The words dentist and knives together in the same sentence don’t sound very pleasant, do they? Don’t worry, they have nothing to do with any painful dental work, but instead are a good way to think about knife honing and sharpening!
Trader Joe’s is great for regular pantry items and kitchen staples, but one area where they really excel is snacks. And, judging by some of your favorite buys at Trader Joe’s, it sounds like you agree.
They carry everything from everyday basic munchies and dinner party-worthy nibbles to healthy snacks and indulgent sweets. There are more than a few snacks that have won my heart since I started shopping at Trader Joe’s years ago. But it’s these 10 that would cause the most heartbreak should they ever stop appearing on the shelves.
If you’ve been following along with our Beer School timeline, you’ll still be a little more than a week away from bottling your first batch at this point. Let’s take advantage of the downtime to make sure you’re all set for what happens next. Today, we’ll go through the whole process of getting your beer into bottles — the final step before actually getting to drink it!
If you’ve ever taken the Myers-Briggs personality test, you know that afterwards every aspect of your life takes on immense clarity. Qualities that were previously irksome are now essential to your personhood; habits become lifelines to deeper understanding. You are that four-letter formula! Everything makes sense now.
We are fascinated with trying to define ourselves, but it’s okay, because today that fascination led you to this: a totally scientific, totally foolproof guide to your personal kitchen style, as identified by your Myers-Briggs personality type and this editor, who was given inspiration from above to make the connections known to you. Prepare to be enlightened.
Most of us have more than one baking sheet, and probably almost none of them match because we tend to build up our arsenal of bakeware over the course of several years. They come in varying shades of silver, gray, and even black, which can be confusing when you want to bake a sheet cake or roast a pan of Brussels sprouts. When should you opt for a lighter or a darker pan, and why?
Beer’s refreshing fizziness is at least half of what we love about it, and right now, I’m sorry to say it — your homebrew has none. Zero fizz. It’s flatter than a can of soda left out after a party.
But we’re going to change all that. Here’s how your homebrew is going to get its fizz back.
Grabbing a bite in your grocery is not only contributing to a growing trend, but it’s also a way to help your market deal with excess product (read: not throw away food) and ensure the fresh items you want in the perimeter departments are there the next time you need them. You’re not being lazy, you’re being green — and an important part of your market’s ecosystem. (Does your market serve wine? Go ahead and grab a glass as well. I mean, you don’t want that Pinot to go to waste.)
Here are how some of those cold and hot bar foods are green and use up food that might otherwise be wasted.
For the most part, choosing to rent a house while on vacation instead of staying in a hotel is a no-brainer for me. I can enjoy plenty of meals at local restaurants, but also have the option to stay in and cook, which gives me an excuse to check out nearby farmers markets, as well as take a break from eating out.
This past year it’s also become something of a way of life, as my husband and I have spent about a quarter of the year traveling from Los Angeles to New Orleans and back for his job, living in vacation rentals and cooking in vacation rental kitchens for months at a time. Cooking in a temporary, poorly stocked kitchen is never as easy as cooking at home, but I’ve figured out some ways to make it a little less annoying.
With the first exciting week of active fermentation behind us, it might look like nothing is happening in your beer — but looks can be deceiving. The next few weeks are a quiet, but important, time for our freshly made homebrew. Today, let’s talk about what’s going on in that jug and why we don’t want to rush things.
This mac and cheese is for those times when you just can’t be bothered to pull out a pan. You need some cheesy goodness, and you need it now. One bowl. All yours. No leftovers.
