by Caroline Siegrist | Mar 11, 2025 | Tips + Tricks
With spring having sprung (and the words of Marie Kondo echoing in my head all these years later), I’ve been doing my best to kick-start kitchen spring cleaning before summer arrives. But one thing I’ve learned after all these years is it’s so easy...
by Rebecca Ffrench | Feb 15, 2024 | Tips + Tricks
It’s good to have some tricks for how tell if food is fresh and still good to eat — as you know if you’ve ever opened a jar of half-used tomato sauce that seemed fairly new…only to find furry white spots of mold floating on top. While some...
by Kate Etue | Sep 8, 2023 | Tips + Tricks, Shopping Finds
I’ve been looking for ways to store knives safely in my kitchen that will replace my knife block, ever since I’ve read all the reports about knife blocks requiring about once-a-month cleaning to keep nasty bacteria from growing in those dark, deep knife...
by Caroline Siegrist | Sep 29, 2022 | Tips + Tricks
The past few years of pandemic life have made us all a bit insane when it comes to washing things (I still sing ‘happy birthday’ in my head every time I wash my hands). And because of that, I’m not about to wash anything that doesn’t absolutely...
by Christina Refford | Nov 19, 2021 | Thanksgiving, Recipes
Food allergies never take a holiday, and after last year’s smaller quarantine Thanksgiving, you may be trying to figure out how to work an unfamiliar food allergy into your meal planning for extended family. Fear not, intrepid chefs! As a mom who learned her...
