Your Rao’s Jar Might Have the Wrong Soup Inside
Photo: The Image Party (Shutterstock)Quick, check your pantry: Does your Rao’s Chicken & Gnocchi Soup look green when it should look tomato red)? If so, it’s part of Sovos Brands Intermediate, Inc.’s voluntary recall announcement. According to the U.S. Food Drug and Administration’s (FDA), the company issued the recall because they mislabeled some “Vegetable Minestrone…
This Savory Risotto Cake Is Italy’s Best Kept Secret
Photo: Allie Chanthorn ReinmannI’m proud to say I’ve eaten a lot of Italian food in my day. Growing up in New Jersey, if we ever went out to eat, it was likely Italian. It’s a rich, expansive cuisine that’s full of adored classics (I love a towering eggplant parm), but our commitment to those classics…
11 Ways to Make Your Soup More Satisfying
Photo: Joshua Resnick (Shutterstock)Jordan Calhoun, our beloved editor-in-chief, does not consider soup to be a proper meal, at least not as it comes in the can. To bulk up a sad, pathetic soup, Jordan makes two cans, but strains one of them to make a super soup with more stuff: “I just open one can…
This Corn Dog Casserole Will Be Your New Favorite Super Bowl...
Photo: Allie Chanthorn ReinmannI’ll hesitate every time someone offers me a hot dog, but make it a corn dog and I’m lining up before the shop opens up with a packet of mustard in my clutches. The sweet corn coating and salty dog work some snack magic that I find irresistible, but it’s not something…
Blend Bacon Into Your Creamy Soups and Chowders
Photo: from my point of view (Shutterstock)The top complaint I hear about soup is that it’s “not a meal,” and perhaps some of them aren’t. It’s true that some soups are watery and pathetic, but there’s an easy solution: If your soup is broth-based, chuck more stuff in there; if your soup is of the…
This Is the Easiest, Cheesiest Chicken and Rice Casserole
Photo: Claire LowerThere is a certain genre of food that is adored by people who are complected in the way that I am complected (very lightly): Food that is often loaded with a lot of dairy, be it sour cream, heavy cream, or cheese. Food that is beige, orange, or brown. Food that is at…
You Can Turn a Bag of Frozen Hash Browns Into a...
Photo: Claire LowerI am, as I write this, very cozy. With the weather being what it is (cold), it’s the only way to be. Being cozy is related to being warm, but it’s more about being comforted in a warm way. Soup, for example, is cozy. It warms from the inside out, but it also…
10 of Our Favorite High Protein Snacks
Photo: Claire LowerHigh protein snacks are a godsend when it comes to healthy eating. They can tide you over between meals, or supply extra calories and protein if you chose something too low-cal for lunch. You can even combine several snack servings into a meal of their own if you’re running out of dinner ideas.…
How to Prevent Sour Cream From Curdling in Soups and Sauces
Given the weather and general mood, I suspect that many of you have shifted into Soup Mode (except our editor-in-chief, Jordan Calhoun, a slightly misguided soul who maintains soup is “not a meal”). Soup Mode is good, as is its cousin, Creamy Sauce Mode, the mode where one feels inclined to drown proteins and vegetables…
12 Unexpected Ways to Use Bubble Wrap Around the House
Photo: diy13 (Shutterstock)When you park overnight, especially in winter, consider using your wipers to hold a piece of bubble wrap to the windshield. You’ll keep it free of debris, but also stop any frost from forming on the glass, which will get you on your way safer and faster the next morning. Best of all,…
