math and order one size up . And […]

Mushrooms and moisture have a tense relationship. Mushrooms seem to love moisture and cling to it at every opportunity, but this relationship is toxic as […]

Hello everyone and welcome to Prix Fixed, Lifehacker’s new column of menu planning tips. Whether you are having a hot date, a big anniversary, or […]

Roasting vegetables gives them a deeper, sweeter and more complex flavor, so I would like to see them in more salads. After all, there is […]

Anyone can put a bowl of olives on as part of a butcher’s board or as a snack, but serving a platter of warm olives […]

Fried eggs are simple eggs. A little fat, a hot skillet, an egg – that’s all you really need to cook it. But they are […]

New kitchen toys always excite me in cooking – sometimes too much . It’s easy to dive into the novelty of it all and immediately […]

One of the benefits of living alone is the freedom to interpret the phrase “right food” however you like. Even if your partner’s dietary preferences […]

I love the brownie box mix . I think it is very difficult to make a brownie that tastes better than a Ghirardelli dark chocolate […]

Anyone who has made their way through a pile of fresh pineapple most likely felt the bite. Too much fruit can make your mouth feel […]

The Popeyes Fresh Hot Biscuit is a gem: tender, salty and greasy – whatever you want from a fast food (or sometimes homemade) cookie. But […]

Scrambled eggs as a concept is very simple, but there are endless ways you can tweak them to change their taste and texture. I don’t […]

I have personal news: I went vegan about three or four months ago. Considering that I’ve written thousands of words about how much I love […]

I don’t know how to build something out of them, but I have a few bricks for cooking. Foil-wrapped bricks are very useful in the […]

If you’ve been grilling, you’ve probably set the food on the grill on fire. Are you familiar with skewers with leather steak and perfectly fried […]

Now that we are in the midst of May, and Easter is over, you might think that the time for cream eggs is over. This […]

I love acid. The vast majority of foods, salty or sweet, are enhanced by their bright astringency. There are two main ways to add acid […]

I use my small fryer quite often, especially now when it gets warm and I avoid using the oven at all costs. It’s very versatile […]

Seasoning popcorn with dry seasoning is easy – just shake it up. But there are many fragrances that live outside of this realm. These flavors […]

A few nights ago I watched a video of a woman screaming about potatoes . I still don’t know who this woman was, but the […]

It hasn’t warmed up properly yet, but once it does, three things become reality: I will start to hate using the oven. I want to […]

In terms of flavor and price, bacon fat is hard to beat as a cooking oil. It’s smoky and salty, and – if you’re already […]

About two weeks ago, my deep fryer stopped working. Luckily, the Instant Pot was able to send me a new one (thanks, guarantee!), But those […]

Despite its quirky reputation, much of French cuisine is shockingly simple and even underestimated, which can make it so difficult to master. Oil aside, there […]

I am what most people would call a “good cook,” but I am by no means a good grill . Up until two weeks ago, […]

When it comes to simple and straightforward cooking tips that really improve your kitchen game, Chef Lucas Sin is one of the best Instagram accounts […]

There is something exclusively meat in lamb. I do not mean that he has a lot of meat on his bones – although he can. […]

Moving always requires a certain amount of downsizing, and unfortunately my bag was one of the things I let go of on my last move. […]

For reasons I cannot understand (the 80s and 90s diet), many people my age started out on the journey of making chicken with boneless and […]

I love rice. I like freshly cooked, fluffy and tender, or fried until crispy with a runny egg. It also makes very good, satisfyingly crunchy […]

Many people use buttermilk powder to make a ranch herb mix, which they then use to make their own ranch dressing. This is perfectly reasonable […]

As the weather gets warmer and people continue to get vaccinated, BBQ guys across the country light up their grills and plan their projects. The […]