Category: Cooking

From an aesthetic point of view, minced meat is not the most pleasant of animal proteins. It is soft and blotchy when raw, and more […]

Fresh herbs are beautiful, aromatic and cheerful, but they lose their appearance and aroma if left simmer in soup pots or baked with meat stews. […]

Few dishes can be as political and controversial as cornbread. If you think the pineapple versus pizza controversy has heated up, ask someone in the […]

The whitest thing about me – and there are plenty to choose from – is how much I love mayonnaise. I think it’s great. Not […]

Nothing completes a plate of pasta like grated parmesan or pecorino, unless you’re a vegan. There are probably good vegan hard cheeses out there somewhere, […]

Lemons are one of the few – if not one of two – fruits with a rind that is just as valuable as their juicy […]

A sandwich on the beach or near a beautiful tree is a simple but deep pleasure, but it can be easily spoiled by raw bread, […]

Hello everyone, and welcome back to Prix Fixed, Lifehacker’s menu planning tips column . This week’s email is a request for a Father’s Day dinner […]

Fried brine is a fatty, saltier, hot brine. This is a concept that shouldn’t work, but it does. Many agree that fried pickles taste good. […]

When I think of foods for which most of the butter is good for, ribeye doesn’t rank high on this list – at least not […]

At first glance, grilling may seem simple: cooking food over a fire? People have been doing this for ages. But as anyone who has ever […]

Hello everyone, and welcome back to Prix Fixed, Lifehacker’s menu planning tips column . This week’s email is a request to share a meal with […]

A couple of evenings ago, I went with a few friends to pick berries on Sauvi Island. After trying several of the many varieties available, […]

I don’t know if you are up to date with the latest and greatest popsicle news, but Outshine is now making frozen mango fruit bars […]

Melon is not my favorite melon, but melons I have eaten most. My grandmother served it at the end of every summer meal (with salt […]

Eggs, fatty dairy products and roasts make a winning combination, especially when gently baked in a water bath. The inside somehow becomes both creamy and […]

Warped cutting boards are not only annoying but also very dangerous. When chopping and slicing, your chopping board should be rock-stable; less is a recipe […]

A few weeks ago I was at my 2 year old nephew’s family BBQ / birthday party. Since my son-in-law was working later than he […]

Even before I saw Eater ‘s article on the greatness of frozen sweet potatoes, I knew I had to try one. I’ve been following Chef […]

Last summer, many of us learned to take care of green onion butts, put them in a glass of water and watch how bright green […]

If your smoking experience is limited to inhaling stimulants, you may be intimidated by the cooking method of the same name. If that sounds like […]

When you buy bacon, you really get two great foods – delicious breakfast meats and excellent cooking oil. It’s hard to say which I value […]

Hello everyone, and welcome back to Prix Fixed, the new Lifehacker menu planning tips column . The second letter of our letter came from a […]

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 […]