Make This No-Bake Panna Colada Pie If You Hate Your Oven Right Now
No-bake desserts get a lot of shade most of the year, but the dead of summer is when they shine brightest. Suddenly the insults stop and the compliments fly. Clear…
11 Things You Use (or Eat) That Aren’t Made the Way You Think
Silk worm farming in India: how your silk is made You’ve probably heard that silkworms “make” silk, but they don’t just sit around happily squeezing it out. A silkworm is…
This Is the Best Beef for Your Stew
Photo: Natalia Lisovskaya (Shutterstock) I am tired of being cold. Unfortunately, given the fact that I live in the Pacific Northwest, I am probably going to go on being cold…
You Should ‘Cure’ Your Gummy Candy
If I have one hindrance as a food writer, it’s my textural issues—my aversion to the gelatinous and the jiggly. As a child, they were so bad that I refused…
You Deserve This Fancy No-Bake Dessert
Photo: Allie Chanthorn Reinmann I’m a huge fan of dinner parties. I like to go to them, and I love to host them. It’s a chance to gather with the…
Do Collagen Supplements Even Do Anything?
Photo: Svittlana (Shutterstock) Scrolling through social media, one could get the impression that taking supplements can fix just about anything. However, when you look closer at the evidence, you’ll find…
An Ode to Ambrosia, the Salad You Make With Cool Whip
My now ex-husband met his first ambrosia salad at a buffet in Aberdeen, Mississippi, after Sunday school at my grandparent’s church. He’d grown up in Virginia and Florida, two states…
These Iconic No-Bake Desserts Will Chill You the Hell Out
One of the biggest trends of 2021 is nostalgia. Experts— or at least the folks who get paid to forecast such things—suggest that nostalgia will continue to be a major…
How to Jellify Your Favorite Beverages
Photo: tarapong srichaiyos (Shutterstock) I wish I had a noble reason for lying in bed and sampling jellified beer from a cocktail glass on a Friday morning—but the actual explanation…
Should You Add Cheetos to Your Macaroni?
I love innovation and, for the most part, I think preciousness around certain foods does us all a disservice, but some things are indefensible, and this one, particular blonde lady…