Don’t Give Up, You Can Re-soften Stale Cookies
Freshly baked cookies are comfort food at its finest, and when stored properly, they should keep their integrity for close to a week. But occasionally, accidents happen. Soft cookies get…
You Can Make Fruit Pies Without Much Baking
You’re doing summer right if you’re enjoying all the fruit pie you can get your hands on. Heaps of fruit are often cooked down to make a flavorful sauce from…
You Should Flavor Your Coffee With Extracts Instead of Syrups
Half the fun of buying a little drink from Starbucks lies in the customization options. Their seemingly endless supply of flavored syrups lets you create a bespoke treat, and treating…
Which Fermented Foods Are Actually Good For You?
Fermented foods are often among the top nutritional suggestions for gut health, since they contain probiotic bacteria that are believed to have beneficial effects on the microbes in our guts.…
The Safest, Quickest Way to Get Hot Grease Out of a Pan
I am a bit of a grease hoarder, a habit I come by honestly. My grandmother kept a fairly substantial crock of the bacon grease right next to the stove,…
Save the Planet by Eating This Big Ugly Fish
On a clear afternoon late last May, Amy Yang leaned over the side of a small fishing boat. Her hands gripped a bow and arrow. She scanned the surface of…
Go Ahead, Burn Dinner (a Little)
Photo: Simev (Shutterstock) Bitter is good. Burnt ends, blackened catfish, crème brûlée, and the giant charred bubble on your pizza pie are just a few examples of how good it…
Yes, Lab-Grown Meat Is Vegan
I wish I came to veganism through an epiphany about the right to personhood of animals, or recognition of the environmental harm that animal farming causes. But I didn’t. What…
9 Food Labels That Don’t Mean What You Think They Mean
Photo: New Africa (Shutterstock) I like to think I’m good at seeing through labeling nonsense, but even I got burned by this one. We were staying with family, and they…
Let’s Stop Calling Foods ‘Ultra-Processed’
Photo: Volkova (Shutterstock) Ultra-processed foods have been linked with increased risk of cancer, heart disease, and dementia. These foods include a lot of fast foods and factory-produced snacks, which probably…