Fig jam hand pies for the hesitant host
Every host has a cautionary tale. Mine starts with me brushing cornmeal onto a batch of English muffins at 4 a.m. and ends with me swearing off brunch for at least six years. I was 21, barely old enough to…
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Smucker’s sues Trader Joe’s over crustless PB&J snacks
Smucker’s and Trader Joe’s are currently embroiled in a legal dispute concerning packaged peanut butter and jelly snacks. On Oct. 13, the Ohio-based J.M. Smucker Company filed a lawsuit against Trader Joe’s, alleging that the latter’s crustless peanut butter and…
The secret to perfect, buttery pie crust
A favorite culinary tradition of mine is making homemade quiche during the fall season. I love a classic quiche Lorraine, filled with smoky bacon, rich Gruyère cheese and shallots. But I’ve also tried ones stuffed with spinach, onions and mushrooms…
Matcha and cardamom brown butter blondies
This recipe is excerpted from “108 ASIAN COOKIES” by Kat Lieu. Copyright © 2025 by Kathleen Lieu. Photographs by Charity Burggraaf. Used with permission from Voracious, an imprint of Little, Brown and Company. Can I tell you a secret? I’ve…
French food finds its cool again
The martinis are cold, the oysters endless and every table sounds like a dinner party. Lately, going out for martinis, fries, and oysters has become the night-time version of matcha and froyo — a ritual, a little luxury. But when…
What’s lurking in your protein shake
Your morning muscle gains may be coming with a side of metal poisoning. A Consumer Reports investigation released this week found that many protein shakes and powders contain “troubling levels” of toxic heavy metals. Protein has long been a staple…
Snapple brings back glass bottles
Everything vintage is cool again, and even Snapple is hopping on the trend. The iconic glass bottle with the pop cap and Snapple Fact is returning to the tea and juice drinks brand, but it’s only for a limited time…
The sweet heart of Diwali
For Vijaya Selvaraju, Diwali celebrations while growing up in the suburbs of Toronto centered around her mother’s home cooking — namely, the sweets. “My mom has a South Indian catering business, and she’s had it ever since I was a…
The Pentagon’s food court is basically a mall
Turns out, the Pentagon food court could rival a suburban mall — or a small college campus. On this week’s “Have I Got News For You,” host Roy Wood Jr. and his panel were stunned to learn that the Pentagon…
When — and why — did we start bobbing for apples?
There’s a 2016 segment of “The Rachael Ray Show” that I think about more often than I should during the fall season. In it, two live audience members are called up to the stage to play a festive game of…