Upgrade Your Baked Goods With Almond Extract
Photo: Vera Prokhorova (Shutterstock) There was a time not long ago that vanilla reigned over the land of aromas. It’s in cookies, cakes, and foaming body wash. It’s written into…
These Are the Best Pairings of Halloween Candy and Booze
Photo: Consolvo Images (Shutterstock) As Halloween approaches, adults everywhere are faced with the usual questions: How sexy is too sexy when it comes to costumes? How much candy can you…
The Color of Dog Poop, and 9 Other Things That Changed Without You Noticing
It’s now widely accepted that Red Delicious apples are the worst apples. You’ll see a basket of them at every bad continental breakfast—dark red, rock hard, and tasting like a…
Use This Chart to See Which Flavors Pair With Different Fruits
Photo: Gulcin Ragiboglu (Shutterstock) You’re probably already familiar with classic fruit/flavor pairings like apples and cinnamon, or cranberries and oranges. But what about grapefruit and tarragon? Or peaches and maple…
Why You Shouldn’t Make Your Own Vanilla Extract
Photo: Africa Studio (Shutterstock) Plunking a scraped and spent vanilla bean into an aliquot of alcohol is a good idea. (Those beans are expensive, and you might as well eek…
You Should Add a Little Salt to Your Next Shrub
Photo: Claire Lower I’m not much of a baker, so my favorite ways to “use up” a flat or two of berries usually involve eating them with un-whipped heavy cream…