10 Ways to Eat Cheap and Healthy When You Don’t Have...
Photo: Monthira (Shutterstock)The redditors at r/EatCheapAndHealthy have come through for us when we were looking for cheap and healthy cold lunches, and cheap and healthy dinners for when we’re lazy. Now, let’s look at their recommendations for cheap and healthy meals you can make even if you don’t have a real kitchen.Even if you’re stuck…
Instant Miso Soup Is the Perfect Travel Food
Photo: AS Food studio (Shutterstock)Little packets of instant miso soup are as delicious as they are convenient. I eat miso soup for breakfast (with a microwaved-poached egg), but its utility reaches far beyond the first meal of the day, especially if you are flying, road-tripping, camping, or traveling in any way.Instant miso soup is, in…
How to Snag Three Free Orders of Wendy’s Six-Piece Nuggets Between...
Photo: Unidas.ME (Shutterstock)Did your Hot Vax Summer pan out the way you thought it would? If not, Wendy’s is offering a consolation prize in the form of free chicken nuggets. (And yes, obviously they’ve dubbed it “Hot Nugg Summer.”) In addition to giving away crispy chunks of fried chicken meat, the fast food chain is…
Put Oil and Vinegar on Your Ice Cream. Just Do It
Photo: Claire LowerA few weeks ago, my boyfriend stole a bite of my ice cream and screamed. “Did you put salt on this?” he asked, visibly upset. I nodded. “Maldon is sprinkles,” I said, my voice devoid of empathy or sympathy. That’ll teach him to steal my treats! (It didn’t.)This man is always accusing me…
Why Only a Sucker Orders a Burrito Instead of a Bowl
If Chipotle burritos have a flaw, it’s their sheer size. One burrito is way too big for a single meal but not always enough for a second, depending on your appetite and interest in cold leftovers. There’s an easy solution: Order a bowl instead, with an extra tortilla or two on the side. The only…
You Can Make Your Own Corn Milk (and Cook With It)
Photo: itaci (Shutterstock)If you know me, you know I love corn a whole lot. This year, for the first time, I grew my own corn and, though it is a little smaller than the ears you see at the grocery store, it is still sweet and juicy, and I wanted to extract as much flavor…
You Can Make a Shockingly Delicious Pasta Sauce With Cucumbers
Photo: Claire LowerI rarely cook from recipes. It’s not due to a lack of desire—it’s more a matter of time and energy. After a long day of cooking, tasting, and thinking about food, I rarely want to clean my kitchen only to make a whole new, proper recipe. (I want to eat snacks, which is…
To Make Pancakes for a Crowd, Bake Them in a Sheet...
Photo: kryzhov (Shutterstock)I love pancakes, but I don’t love making pancakes. Even under the best of circumstances, I’m prone to either overcooking or undercooking them, which leads to a bunch of waste, a lot of frustration, and copious amounts of cursing, which is not ideal when you have impressionable young children around. Add in trying…
12 Tasty Ways You Should Be Eating Tomatoes
Sorry this photo sucks, I did not have time to go buy a tomato to take a new photo.Photo: Claire LowerTomato sandwiches are vastly under-appreciated. So under-appreciated, that you can’t even find a good stock photo of one (which is both Southern and Harriet the Spy erasure). Just as recently as a few months ago,…
Add That Last Bit of Tomato Paste to These Tomato-Based Cocktails
Photo: Rimma Bondarenko (Shutterstock)Tomato paste is a kitchen staple that adds incidentally vegan umami and depth to sauces, rice dishes, braises, and any condiment or dressing you happen to stir it into. And, whether you buy your paste in a can or a tube, there is always that little last annoying bit of paste that…
