Do you know how to measure flour correctly? If you’re the slightest bit uncertain, this tutorial is for you! To be clear, the best way to measure flour is with a scale, but not all Amerians own a scale. The second-best method is “spooned and leveled.” All of the recipes on this blog use this...
Author: Spice-Rack-Maker
A Conversational Guide to Holiday Ham
The holidays are here—and, per usual, the ham’s coming. Roughly 300 million pounds of it, in this country, at least. Most of those 150,000 tonnes of cured pork leg will be baked. Much will be glazed and rubbed and glazed again. Some will don cherry studded crowns of sliced, canned pineapple. And, odds are, some...
This Two-Ingredient Clam Dip Is the Favorite Guest At Every Party
I wish I could tell you a dramatic origin story about this clam dip, a salty-briney-creamy spread that’s made an appearance at every one of my family’s holiday parties for as long as I can remember. I’d love to say that my grandparents met while both reaching towards it, chips in hand—”No you go!”—at a...
How To Throw an Impressive (But Low-Lift) Holiday Party, According To The Coolest People We Know
Hosting a party is like playing tennis or singing power ballads—some people are born with a natural gift for the art form, but everyone can improve their skill at it with a little practice. With the holiday season dashing through the snow towards us, we reached out to the aces and divas—the Serenas and Adeles...
The Best Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies You’ll Ever Eat
The Best Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies You’ll Ever Eat World famous brown butter chocolate chip cookies made with dark brown sugar, two types of chocolate chips and a sprinkle of sea salt. These epic cookies are perfectly crispy on the outside, chewy in the middle, and are, in fact, the BEST cookies you will...