Stop Eating Cold, Rubbery Pancakes
Photo: Vlada Tikhonova (Shutterstock) Weekend pancakes are more than a fluffy breakfast treat. They’re a symbol. A declaration of relaxation. No one plans for pancakes when they have 20 minutes…
9 Things Your Local Bakery Is Probably Freezing
Photo: Pixel-Shot (Shutterstock) Most butter-based cookie doughs are great candidates for freezing. Bakeries will make huge mounds of dough and scoop portioned balls out onto a sheet pan. A few…
How to Make Truly Great Irish Soda Bread
Photo: vm2002 (Shutterstock) Irish soda bread is a reliable “anytime-food,” but it’s especially apt for celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. This hearty loaf can be a real boon to a packed…
What’s Your Favorite Way to Reuse a Little Plastic Pizza Table?
Photo: Claire Lower Last weekend I drove to my parents’ house to celebrate my dad’s birthday. I bought them dinner at a little French bistro, then we went home and…
15 Ways You Should Be Eating Whipped Cream (but Aren’t, Sadly)
Though they’re known as “the spice rack of the bar cart,” cocktail bitters are nothing more than concentrated botanical extracts, and you can use them to flavor all sorts of…
Make Creamier, Spicier Scrambled Eggs With Buffalo Sauce
Photo: Allie Chanthorn Reinmann Buffalo sauce and chicken belong together. The buttery, peppery sauce helps drumettes and flats realize their highest calling, but it doesn’t stop there. This lovely bird…
11 Ways to Make a Frozen Pizza Less Sad
Pickled, marinated, and oil-cured vegetables are packed with complex flavors, which is exactly what a lot of frozen pizzas lack. As I’ve explained previously, the oil the vegetables are packed…
Keep Cannoli Cream in Your Fridge at All Times
Photo: Allie Chanthorn Reinmann Whether it’s a wedge of snacking cheese or a scoop of “I live alone” ganache, having a small treat available at a moment’s notice is good…
Get a Free Short Stack at IHOP for National Pancake Day
Photo: Stephanie Frey (Shutterstock) Technically, National Pancake Week ended on Feb. 26, but tell that to the International House of Pancakes, who will celebrate it on Tuesday, Feb. 28 by…
Make This Breakfast Cake With Bananas and Oats
Photo: Allie Chanthorn Reinmann Oats need help. I am forever on the lookout for ways to make breakfast oatmeal more interesting. Despite how nutritious and filling it can be, preparing…