cooking and recipes

Coffee is one of the most widely consumed psychoactive beverages on the planet. Nearly every country, region, and culture has its own unique way of preparing and consuming coffee. There's nothing simple about coffee. Those beans in your…

HelloFresh ($12+ per serving) is a close second to Blue Apron; the recipes I tried had great flavor, but the instructions may be hard for inexperienced home chefs to follow. Also, the sirloin I tried wasn't something I'd feel comfortable…

One of the first meals I made from an exciting new cookbook was a simple stir-fry, but I would never have done it without the nudge that the book gave me. Another dish I made, Chinese brined eggs, was surprisingly easy; they simply sat…

Ever been catfished by a recipe that ranks at the top of your Google search but turns out meh when you make it yourself? Google does mean well by favoring longer, keyword-rich posts, videos, and studio-quality photography in its…

A precision scale is a critical tool to have in the kitchen, so why not the bar, too?Turns out, lots of reasons. On paper, the Barsys Smart Coaster system isn’t a bad idea. Imagine a digital scale (like the Drop) that’s connected via…