The current COVID-19 crisis practically requires comfort food. One such psychological balm in these unpredictable times (low-carb diets be darned) has been fresh-baked bread. If you can't find any yeast, though, you may feel left out. What's behind the recent run on yeast?
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To be sure your banana bread comes out perfectly, there are a few tips that novices and experts alike need to keep in mind. These are the mistakes you might be making with banana bread — and how to keep from making them the next time you attempt the perfect loaf.
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Emeril Lagasse is a household name in the culinary world, and for good reason. He was one of the country's earliest celebrity chefs, with his first television show, Emeril Live, dating back to 1997. How much is he worth?
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Perhaps you have a surplus of eggs in your fridge after Easter festivities, or maybe you're just looking for a quick and easy snack. Either way, your Instant Pot is the key to perfect hard-boiled eggs — and it only takes a few simple steps. Here's how.
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If you've watched enough episodes of Ina Garten's cooking shows, you can probably guess what her favorite dish is — and possibly even why. It's not a secret that Garten loves to cook chicken in many different ways, so naturally, her favorite dish involves chicken.
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Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain is a busy woman these days with numerous projects in the works. Hussain, who impressed Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood enough to win in the show's 6th season in 2015, will star in a new show for Netflix called Nadiya's Time to Eat.
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One of the most quintessential desserts in the fast-food scene is the classic McDonald's McFlurry. If you want to make one at home and don't have a blender (or don't want to get yours dirty), you can actually whip this treat up at home without using one.
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On Wednesday, April 15, one customer bought a single custard donut for $1,000, and the staff at Tremont Goodie Shop, a bakery in Arlington, Ohio, was left speechless and in tears. The regular who had been visiting the shop for some 40 to 50 years wanted to help support the store.
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If you have plans to do some baking but find that you are out of yeast packets, don't fret. You don't have to scrap your flour-filled plans. Instead of using yeast to get your dough to rise, there are a number of options that will get you to the same place.
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Okay, so critics really don't like Netflix's Final Table -- so what went wrong with this cooking show?
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If there was ever a match made in kitchen heaven, it would be the one between British chef, Gordon Ramsay and his wife, Tana. What's the story behind the couple?
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The thought behind a worm in a bottle of mezcal is that a high proof, high-quality spirit would preserve the insect and prevent it from rotting. A decomposing bug or (no bug at all) could be an indicator or low qualify, inferior mezcal. Why are there really worms in these bottles?
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If you've ever been to Hawaii, or eaten at a Hawaiian restaurant or food truck, you couldn't have failed to notice that Spam plays a starring role in that state's cuisine. What's up with that? Doesn't Hawaii have all kinds of delicious foods of its own such as pineapples and kalua pork?
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We all recognize Roy Choi for his Kogi food truck empire and his Netflix series The Chef Show now, but if you had known the chef before his stardom, you would have thought it unlikely that he would ever rise to the top.
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Kewpie mayonnaise is so beloved in Japan that it's used in just about everything. Find out what makes it so special and discover what else the company offers.
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Every spring is when you start to see asparagus appearing on menus and grocery store shelves across the country. But the only downside to asparagus is the fact that keeping it in the refrigerator tends to dry it out. What's the best way to store asparagus?
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The city of North Olmsted, Ohio is not known as a particularly crime-ridden place — in fact, Area Vibes reports that it has a crime rate 50 percent lower than the national average. Recently, however, the local Police Department posted about a crime so serious they were asking for help.
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Whether you need a substitute for baking or cooking, or even just in your cup of tea, fear not, there are plenty of good options to swap out for honey.
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Chicken noodle soup makes a delicious meal. It's particularly good in cold weather and has even been scientifically proven to help fight colds. The secret in making the best chicken noodle soup is, unsurprisingly, in the chicken itself, and how it's prepared.
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While enough people find the Coke from south of the border appealing to have Costco stock it, there are not very many differences, actually. On the surface, there is really only one major difference between Mexican Coke and Coke made in the United States.
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Air fryers just might be the new Instant Pots. These seemingly magic home appliances are compact and claim to be a healthy alternative to deep-frying, thanks to significantly less oil. How do they work?
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Pickling is a great way to use up any extra vegetables you have lying around that are about to go bad — or you simply have a lot of. The process is much easier than you would think, provided you have some empty jars and the self-control to wait a little while for your veggies to steep.
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Chick-fil-A has been at the forefront when it comes to protecting customers and employees against the danger of infection from COVID-19. Some of their locations have taken the additional step of going cashless. Why?
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Baking with sourdough can be challenging, and there's a good chance you'll make some mistakes along the way. Making sourdough is far from an exact science — and that makes it a little difficult to work with. Fortunately, knowing some common pitfalls will help you get that perfect loaf.
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Just about every tea in the world is made by pouring hot water over its leaves to brew, drinking the liquid, and discarding the leaves, but this one is different. Matcha is a green tea, unique to Japan, and is made by grinding young tea leaves into a powder.
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Hong Kong-born Nicholas Tse has done more in 39 years than most people do in a lifetime. He is best known for his action movies and Mandarin and Cantonese language records, but something clicked for him when he was watching a cooking show. How much is he worth?
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Ketchup is one of the most popular condiments in America. If your recipe calls for it and you're completely out, hope is not lost — there are a few things you can substitute for ketchup.
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