Category: Cooking

A few weeks ago, in an effort to breathe new life into some leftovers, I added a spoonful of crème fraîche to a bowl of […]

My waffle iron is a tool for chaotic goodness, but I rarely use it to craft something technically useful to me. It’s not really my […]

As a recipe writer (and eater), I can over-focus on developing super-sweet, heavily toasted, and rich meals. The flavors that come from roasting, caramelizing, and […]

Hacker attacks boil down to wasting less time, using less equipment, and making life easier in general. But sometimes there just isn’t a shortcut or […]

One of the most common uses for tartar is to stabilize egg whites in towering meringues, but meringues are rarely everyday. This can cause unused […]

Like any other culinary expert on the planet, my refrigerator is littered with jars of mysterious cucumbers, infusions and marinades. I (mostly) love them all, […]

The meatloaf is probably my favorite bread. Obviously it’s good straight out of the oven, but I always like the meatloaf sandwich that I make […]

I can be skeptical about fancy food, viral recipes, and anything that gets “too much” attention. (This is my attention. I need it.) So it […]

Of all the simple breakfasts, my favorite is the simple toast with egg. These hardworking eggs work equally well for a paint job, a hamburger, […]

I have never come across a cheese that I dislike, probably because it is difficult to spoil the combination of mayonnaise, various cheeses and sweet […]

Pickling is primarily a way to preserve food, but if you don’t have a fertile (vegetable?) Garden, you will most likely see it as a […]

At some point in my adult life, I became the one who wakes up at 6:30 in the morning. I have not chosen this path […]

One of the main complaints I’ve heard about the Instant Pot is that it makes so much food. If you are a member of the […]

Potato skins are the weighted blankets in the food world – warm, comforting, and heavy enough. And yet we seem to have forgotten the snack […]

The brain is very mysterious and I am most puzzled by my own. Yesterday, as I wandered down the aisles at the grocery store, my […]

My boyfriend has a very peculiar habit of making (and is) peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in his sleep. It was a little unsettling at […]

I mainly use my Instant Pot to cook large cuts of meat until they are so tender that they fall apart. The appliance makes a […]

Quick pickles are essentially a sunny seasoning: they are bright, fun, and no one ever gets mad to see them. I think this is especially […]

The Instant Pot is good for a lot of things, but I mostly use it to cook large chunks of tough meat with a lot […]

If you’ve given up valuable counter space for a deep fryer, once you’ve unpacked your fryer, getting the most out of the loud square machine […]

If I feel compelled to cut corners during the cake making process, I am more likely to make cake than frosting. Store-bought frosting is easier […]

By now, you’ve probably already made a decision about pumpkin spaghetti, and I’m not here to convince you of this anyway. I never found myself […]

I always like the idea of ​​a vegetable soup better than the soup itself. First, there is usually too much for my one-person family, and […]

When it comes to salad, many people rely heavily on the dressing and, to a lesser extent, on the cheese. I love dressings and cheese, […]

Crab cake initially doesn’t seem like a good candidate for a waffle. In the end, good is respect for the tender nature of (expensive) crab […]

If you haven’t prepared the exact and correct amount of food for yesterday’s big game, you probably have leftovers, and one (or more) of those […]

As a general rule, I am not a fan of meat substitutes that try too hard to imitate the “real”. Vegetables are not meat and […]

Last week, my family and I went to the Florida Keys. It was wonderful. When my parents met me at the airport, my dad greeted […]

I don’t know if you’ve heard, but beans have a moment – and as a longtime adherent of the bean-eating lifestyle, I really love to […]

Everyone at some point was tempted to eat a potpourri (forbidden chip). A mixture of dried flower petals and spices always looks seductively crispy, albeit […]

Almost all of the crabs you see at the grocery store – whether whole Dungen or Alaskan legs – come pre-cooked and frozen. This extends […]

I am always looking for excuses to pour sour cream into and around my mouth. I use it the usual way (tacos, nachos, sauces), but […]

There is a fine line between hot sauce and casserole. Both have a golden brown top and a creamy interior, but the difference is in […]

I am a fierce and implacable advocate of beige food – always was, always will be – but even I admit that a bright color […]

Cold fries appear to be one of the few leftover foods that cannot be disposed of. As soon as the roast begins to cool down, […]

One of the toughest challenges in meal planning is predicting what kind of future you’re going to eat. I’m very bad at this because my […]

The wedge salad is often referred to as nothing more than a medium for making blue cheese and crispy pork chunks. I don’t think there’s […]

I’ve always been suspicious of artists who claimed they couldn’t create anything of value while sober. I never thought my drunk writing was better than […]

I consider myself to be something of a fast food innovator. In the end, I brought you The Big Pickle , a very good marinade […]

Cheese popcorn is a special snack. Usually found in inflatable bags or seasonal cans, the (ideally) bright orange puffy kernels are the perfect combination of […]