Fry Your Eggs in a Pile of Crumbled Feta
Photo: Claire Lower Last night, I read a quote from country singer Orville Peck that resonated with me: “Scrambled is for people who don’t like eggs.” I think the fringed-faced…
You Should Preserve Your Feta in Oil
Feta is already pretty perfect. It has a crumbly, moist mouthfeel, a good bit of salty umami, and a great shelf life, but you can take it one step further…
You Can Get All-You-Can-Eat Pancakes for $5 at IHOP This Month
Photo: James R. Martin (Shutterstock) It’s been 65 years since IHOP first opened its doors in a Los Angeles suburb. To celebrate the occasion, IHOP is letting people eat as…
How to Get Free Grape Leaves (and What to Make with Them)
Consider the underestimated grape leaf. Each year, grape vines are cut back, and turn brown and woody, then emerge vivaciously fresh with green shoots in the late spring. These vines…
Orzo Is the Pasta of the Summer
We don’t celebrate orzo enough, but its adorable, small size and shape makes it hardly feel like pasta. It can trick you into believing it’s a grain, or chewy kind…
Make This Classic French Base and Use It In Everything
The culinary world has no shortage of jargon, and occasionally it feels like an entirely different language. While I enjoy picking up a bit of French or Javanese, learning the…
This Orgeat Will Elevate Your At-Home Tiki Drinks
Orgeat is something I only found out about in my 30s, about the time when I could confidently afford to go to a fancy cocktail bar and have that confidence…
This Italian Semolina Cheesecake Is Shockingly Low Maintenance
Photo: Allie Chanthorn Reinmann Making cheesecake is a pain in the ass, and something I only make for special occasions. Part of the problem is that I go all out.…
Lentils Make the Best Fake Minced Meat
Photo: Nina Firsova (Shutterstock) It took me a few extra laps around the track of adulthood to find my cooking gene. My life had previously been spent trying to convince…
Spike Your Pancakes With Irish Cream
Photo: gowithstock (Shutterstock) I have never investigated 23andMe (or any similar genetic test) because I’m not particularly interested in the results. I am white. I am from Mississippi. There is…