Charms You Could Eat. For centuries, people have hung food above doorways or passed it over their bodies to keep bad luck away. Most households already had the ingredients, making food a natural choice for…
Wedding Snacks With a Plan. Food shows up in fertility customs on nearly every continent. Most of those customs attach to weddings, since a new couple was expected to start a family soon afterward. Foods…
You’ll Thank Us. Some meals are delicious straight off the stove, but others seem to reach their full potential after spending a night in the refrigerator. As ingredients sit together, flavors can mingle, spices can…
Nothing Beats Homemade. Sure, you could make pasta from scratch, but would you? Even if you had little to no time in the week? Well, for the older folks out there—who like sticking to the…
When Party Food Nearly Always Came On a Toothpick. There was a time when you couldn't throw a cocktail party without setting out a tray of bite-sized snacks, most of them held together with tiny…
Sebastian Coman Photography on UnsplashIf you grew up dreading Brussels sprouts, you might be surprised by the ones served today. They're roasted until the edges brown, and people order them in restaurants without anyone insisting.…
Nothing Beats Grandma's Grub. Why is it that when you bake a fresh batch of cookies, it just never seems to taste as ooey-gooey and perfect as the ones Grandma makes? No matter how closely…
A Look Inside the Average 1970s Kitchen. If you grew up in the 1970s, you probably remember a kitchen pantry stocked with canned goods, boxed dinners, and ingredients that could last for months without spoiling.…
The Fridge Is Not Universal. American kitchens treat refrigeration as the default answer to almost everything perishable. Much of the world does not, and plenty of what sits out at room temperature elsewhere would be…
