I’ll Take the Check, When You Have a Moment
On June 2, 2015, I emailed Whitson Gordon, then editor-in-chief of Lifehacker, about a freelance writing opportunity on a fairly new, food-focused blog called “Skillet.” Eight years, five EICs, four…
Make a Better PSL With Pumpkin Butter
I’m not a big Starbucks fan. Not because it’s a big corporation (or anything similarly noble), but because I live in Brooklyn, and without really trying, became something of a…
This Two-Ingredient Meat Glaze Recipe Is Good on Any Meat
There are so many good jams, jellies, and preserved fruit spreads in this world, it can be easy to accumulate quite a collection. (At any given time, I have three…
Make Overnight Oats in an Almost-Empty Jam Jar
Photo: Allie Chanthorn Reinmann Overnight oats are a great way to make a simple chilled breakfast. But, let’s face it, they’re still oats, and oats need flavor assistance, and adding…
Your Smoothies Will Benefit From a Little Jam
Some mornings are too busy to allow for cooking, or even chewing. On such mornings (or, sometimes, afternoons) I’ll make myself a protein shake. I keep it simple: a big…
Why Make Jam When You Could Make a Compote?
As you age, you begin to accept certain truths about yourself. For example, I know that I will never take up pole dancing, enjoy overnight oats, or get into canning.…
These PB&J Bars Are Next Level Baked Oats
Baked oats are the breakfast cake you didn’t know you needed. Barring a smidge of baking powder, you don’t use anything other than what you’d normally add to an average…
19 Food and Beverage Brands I’m Fiercely Loyal To
Graphic: Vicky Leta, Image: Shutterstock, Getty I like to say that I don’t have any “favorites.” I don’t have a favorite color, nor a favorite band, nor a favorite television…
7 Reasons I Hoard Bonne Maman Jam Jars
Photo: Claire Lower The only jam I buy with any regularity is Bonne Maman strawberry preserves. It is a perfect product. It’s sweet and tart, with discernible pieces of berry,…
This Is the Only Right Way to Serve a Mom Breakfast in Bed on Mother’s Day
Photo: Brent Hofacker (Shutterstock) “Breakfast in bed” is an enchanting concept—and is traditionally considered the proper way to serve breakfast to a mom on Mother’s Day—but runny egg yolks, pools…