Today is January 26, 2025 / /
Today is January 26, 2025 / /
How to Soften Brown Sugar Brown sugar hardens as its natural moisture evaporates. Unless you store it properly, what was a soft, fluffy package of brown sugar granules will have hardened into a dense brown lump you could break windows with. It’s still safe to eat, but there’s no way you can measure it accurately Continue Reading »
How to Prep Cucumbers for Storage According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Federal health officials estimate that nearly 48 million people are sickened by food contaminated with harmful germs each year. In addition to washing your own hands to remove potential germs and bacteria before handling produce, here are some useful tips for washing Continue Reading »
Ketchup According to the USDA, unopened ketchup is safe to store in a pantry or cool cupboard indefinitely, with no need for refrigeration after opening, thanks to its acidic nature. However, you should use it within two months of being opened. To extend the life of your opened ketchup bottle, store it in the fridge for Continue Reading »
Can I Leave Butter On The Counter? It turns out that this concept is a little bit more complicated than a simple yes or no response because it’s more than just a question of safety. Even though, according to Tonja Engen, Land O’Lakes’ Culinary Content Specialist, “the USDA and FDA require that most dairy products Continue Reading »
Oy vey! — also: Oy vavoy! Oy vey iz mir! Oy gevalt! Or quite simply: Oy! — is an iconic Jewish expression that conveys the weariness of a people overly familiar with hardship and oppression, as well as the resilience of a people that finds hope and sometimes even humor in catastrophe. It’s both heavy Continue Reading »
1. Water One of the critical fluids required by the body — after all, water accounts for more than two-thirds of your body’s weight — water plays an essential role in regular body functions. From keeping you hydrated and lubricating joints to regulating body temperature and ridding the body of waste, water is necessary for the human body to Continue Reading »
Why Do People Wash Their Chicken? To state the obvious, people wash chicken out of a perceived need to clean it. In modern times, this can be driven by the desire to remove microorganisms like bacteria, but even before people knew of the existence of these invisible germs, it often made sense to wash meats Continue Reading »
Roasted potatoes might seem like such a basic dish, you don’t even need a recipe. We agree, which is why we’re here to share a technique instead of a recipe. After all, the ingredients needed are very standard: yellow potatoes, olive oil, salt, garlic, and some aromatics. What gives this “special” roasted potato dish its high status (besides over 100 Continue Reading »
What Is Sour Cream? Sour cream is commonplace in the kitchen, (you can even make it yourself) but fans of this everyday dairy product rarely know what it’s made of. Sour cream is produced when lactic-acid culture is added to cream. This “souring” process yields the tart, jiggly substance you know and love (especially when it’s Continue Reading »
Where You Should Store Mayonnaise Let’s get one thing out of the way: We know that the conventional thinking is that mayo should be stored in the pantry unopened and the fridge once opened. But here’s the thing—that’s not your only option. A 2016 report put out by the global information company NPD Group claimed that contrary Continue Reading »
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