foodanddrink

  • Treat Yourself to Sweet, Buttery Filo Chips

    Treat Yourself to Sweet, Buttery Filo Chips

    A fine dessert doesn’t always have to be elaborate, or even pretend to be. There’s something a bit fancy about a sweet that owns its simplicity, and parades around in its thrown-togetherness. This four-ingredient crisp is proud, confident, and simultaneously nothing special (in a girl-next-door, no-makeup sort of way). Treat yourself to buttery cinnamon filo…


  • Hear Me Out: Pickle Spaghetti

    Hear Me Out: Pickle Spaghetti

    Pickle fans love taking what is supposed to be an accent — a sour and pungent adornment — and forcing it into a main role. We’ll try any pickled-flavored snack that comes to market, be it a simple potato chip or something more elaborate like these pickle pups (which, full disclosure, weren’t very good). So…


  • The Best Thing to Do With Milk That’s Past Its Prime

    The Best Thing to Do With Milk That’s Past Its Prime

    Reducing food waste is an important issue that many people care about, but even the most combative eco-warrior would hesitate to chug a glass of past-its-prime milk. Would a large percentage of those naysayers eat a beautifully plated wedge of spoiled milk (cheese)? Absolutely, myself included.


  • This Orgeat Will Elevate Your At-Home Tiki Drinks

    This Orgeat Will Elevate Your At-Home Tiki Drinks

    Orgeat is something I only found out about in my 30s, about the time when I could confidently afford to go to a fancy cocktail bar and have that confidence dashed by not understanding ingredients on the drink menu. Googling this ingredient on my phone at the bar did two things: It made me look…