kitchen hacks

  • How To Make Five-Minute ‘Breakfast Biscuits’

    You’re not supposed to eat biscuits for breakfast — unless they’re made from oatmeal, raisins and almonds, of course. This tasty, morning-friendly snack is a healthy and novel way to start the day. Best of all, they don’t require baking and only take five minutes to make.


  • Roast Vegetables On A Rack For Maximum Crispiness

    Water is the enemy of crisp, perfectly golden brown roasted vegetables—which sucks, because vegetables contain a lot of it. If you’re all about those crispy edges, try reaching for a cooling rack. More air circulation means all that water will actually evaporate, so your vegetables turn out crispy every single time.


  • You Need A Pair Of Kitchen Shoes

    I have hilariously bad circulation in my extremities, which means that I wear thick socks and slippers 24/7 from October to May. This year, I got extremely cushy slippers for Christmas—and proceeded to immediately spill all kinds of bullshit on them while cooking dinner for my family. Tragic.


  • How To Defrost Frozen Meat In Half The Time

    Buying meat when it’s on sale and then freezing it for when you need it is great in theory. However, in practice, it’s incredibly difficult (some might even say impossible) to remember to thaw that meat ahead of time. The recommended method of thawing frozen meat overnight in the fridge can not only take more…