Burning Questions

As cranky old folks love to remind us, milk comes from mammals, not almonds or any other kind of nut, because nuts…

Carrots grow underground and spend their entire lives being cradled by the loving arms of Mother Earth. And…

I know what you all are thinking, and the answer is no, Jell-O is not made from horses’ hooves. Any more questions?

For all the virtues evaporated milk possesses, for most people, it’s simply a can that lies in wait in the deepest…

Even if you’re the most prepared of pantry preppers, brown sugar can still find a way to foil all your best-laid…

Mayonnaise is a sauce. It’s a condiment. It’s a classic of French haute cuisine. It’s a dip for French fries. It’s a…

In the old timey days of milkmaids and wooden churns, buttermilk was the substance left behind after cream was…

At the first restaurant I ever worked in, I was in charge of making the hand-cut fries that we’d pile atop bowls of…

Best-by dates on packages are known to contribute to food waste, as consumers see that a date has passed and toss…

If you’re going to try your hand at some of The Takeout’s most comforting recipes, you’ll need yeast. Some recipes,…

Being a pet owner means you ought to have “sucker” tattooed on your forehead. Unlike people with actual human…

Welcome to another installment of Ingredients Decoded, where we check the ingredients label on a packaged food,…

This time of year, you may bring a bag of potatoes home from the grocery store only to find them sprouting a day or…

This time of year I’ll eat white chocolate in any form. It’s a position that didn’t change even after consuming a…

It’s inevitable after every holiday meal: Once the dishes are cleared, the plates are stacked, and the dishwasher is…

We eat chickens. We eat ducks. We eat Thanksgiving turkeys and Christmas geese. Hell, we can even eat peacock, if…

Welcome to another installment of Ingredients Decoded, in which we check out the ingredient label of packaged food,…

Welcome to another installment of Ingredients Decoded, where we check the ingredients label on a packaged food,…

I avoided eating cherries for a long time, mostly because of childhood trauma associated with cough medicine. It did…

Welcome to another installment of Ingredients Decoded, where we check out the ingredient label of packaged food,…