collection-placeholder.jpeg

In the Kitchen

Article cover image
Jul 31, 2013

Iced coffee may not be as simple as brewing hot coffee and sticking it in the fridge until it cools down, but it's still very simple to make if you plan ahead.Simply mix together 1 part ground coffee ...

Article cover image
Jul 15, 2013

A lukewarm can of soda placed in a refrigerator can take about 45 minutes to chill. On the other hand, a lukewarm can of soda placed in a bowl of ice, water, and table salt can take less than 5 minute ...

Article cover image
Jul 8, 2013

Each year, about 40% of all food produced in the United States goes uneaten and gets thrown away. Become a part of the solution and not the problem by practicing the following simple hacks to make you ...

Article cover image
Jun 19, 2013

Ice cream never gets old in hot weather, especially if it's super cheap and made within the comforts of your own home!Last week, I illustrated a recipe for homemade ice cream where you roll an empty c ...

Article cover image
Jun 19, 2013

If you've got a couple empty coffee cans getting ready to go out to the recycling—don't get rid of them just yet. Instead, use them to make your own homemade ice cream. It's the perfect DIY treat as t ...

Article cover image
Jun 5, 2013

However much you love cooking fried fish for dinner, there's no need for your kitchen to smell fishy for days afterward. Keep your post-cooking funky kitchen smell to a minimum by boiling cloves in wa ...

Article cover image
May 7, 2013

Have a hard-to-open jar? If it's never been opened, the air pressure inside the jar is making it harder to break the seal. If it's been in the fridge, it's possible that the lid shrunk slightly—just e ...

Article cover image
Jan 23, 2013

Good home-cooking does require time, but not every step of the process has to be a time-consuming chore.Need softened butter for baking ASAP? Rather than waiting for a cold block of butter to soften a ...

Article cover image
Jul 28, 2012

Believe it or not, it is absolutely possible to get by without a big refrigerator in your kitchen. After all, before refrigerators became a household staple in the last century, people somehow managed ...

Article cover image
Mar 10, 2012

If you're a beer lover, you can enjoy your passion even more by incorporating your favorite beer flavors into your next cooking experiment. Beer can be included in recipes for meat marinades, frying b ...