Use a Lemon Peel to Rehydrate Your Weed
Photo: Dmytro Tyshchenko (Shutterstock) Spring is in the air, flowers are beginning to bloom, and 420 is right around the corner. You don’t want to find yourself scrambling at 4:19…
How to Slice a Strip of Citrus Without Risking Life and Limb
Photo: Claire Lower One of the nice things about going to a bar (or bars) is that they have all the stuff. The good ice, the fancy cherries, the perfect…
Let’s Bring Back the Fruit Stocking Stuffer
Photo: Toasted Pictures (Shutterstock) I read a lot of historical fiction as a child—most of it in the American Girl Doll series. I don’t know how they do it now,…
Store Your Pineapples Upside Down, and Other Surprising Ways to Keep Your Fruit From Spoiling
Photo: Maria Medvedeva (Shutterstock) Though it’d be nice, there’s no one-size-fits-all storage methodology to maximize the freshness of different fruits. Some need to be cloaked in a cocoon of temperate…
Can Lemons Really Make Your Whites Whiter?
Photo: By Arturs Budkevics (Shutterstock) There are endless hacks about how to keep your white clothes clean without hard chemicals. Some suggestions include baking soda, vinegar, and even aspirin—which, fine,…
The Easiest (and Most Natural) Ways to Get Rid of Garbage Disposal Odors
Photo: Shchus (Shutterstock) The garbage disposal may be one of the miracles of modern life, but it’s also a source for foul odors to build up. Once the odors are…
You Should Freeze Your Juiced Lemon Peels
Photo: Joshua Resnick (Shutterstock) Lemons are one of the few—or maybe one of two—fruits with peels as valuable as their juicy flesh. Lemon zest is one of the quickest ways…
Roast Your Subpar Citrus
Photo: Claire Lower Eating Trash With ClaireEating Trash With ClaireThe series where Claire Lower convinces you to transform your kitchen scraps into something edible and delicious We are nearing the…
Cook Your Dried Beans With Citrus Peel
Cooking dried beans isn’t quite as convenient as cracking open a can, but it does give you the chance to flavor them exactly how you like ‘em. One of my…
Grapefruit and Chartreuse Make a Chill Couple
Photo: Claire Lower 3-Ingredient Happy Hour3-Ingredient Happy HourThe weekly drink column featuring super simple yet delicious libations. One of my favorite parts of moving to a new neighborhood is finding…