How to Buy, Use, and Care for a Cast Iron Pan
People love to get weird about cast iron pans. Some fear them, some fetishize them, but everyone has an opinion about them. Be not afraid: Cast iron is cheap and…
The Viral Thomas Keller Zucchini Is the Perfect End-of-Summer Side Dish
The last couple weeks have been brutal, temperature-wise (and everything else-wise, but we only have time for one thing). With temps over 100℉, I haven’t been able to cook at…
The Best Ways to Freeze Any Kind of Fresh Fruit
There’s little better than ripe fresh fruit eaten out of hand, but when you have too much to eat before it goes bad, do the next best thing: freeze your…
You Need These Yogurt Cup Biscuits
Photo: Allie Chanthorn Reinmann Biscuits can stir up a great deal of tension when you suggest tinkering with a traditional recipe. Well, things are about to get awkward. I made…
The Tastiest Way to Keep Fish From Sticking to the Grill
Photo: Claire Lower Grilling a whole fish is an impressive, if slightly intimidating, display of grilling prowess. It’s not complicated—put the fish on the grill and cook until flakey—but the…
11 of the Worst Pieces of “Practical” Advice Lifehacker Readers Ever Received
Photo: Rido (Shutterstock) There’s some logic to ignoring bullies, as we’ve discussed before. At the same time, plenty of you feel that the advice to “just ignore them!” is, well,…
Buffalo an Entire Chicken for Super Bowl Sunday
Photo: Claire Lower I did not grow up watching the Super Bowl. The closest thing my home state of Mississippi has to a professional football team is the Saints, but…
Your Super Bowl Party Needs Tender Miso Steak Bites
Photo: Claire Lower A Super Bowl party without chicken wings is like an egg without salt—awkward, and not as delicious as it should be—but supplementing with another protein is never…
How to Roast a Whole Chicken Without Messing It Up
Photo: Claire Lower There is something quite homey and family-oriented about the site of a whole roasted chicken. It makes a warm and welcoming centerpiece, can feed multiple people, and…
What’s New on Netflix in February 2022
For all the rise of streaming has done to kill movie theaters and disrupt the entertainment world, I have to admit that I continue to be impressed by the weird…