Amazon makes milk now
My brother lives in New York City, where anything he wants is at his fingertips almost 24/7. Still, he told me a few…
Silk introduces insufferably/excellently named oat milk
Silk, “America’s No. 1 plant-based milk brand,” has entered the oak milk fray like the Kool-Aid Man.
Micro-resolutions: I’m going to whip cream by hand, dang it
I am not a sweets person or a salt person. I am a cream person. Sour, crème fraîche, light, heavy, I’m on board. When I…
Is it worth it to make your own sour cream?
Go ahead, call me stupid for this: Did you know sour cream is just soured cream? I’m not sure what I thought it…
Whole Foods gets even Whole Foodsier with DIY almond milk stations
These are the facts: NüMilk, a startup that seems to be doing exactly this one thing, is piloting almond milk machines…
Observe this fan casually holding a half gallon of milk during the World Series
Last night, the Boston Red Sox clinched the World Series (Noooommmmmmaahhhhhh!) by beating the Los Angeles Dodgers in…
USDA to buy $50 million in milk, donate it to food banks
While there is a well-document excess of milk produced in America, many families still struggle to afford basic,…
Chobani hopes new squeeze bottles turn Greek yogurt into a condiment
Why isn’t more sour cream packaged in squeezable containers? It really grinds my first-world gears: I have to open up…
FDA commissioner: “An almond doesn’t lactate”
Thanks to Food And Drug Administration commissioner Scott Gottlieb, I am now haunted by the image of an almond with…
This week's study: Full-fat dairy isn't going to kill you
The pendulum is constantly swinging when it comes to the health benefits of certain fatty foods: Let’s eat margarine!…
Creating a muenster: The 5 cheeses you need for a perfect picnic basket
It’s the middle of the week, and you’re already looking forward to having a picnic this weekend. Well, aren’t you the…
Last Call: How the Got Milk? ads were born, and a refreshing mango beer
As a child of the ’90s, I never gave much thought to the Got Milk? ads. They were everywhere; they had celebrities on…
Milk! author Mark Kurlansky on why most of us drink cow's milk (and not whale or camel milk)
Author Mark Kurlansky built his reputation writing food history books (Salt, Cod) that illuminate history, culture, and…
Can I substitute one type of cream for another?
The universe shows its cruel sense of humor whenever I’m making a creamy sauce or dessert. Halfway through cooking, I…
These are dire times for American dairy farmers
Unless you make your living through milk, you probably don’t know how tough life is for America’s dairy farmers in…