whipped cream

  • Make This Single-Serve, Crustless Pumpkin Pie in Your Microwave

    Make This Single-Serve, Crustless Pumpkin Pie in Your Microwave

    Claire Lower

    For whatever reason, I hate-follow a bunch of keto-focused influencer accounts on Instagram. They’ll lure me in with a bunch of meat, then hit me with a bell-pepper-as-bread “sandwich,” a monstrosity I have been familiar with since the Weight Watching days of my very early 20s. They’re also obsessed with microwaveable, crustless “pumpkin pies,” which…

  • You Need Spoon Cake This Summer

    You Need Spoon Cake This Summer

    Allie Chanthorn Reinmann

    The best cake topping is whipped cream. It’s light, delicate, mildly sweet, and works with everything from angel food cake to double chocolate mousse. Glazes, frostings, and cream cheese icings are all great, but whipped cream is the greatest. It highlights the star components while adding richness and moisture, without detracting with overwhelming, cloying sweetness.

  • Should You Stir in Circles or Straight Lines?

    Should You Stir in Circles or Straight Lines?

    lifehackerinternational

    Many years ago, I saw — or at least I think I saw — an article that claimed stirring a pot of food using straight, back-and-forth motions was more effective than stirring in circles. I cannot find the original article I either saw or imagined, but at least one other person also saw or imagined…