Brown sugar gets hard. And crusty. And crumbly. And eventually unusable. So, some genius Canadians came up with this adorable option: a bear-shaped chunk of terra cotta that keeps your brown sugar ...
Traditional bread and pizza ovens feature stone or brick floors (and walls), which retain heat and redistribute it evenly across the cooking surface. The intense and immediate heat from the prehe...
Antique cast iron cookware is the best there is. If you have an old piece, this guide will show you how to clean, restore, and season those worn cast iron skillets and dutch ovens so that they're g...
I've never been much for following the "rules" of domesticity, but it's always good to know some of the old tricks. I picked this one up working at a fancy-schmancy restaurant in college. 1. Begin ...
I don't reckon I'll ever be convinced by the flavored water craze, but I know many for whom it can be the only way to get their necessary 64oz a day.The release of Pur's Flavor Options - additive ...
Disclaimer: Though I do identify as a male, I am by no means a suburban beef-worshipper with a tacky apron that won’t let anyone else’s spatula touch my holy grates. But as with sautéing, roasting,...
Food blog Chowhound asks users to submit their cleverest of ideas for utlizing small kitchen spaces in their SMALL KITCHEN DIY FIXES article. After going strong for two months, the information had ...
Volume I resides here.Curry Powder Though there is a tree called Curry Leaf that’s native to India, curry almost always refers to any number of spice blends used in Indian and Southeastern Asian...
Spices are the dried seeds, fruits, or berries of plants and vegetables. [Dried herbs are the dried leaves, stems, or flowers of plants-and are rediculously inferior to their fresh counterparts.] S...
Here's how to make vinyl record coasters from all those old LPs you have lying around (assuming, of course, that they're not worth listening to anymore) ... These are by no means an origin...
“Mexican food without corn tortillas is like Chinese food without rice…The centrality of corn tortillas in Mexico may come as a surprise…, since many of us north of the border don’t choose corn tor...
Part One of my experience/suggestions is documented here.Herb Garden My townhome faces north, which means I only have Northern and Southern exposures in my windows. The Midwest winters only all...
I rent an late 70's townhome, and the kitchen hasn't been updated since. My evil, corporate landlord could care less about how depressing and uninspiring the space is, so my only decorating options...
