This article was updated in June 2024 to include more of our favorite products. Everyone should learn how to shuck oysters. If you’ve never done it before, it might seem intimidating—a sharp knife and curved shell can leave little room for error—but with the right equipment, some patience, and proper technique, it’s very easy. If...
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9 No-Bake Summer Desserts for When It’s Too Hot to Turn on the Oven
This article was updated in June 2024 to include more of our favorite products. We’re nearing that point in the summer where we simply do not, under any circumstances, want to turn on our ovens. But that doesn’t mean we don’t want dessert. There’s always ice cream, of course, but what about cookies, pies, and...
S’mores Sliders [+Video]
S’mores Sliders [+Video] Looking for a fun twist on the classic s’mores? Try making s’mores sliders! These bite-sized treats offer a unique and delicious way to enjoy the classic campfire dessert. All the classic s’more flavors, gooey marshmallows, melty chocolate and crunchy graham cracker, all loaded up between two sweet buttery Hawaiian rolls. And the...
Why You Should Season Your Soy Sauce
This article was updated in June 2024 to include more of our favorite products. As a condiment, soy sauce should not be consumed straight from the bottle. This isn’t because drinking condiments is strange (there are barbecue sauces worth downing by the pint), but because soy sauce—by itself—carries an aggressive umami flavor that is completely...
The Ultimate Guide to Summer Vegetables (& 43 Ways to Use Them)
This article was updated in June 2024 to include more of our favorite products. Summer is the CSA basket’s time to shine. That’s why Joshua McFadden’s Six Seasons—a seasonal-cooking bible that made our list of the top five books for all things vegetable—considers summer to be three different micro-seasons rolled into one. In that vein,...