Old-Fashioned Tools. What do you use in the kitchen? From food choppers to peelers and measuring cups and spoons, there are plenty of everyday cooking tools you probably take advantage of. Yet, before modern gadgets…
T on UnsplashMakhana turns up in trail mix and in bowls at cocktail hour, puffed white and light enough to blow off the counter if someone opens a window. The seed behind it is nothing…
The Weeknight Rotation Most Kitchens Dropped. amily dinners once revolved around a handful of reliable dishes that could feed everyone without costing much. Canned soups went into casseroles, and cheaper cuts of meat simmered for…
engin akyurt on UnsplashYou probably don't drink enough water as it is, but that begs the question: How long could you go without it? After all, water is essential for keeping nearly every part of…
Nils Huenerfuerst on UnsplashHalloween is supposed to be fun, but let’s be honest here: the days of affordable candy are long behind us. And when you have hundreds of kids showing up demanding snacks, it’s…
A Walk Through Your Grandparents' Kitchens. People used to build their kitchens around objects that did one job and lasted for decades. They kept bread in a metal box on the counter and bacon grease…
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…
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…
