How to Tell Your Frozen Food Has Gone Bad (Without Tasting It)
It’s difficult to imagine modern life without access to refrigeration. Not only does it make grocery shopping a lot easier to plan, being able to freeze our food and leftovers…
Allow Me to Suggest Inverted Chips and Dip
Photo: Olga Dubravina (Shutterstock) Last weekend was a very social one. I met my gym friends for lunch, then walked to one of Portland’s bougiest grocers (Providore) to pick up…
This Dairy-Free Yogurt Makes Incredible French Toast
I eat a lot of eggs and dairy, but not everyone does. Some people, in fact, eat neither, which (traditionally) would seem to put French toast out of their reach.…
You Should Salt Your Cheap Candy
You may have heard that things are happening, and these things are bringing up some emotions for me. I’ve been eating my feelings over the last few days, and those…
Dominate Your Kid’s Next ‘Sugar Rush’ Before It Starts
Photo: gpointstudio (Shutterstock) The scene is one so many of us are familiar with: Kids running around a birthday party or family holiday event, “hopped up on sugar,” wild with…
Shave a Chocolate Bar for an Easy, Elegant Decoration
Photo: Allie Chanthorn Reinmann Sometimes the simplest decorations make the most beautiful desserts. The naked cake really leans into a minimal attempt at frosting, and you can get away with…
Get Free Wendy’s Chicken Nuggets This Weekend
Photo: Deutschlandreform (Shutterstock) Wendy’s New Year’s resolution, if we had to guess, is to get everyone to download their app—and their determination to accomplish this goal has brought us free…
The Easiest Way to Make Cinnamon Rolls If You Suck at Baking
Photo: Allie Chanthorn Reinmann Cinnamon buns are one of those desserts where there’s not much of an intermediate level. Either you enjoy making a brioche-like dough from scratch and spend…
10 of the Best Ways to Eat Potato Chips (Other Than Smashing Them Directly in Your Mouth)
Photo: Claire Lower Legend has it, if the base dough of a drop cookie can handle chocolate chips, then it can handle potato chips. The flaky, crisp texture of the…
Re-Crispify Stale Crackers, Chips, and Cookies in Your Oven
In my household, I am the cook and keeper of all things kitchen-related. But a few weeks ago I broke my entire foot, so my partner has taken over, well,…