Make Cavernous, Aerated Cheese Crisps in Your Air Fryer
Photo: Claire Lower People who hate American cheese either do not understand it, or have allowed classism to ruin it for them. I would not serve it on an assiette…
The Best Way to Eat the Crumbs From a Bag of Chips
Photo: Valerii__Dex (Shutterstock) Eating chips and dip is a streamlined activity. There’s no need for utensils or plates, as the delivery system for your dip is, itself, entirely edible, and…
Put Some Plantain Chips in Your PB&J
Photo: Joel Cunningham “Put some potato chips in there” is a sandwich hack so timeworn, I’m hesitant to characterize it as anything more than generally accepted wisdom at this point.…
Allow Me to Suggest Inverted Chips and Dip
Photo: Olga Dubravina (Shutterstock) Last weekend was a very social one. I met my gym friends for lunch, then walked to one of Portland’s bougiest grocers (Providore) to pick up…
Make Better Irish Nachos With Guiness Beer Cheese
Photo: Claire Lower I haven’t done one of those genetic history tests, but I know the results would reveal my ancestors to be very pale and mostly Irish (or some…
13 Ways to Get Weird With Pickles
Photo: Claire Lower Pickles are polarizing. Even people who like vinegar and cucumbers sometimes struggle to eat them. I’m not one of those people. I love pickles and pickled things,…
10 of the Best Ways to Eat Potato Chips (Other Than Smashing Them Directly in Your Mouth)
Photo: Claire Lower Legend has it, if the base dough of a drop cookie can handle chocolate chips, then it can handle potato chips. The flaky, crisp texture of the…
Five Cheesy Party Snacks You Can Make With Two Ingredients (or Fewer)
Photo: Claire Lower Cheese is crowdpleaser—a perfect product that can be sliced, melted, or otherwise manipulated into something that is a little more involved, like a dip or a cheeseball.…
These Mini Baked Potatoes Are Party Potatoes
Photo: Allie Chanthorn Reinmann Sliders, cupcakes, petite quiche, and pigs ‘n blankets have something in common: They were all mad ideas, miniaturized food favorites that quickly became the greatest party…
Add Some Pickles to Your Cheese Crisps
Photo: Claire Lower The combination of cheese and pickles is something I deeply enjoy. I will eat the two foods without the help of cracker or bread, but I’m also…