Egg wash is a culinary backup singer — you don’t notice it when it’s there, but you sure do notice its absence. Yet there’s always the moment mid-bake when you read ahead in the recipe and grunt, “Ugh, do I have to do the egg wash?” Yep, you kinda do. The egg wash is one…

Space is always going to be at a premium; as Mark Twain once said, “buy land, they’re not making it anymore.” That sentiment hits differently, though, when you’re living in a small urban apartment and your only private “outdoor space” is a balcony that can theoretically accommodate two people if they both hold their breath.…