Claire Lower

Claire is the Senior Food Editor for Lifehacker and a noted duck fat enthusiast. She lives in Portland, Oregon with a slightly hostile cat.
  • Pop Your Corn in Ghee for Greaseless Buttery Flavour

    Pop Your Corn in Ghee for Greaseless Buttery Flavour

    It wasn’t that I didn’t like the fluffy corn I had popped in clarified butter. I just found it slightly disappointing (at least until I added salt, but more on that in a bit). “It’s because you drown your popcorn,” my boyfriend suggested, shoving another handful into his mouth. “That’s why you don’t like this.…


  • For the Best Waffled Sandwich, Waffle Your Meat First

    For the Best Waffled Sandwich, Waffle Your Meat First

    When I first started this series, I set out to waffle strange and unusual things that had yet to be waffled. I skipped over the waffled grilled cheese because it seemed too obvious, but it is a top tier waffled delight. If you want to make it more of a meal, you can add a…


  • 11 Ways to Make Your Soup More Satisfying

    11 Ways to Make Your Soup More Satisfying

    Soup is a favourite cold weather meal for many. It can warm you from the inside out, or soothe a troubled tummy, but there is nothing less satisfying than a meek, watery bowl of soup. Luckily, there are many ways to make good soup, and I have taken the liberty of compiling some of my…


  • Use This Formula to Make a Spritz With Any Spirit

    Use This Formula to Make a Spritz With Any Spirit

    The sun is out in full force, which means we’re about to see an uptick in spritzes — mostly of the Aperol variety. And while I don’t mind an Aperol spritz, I’ve reached something of a saturation point. Luckily, it’s easy to make a spritz with different a wide variety of alcoholic beverages. I’m not…