Bread past its prime will ruin your day -- or at the very least, your sandwich. Did you know there's a trick for saving stale bread -- and that this cool food hack really works? Turns out that running a stale loaf under water (no, really…
Earth Day is a great time to assess our eco-friendly habits, especially in the kitchen where there are so many opportunities to make a positive impact. But I get it: I'm lazy, and changing habits is hard. Sadly, when it comes to the envi…
I'm going to teach you the most amazing trick ever, to keep you from wasting even one drop of delicious Dijon mustard. But first, let's pick a mustard. I must say, I find that Trader Joe's Dijon mustard is by far the best Dijon mustard b…
We get it, dinnertime during the week can be crazy and stressful for parents. That's probably why meal kit delivery services have exploded in popularity over the last few years. They deliver fresh, wholesome ingredients so you can make a…
With all the people being impacted by the awful series of Hurricanes, storms and other disasters right now, we know that one of the key concerns is keeping food safe that requires freezing or refrigeration , should you lose power. A full…
There are things in life that I know I should do, but just can't. One of the things that used to be on that list is prepping make-ahead freezer meals -- but all that has changed. (If only I could make the switch with exercise too.) Every…
My family and I helped deliver groceries to families in need recently and, in doing so, I learned something: hunger doesn't look like what I expected. The families we delivered to weren't all homeless or even jobless. They were all doing…
It's nearly impossible for me to hit the farmer's market -- or even the fresh produce aisle of my local supermarket -- and not stock up on tons and tons of fresh summer fruit. Because for me, and many of you too, sweet, juicy fruit that …
I hate the feeling of reaching into the refrigerator to discover a tomato that's sunken and bruised, a head of kale that's wilted beyond use, or an onion that's given up on being eaten and has decided to sprout fresh green stalks instead…
Who doesn’t want to bottle up the essence of summer and put it in a jar? You may not be able to pack away the sunshine or lazy holiday afternoons, but you can still savor that juicy peach or perfectly ripe blueberry with one of our 5 eas…
Learning how to freeze meals so that you can stockpile homemade, ready-to-heat dinners should be considered a talent. It may seem easy — just double up on tonight’s dinner so that you can relax later in the week — but it's not always tha…
Fresh herbs are an easy, healthy way to boost the flavor of your cooking with ingredients that you can pick up in any market all year around. The only problem? It's annoying to buy a big bunch of parsley when the recipe only calls for a …