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Bloody Marys, Caesars, and Micheladas are amazing, but they can be confusing. “Is this a drink?” or “Is this cold soup?” and “Where is the […]
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Bloody Marys, Caesars, and Micheladas are amazing, but they can be confusing. “Is this a drink?” or “Is this cold soup?” and “Where is the […]
Continue reading »Frozen ground beef should be a daily commodity, but it’s only convenient if you’re the type of person who might remember to transfer it from […]
Continue reading »Frozen cake is an underrated daily item and Sara Lee does a pretty good one. All Butter Pound Cake is a very dense example of […]
Continue reading »I used to hate beets, but couldn’t tell why. “They taste like mud sweet,” I said, as if it were bad. In fact, the earthy […]
Continue reading »Egg yolk is the best part of the egg. This cannot be denied. The yolks are mostly flavorful balls with a rich golden sauce that […]
Continue reading »About once a year I get depressed and make a mug of cake. It is never very satisfying. There is something particularly grim about measuring […]
Continue reading »Onion ring lovers once in their lives bit off an onion ring only to have the onion slice slip out of their crispy house. This […]
Continue reading »Getting takeout, even at your favorite restaurant, is not the same as eating at this restaurant. For example, my favorite Lebanese restaurant ( Nicholas ) […]
Continue reading »I’ve never shied away from eating meat intuitively. I find that eating chops and steaks on the bones, offal and even a straight face are […]
Continue reading »I cooked real waffles in the waffle iron exactly once, but I waffled many other foods, some of which were quite greasy , sticky, or […]
Continue reading »Leftover spaghetti stands alongside the best leftovers. In the refrigerator overnight, the aromas of the sauce merge and soak into the noodles, soaking them. My […]
Continue reading »No ingredient sparks recipe culture wars like mayonnaise. As someone who happily licks it off a spoon, my threshold of “too much mayonnaise” is almost […]
Continue reading »There are no bad chips, but some chips are definitely better than others. At the bottom of the range, you have thin, flimsy, fatty, super […]
Continue reading »I don’t watch a lot of food TV because I enjoy spending time on TV in Star Trek, but our video producer Joel Kahn does […]
Continue reading »I have had a KitchenAid faucet for roughly 13 years – long enough for the novelty to get worn out at a distance. Over the […]
Continue reading »I have been eating cucumber, tomato, and onion salad since I was old enough to eat solid foods, and I have been cooking it since […]
Continue reading »It’s no secret that I love eggplant, and over the years I’ve cooked all meals cold in the sun – with one glaring exception. Due […]
Continue reading »Some would argue that there is no such thing as “onion sauce leftovers,” but running out of chips is a real disaster, and it can […]
Continue reading »Now is not stew season, not much, and yet grocery stores continue to sell stew in blatant disregard for the weather. That would be rude, […]
Continue reading »It’s true that you can’t make an omelet (or any egg dish) without breaking a few eggs. And even if you are the most careful […]
Continue reading »I love the edible food delivery system. Typically these delivery systems are used in sweet scenarios and often associated with ice cream (cones, waffles), although […]
Continue reading »It is almost impossible to talk about sous vide cooking without someone picking up the wet bag. “I don’t want the food to look like […]
Continue reading »Whether you call it a “hot pot” or “steamer,” the Asian cooking method, in which thinly sliced meat, seafood and a variety of vegetables are […]
Continue reading »I’m a stalwart of the room temperature oil lifestyle , but sometimes I forget to fill the oil can and I’m left with cold, brittle […]
Continue reading »Peaches in Canned Peaches are technically the same sticky stone you can buy fresh at the grocery store, but they are in many ways their […]
Continue reading »Goji berries have only gained prominence in the United States since the early 21st century, touting themselves as a super fruit with many health benefits. […]
Continue reading »Many people, when buying a grill for the first time, are overwhelmed by the desire to cook all their dishes on it, from start to […]
Continue reading »Onion sauce is perhaps my favorite sauce, but onion caramelization is both annoying and tiring. Since I’m always a little annoyed and hate to be […]
Continue reading »Emulsifying hard cheese and pasta water into a perfectly smooth sauce is essentially a pasta thermodynamics course for graduates. The pan should be hot enough […]
Continue reading »Chicken salad is not usually considered “sexy”. This is lunchtime lunch, church dinner, boring baby shower or bridal shower, often under-seasoned and over-dressed. A bad […]
Continue reading »There are many fruits and vegetables that make you think of spring, sunny thoughts, but none of them do it like ruby super-tart rhubarb. It’s […]
Continue reading »You’ll probably be shocked to learn that I don’t really care about prepackaged snacks, whether it’s the hostess or little Debra. I don’t need Sno […]
Continue reading »Grilling is a pretty simple method of cooking — you put food on a hot charcoal or a real fire and leave it to cook […]
Continue reading »I think it’s almost summer – at least that’s what the dark ruby red cherry bags at the grocery store tell me. Cherry season will […]
Continue reading »During times of intense stress and shock, eating and (especially) cooking may seem like an outsider, but being in the body means you must eat, […]
Continue reading »Steakhouses, with their first-class cuts and endless side dishes, have always seemed special to me. Choosing a side dish and salad dressing can seem as […]
Continue reading »During quarantine, I did two things: make sausage and (less successfully) reorganize my kitchen. The former became an obsession – I almost refined my breakfast […]
Continue reading »My all -time favorite fried chicken is the labne chicken, but it takes a 24 hour marinade and sometimes I just don’t have the patience. […]
Continue reading »I did a lot of sour , which means I used a lot of egg whites. The matching yolks are dried and then rubbed onto […]
Continue reading »Canned corn is not as good and will never be as good as fresh produce, which luckily only starts in season, but I still keep […]
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