seasoning
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How (and When) to Use Fresh vs Dried Herbs in Your Cooking
Salt and (good) pepper can get you pretty far in your cooking, but true grown-up cooks use an arsenal of herbs and spices to flavour their meals. How you stock your spice cabinet will depend on the type of cuisine you want to enjoy—a “basic” Anglo spice cabinet is quite different from an East Asian…
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Your Veggies Can Take a Tip From Steak
If the name of a product tells you how it’s meant to be used, you can usually take it at face value. Dog leashes restrain dogs. Garlic keepers hold garlic. We all know what car washes tend to wash. But when it comes to my spice cabinet, I’ll put those spices on whatever I damn…
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How to Know When It’s Time to Replace Your Old Pots and Pans
Pots and pans can have a pretty long shelf life, depending on their style, brand, and how well you take care of them — but odds are you’re stretching that lifespan a little too long. The signs that your cookware is at the end of its life aren’t always as obvious as a broken handle…
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Put Peanut Butter Powder in Everything
It wasn’t very long ago that mainstream nut butter options were limited to the smooth or chunky varieties of peanut butter offered by a handful of familiar brands (or their in-store generic counterparts). Today, reality is far nuttier. A wide variety of nuts and seeds can now easily be purchased in butter form, which has…