Modernist Bread on 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Yeast
Baking is applied microbiology. That may seem like an odd way to look at it, but it is only a modest exaggeration. All yeast breads and sourdoughs owe their shapes and textures to the actions of microbes, living creatures that are microscopic in size and typically consist of just a single cell. Despite its size, yeast is a powerhouse of an ingredient.
Nov 15, 2017
I’ve Found the Secret to Tackling My Most-Hated Chore
(Image credit: Jacqueline Marque) From Apartment Therapy → I’ve Found the Secret to Tackling My Most-Hated Chore null
Nov 15, 2017
This Smart Hack Makes Grocery Store Sushi Taste Better
Grocery store sushi is extremely convenient, and it’s way less expensive than sushi from a restaurant. Some grocery store sushi is even quite tasty, although in general everybody understands that the $10 plate of sushi from the grocery store is not going to be quite the same quality as the sushi you pay $30 for at your friendly neighborhood sushi restaurant.
Nov 15, 2017
Once-Banned Kinder Eggs Are Finally Coming to the U.S.
Kinder Eggs, also known as Kinder Surprise, are egg-shaped chocolates with a small toy prize inside, and they’re wildly famous and popular treats in Europe and much of the rest of the world. Unfortunately, they’re banned in the U.S. because it’s illegal to sell candy with non-edible objects inside it, on the grounds that the object is a choking hazard. For years, Americans who wanted Kinder Eggs had to travel abroad, or try to smuggle them through customs.
Nov 15, 2017
Stove Top Stuffing Just Created the Ultimate Thanksgiving Dinner Pants
With Thanksgiving only a week away, you should already be prepping for the year’s biggest meal. Yes, that means picking up your broiler bird and making some side dishes ahead, but it’s also a prime time to start formulating your dinner-eating game plan. Will you opt for extra mashed potatoes and skip out on green bean casserole? Or take half servings of everything to pace yourself for the next round?
Nov 15, 2017
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Recipe: Easy Sesame Almonds
Keeping a trusty recipe in your back pocket with the holiday season fast approaching is a win-win for all. When the whirlwind of festivities and gatherings gets to be slightly overwhelming, you’ll need a snack that’s easy to throw together but elegant enough to put out during cocktail hour, and these smoky and sweet almonds are just the ticket to help you win at entertaining.
Nov 15, 2017
Do Yourself a Favor This Year and Just Buy the Keg
I’ve hosted my family’s Thanksgiving for the last few years, and each year I use a secret weapon that makes our gatherings of about a dozen people more fun, more festive, and slightly less stressful for me as a host. It isn’t a turkey-basting hack, or a killer mise en place game, or a Martha Stewart doppelganger helping me carefully garnish each salad. It is, simply, a keg full of beer. The keg has been a game-changer for entertaining.
Nov 15, 2017
These Hot Honey Sweet Potatoes Will Win Friendsgiving
If you’re celebrating Friendsgiving this weekend and were tasked with bringing a side dish, I’ve got just the thing for you: hot honey sweet potatoes. Roasted with butter and brown sugar and then drizzled with a spicy jalapeño-infused honey, these are not your Aunt Rita’s sweet potatoes — and that’s exactly the point. Friendsgiving is a more relaxed version of Thanksgiving.
Nov 15, 2017
Vanilla Magic Cake
Vanilla Magic Cake
Nov 15, 2017