Turn Empty Pea Pods Into a Delicate, Flavored Vinegar
If you paid attention to my pleas for peas last year, you might be reading this after a morning snack of fresh-off-the-vine peas, with a pile of discarded pea shells…
Can Virtual Reality Bring Families Together for Father’s Day?
If physical distance and/or a pesky custody arrangement find you separated from your dad (or your kid) this Father’s Day, maybe a virtual holiday could fill in the gap. In…
Three Things You Should Do With That Crusty Maple Syrup Bottle (Before Tossing It)
Maple syrup is so good, it’s hard to believe it comes out of a tree. Or maybe it’s easy to believe. Trees also give us peaches, olives, and lemons, three…
Why You Should Stop Eating Fake Sugars, According to the World Health Organization
As a teen and young adult, I drank a lot of full-sugar sodas—Mountain Dew, mostly. One day I decided that I would swap them all out for their diet equivalents,…
Make McFlurry-Style Treats in Your Stand Mixer
It is common knowledge that I, Claire Lower, enjoy McDonald’s and their many fine products. The fries, when hot and fresh, are perfect, the Diet Coke is the coldest and…
Put Some Plantain Chips in Your PB&J
Photo: Joel Cunningham “Put some potato chips in there” is a sandwich hack so timeworn, I’m hesitant to characterize it as anything more than generally accepted wisdom at this point.…
If You Haven’t Had a Cheese Fries Omelette, Have You Even Lived?
While I cook up “whole” foods and balanced meals even, nothing can keep me from participating in snack culture–including, but not limited to, fast food, salted gummy candy, and the…
An Adult’s Guide to Finally Learning to Like Vegetables
Vegetables are an essential part of eating healthy, but getting enough vegetables can be a challenge for those of us who, to be totally honest, never learned to like them.…
14 of Lifehacker’s Best Bakes of 2022
Dark chocolate Soy Sauce BrowniesPhoto: Allie Chanthorn Reinmann This year turned out to be an exciting year for me over here at Skillet. Mostly because I fully jumped on staff…
12 Unusual Condiments That Will Maximize Your Thanksgiving Flavors
Photo: Alp Aksoy (Shutterstock) I’ve always been of the opinion that Thanksgiving food should have more heat. I get it, heat levels are a very personal thing, so roasting your…