8 of the Best Cheap and Healthy Convenience Foods, According to Reddit
Photo: Kristi Blokhin (Shutterstock) Yes, bagged salads are more expensive than making your own, at least on paper. But if you make your own salad, you have to deal with…
Season the Lettuce on Your Next Sandwich, You Coward
Photo: baibaz (Shutterstock) One of the easiest ways to see if someone understands food is to ask them to make you a sandwich. A good sandwich is a balance of…
Give Your Sandwich More Texture by Adding ‘Planks’ of Iceberg Lettuce
Photo: Marie C Fields (Shutterstock) I love iceberg lettuce. It may not taste like much, but the cool, crisp crunch it brings to meat-and-cheese-heavy salads (such as the glorious wedge)…
Other Foods You Should Dry in a Salad Spinner
Photo: metamorworks (Shutterstock) After I lost my salad spinner in the divorce, I resisted replacing it for several years. I was in the habit of buying pre-washed leaves for my…
Toss Your Bagged Salad if It’s Part of This Recall
Photo: Dayah Shaltes (Shutterstock) Technically, washing lettuce or other greens and preparing them for a salad isn’t difficult, or even particularly time-consuming—but when it’s 7 p.m. and you’re exhausted and…
You Should Eat Salads for Breakfast (Wait, Don’t Leave)
Photo: MasterQ (Shutterstock) Let me start by saying that I have nothing against a greasy bacon-egg-and-cheese. As someone who contains multitudes, however, I have also been fully convinced by the…
Making a Salad Without Lettuce Is Courageous and Smart
Photo: Claire Lower Edible leaves, commonly referred to as “lettuce” or “greens,” are often used as the foundation of a salad, and for decent reasons. Leaves provide color, texture, and…
How to Air Dry Fresh Flowers to Decorate With
Photo: chaivit chana (Shutterstock) Fresh flowers—whether picked directly from your yard or garden, or coming via a professional bouquet or arrangement—have a relatively short shelf life. No matter how clean…
What Are Vinaigrettes, Exactly?
Photo: Claire Lower There was a period of time, in the early and mid 2000s, when I ordered every salad with “oil and balsamic.” I would drizzle them on, one…
This Vegan Cabbage Dish Is Perfect for a Cozy Book Club
Photo: A.A. Newton Hello everyone, and welcome back to Prix Fixed, Lifehacker’s menu-planning advice column. Today’s email comes to us from way down south, as in the southern hemisphere: I…