This trick for reviving stale bread really works! | Testing Cooking Tricks
Bread past its prime will ruin your day -- or at the very least, your sandwich. Did you know there's a trick for saving stale bread -- and that this cool food hack really works? Turns out that running a stale loaf under water (no, really) and steaming it off in the...
5 yummy 30-minute marinades for meat, fish, even veggies. We’re here for you, our fellow procrastinators!
I was so grateful to find these 30-minute marinades because, y'all, as a new mom, I can hardly remember to thaw the meat I'm going to cook, much thaw it and lovingly marinate it for ten hours. We're talking 30+ hours of prep at that point, and unless Paul Hollywood...
Web coolness: Breakfast tacos, alien cookies, and the wine that we’re interested in trying
You may love them, but do you have the chops to take on this gargantuan cinnamon roll? Perhaps try these delicious things together for breakfast: banana cottage cheese honey spread on toast with fresh fruit and granola. Or breakfast tacos. Yum! Cinco de Mayo is coming...
5 easy kitchen habits you can start today to help save the environment.
Earth Day is a great time to assess our eco-friendly habits, especially in the kitchen where there are so many opportunities to make a positive impact. But I get it: I'm lazy, and changing habits is hard. Sadly, when it comes to the environment, laziness is no excuse....
The Pretty Dish: A gorgeous new cookbook from one of our favorite bloggers.
I read cookbooks cover to cover, just like my favorite magazine or Nora Ephron novel. Yes, I realize it's much easier to Google a recipe, but there’s nothing I love more than a dog-eared cookbook sitting on my kitchen counter. And after years of reading and vetting...
Next week’s meal plan: 5 easy recipes for the week ahead, from a San Antonio specialty to Mama’s Arroz con Pollo.
It’s time to start thinking about your meal plan for next week. From a San Antonio specialty to Mama's Arroz con Pollo, we’ve got five dinners that will get you through the busy week ahead. So grab a pen, make your shopping list, and stock up before the weekend’s...
5 eco-friendly burger recipes that could help save the planet. Yes, really.
In honor of Earth Day this Sunday, my family has been taking a hard look at our eating habits. And I bet you know where this is going from the headline, right? Cows. It's no secret that our collective love for beef is having a harmful impact on the environment. In...
How to make your own onigirazu, or sushi sandwiches like you may start seeing at Whole Foods.
What do you get when you cross sushi with a sandwich? A Japanese dish called onigirazu, which is a seaweed-wrapped rice ball – with fillings – that is not pressed into the traditional round or triangular shape. Turns out our very own Whole Foods has been testing...
How to clean your can opener in three steps (because, believe me, it needs cleaning).
Now that I'm officially freaked out about the germs on my dish sponge, I've started thinking about the cleanliness of my other kitchen items. And it isn't great. A 2013 study found that things like blenders, sinks, and countertops are hotbeds for salmonella, e. coli,...
Web coolness: Gummy pickles, bad news about drinking wine, and how to find WaWa’s secret menu
Here are some of the coolest food links around the web this week. Hope you like them too! Turns out, personalized lollipops are a thing. And they're awesome! Awesome a thing: full-size gummy pickles (above). Awesome though? Hm...we'll let you decide. You can buy them...
Personalized life-size lollipops. Insert your own “eat me” joke.
Thanks to the awesome folks at Food Diggity, it turns out that insanely realistic, huge personalized lollipops are a thing. Whoa. The Face Licker by Spun, available at Firebox, is a truly outrageous, highly personalized, massively huge treat. In fact, it's life-size....
Next week’s meal plan: 5 easy recipes for the week ahead, from a 15-minute stir fry to a chicken parm pasta skillet.
It’s time to start thinking about your meal plan for next week. From a 15-minute stir fry to a chicken parm pasta skillet, we’ve got five dinners that will get you through the busy week ahead. So grab a pen, make your shopping list, and stock up before the weekend’s...
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This trick for reviving stale bread really works! | Testing Cooking Tricks
Bread past its prime will ruin your day -- or at the very least, your sandwich. Did you know there's a trick for saving stale bread -- and that this cool food hack really works? Turns out that running a stale loaf under water (no, really) and steaming it off in the...
5 easy kitchen habits you can start today to help save the environment.
Earth Day is a great time to assess our eco-friendly habits, especially in the kitchen where there are so many opportunities to make a positive impact. But I get it: I'm lazy, and changing habits is hard. Sadly, when it comes to the environment, laziness is no...
How to clean your can opener in three steps (because, believe me, it needs cleaning).
Now that I'm officially freaked out about the germs on my dish sponge, I've started thinking about the cleanliness of my other kitchen items. And it isn't great. A 2013 study found that things like blenders, sinks, and countertops are hotbeds for salmonella, e....
8 reasons to appreciate your picky eaters. We’ve got silver linings galore!
Are your kids picky eaters? We've got some around here too, so we get it. But instead of your standard "how to get picky eaters to eat more foods" post -- though we have lots of those too -- I wanted to let you know maybe you don't need to sweat it so much....
The brilliant secret to using that very last bit of Dijon mustard in the jar.
I'm going to teach you the most amazing trick ever, to keep you from wasting even one drop of delicious Dijon mustard. But first, let's pick a mustard. I must say, I find that Trader Joe's Dijon mustard is by far the best Dijon mustard by taste and value. At $1.99...
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5 yummy 30-minute marinades for meat, fish, even veggies. We’re here for you, our fellow procrastinators!
I was so grateful to find these 30-minute marinades because, y'all, as a new mom, I can hardly remember to thaw the meat I'm going to cook, much thaw it and lovingly marinate it for ten hours. We're talking 30+ hours of prep at that point, and unless Paul Hollywood...
Next week’s meal plan: 5 easy recipes for the week ahead, from a San Antonio specialty to Mama’s Arroz con Pollo.
It’s time to start thinking about your meal plan for next week. From a San Antonio specialty to Mama's Arroz con Pollo, we’ve got five dinners that will get you through the busy week ahead. So grab a pen, make your shopping list, and stock up before the weekend’s...
5 eco-friendly burger recipes that could help save the planet. Yes, really.
In honor of Earth Day this Sunday, my family has been taking a hard look at our eating habits. And I bet you know where this is going from the headline, right? Cows. It's no secret that our collective love for beef is having a harmful impact on the environment. In...
How to make your own onigirazu, or sushi sandwiches like you may start seeing at Whole Foods.
What do you get when you cross sushi with a sandwich? A Japanese dish called onigirazu, which is a seaweed-wrapped rice ball – with fillings – that is not pressed into the traditional round or triangular shape. Turns out our very own Whole Foods has been testing...
Next week’s meal plan: 5 easy recipes for the week ahead, from a 15-minute stir fry to a chicken parm pasta skillet.
It’s time to start thinking about your meal plan for next week. From a 15-minute stir fry to a chicken parm pasta skillet, we’ve got five dinners that will get you through the busy week ahead. So grab a pen, make your shopping list, and stock up before the...
