Heavy and austere, the cast iron skillet is often misunderstood as stubborn, nostalgic, fussy. It's time we overcame that prejudice.

Triple Berry Quick Jam" --> Have you ever wondered what the difference is between all the soft fruit spreads? Are jelly and jam the same thing? And what the heck is a gelée? In this post, we'll explain the differences.

Making the design blog rounds the past few days is an ingenious folding door from Austrian artist Klemens Torggler. It’s the kind of poetic reinvention of a familiar object that makes you wonder why nobody thought of such a radical innovation before.

The world is full of discarded building materials waiting to be reclaimed and reborn. But not everyone has the tools, know-how or confidence to turn that cool door, vintage floorboard, or old window into a console or desk. Enter the Floyd Leg, a set ...

The world we live in is a truly fantastic place, with its gorgeous underground crystals bigger than elephants, ghostly auroras that dance across the skies, ingenious frogs that freeze their blood to survive, and many, many other incredible natural ph ...

The Soviets did have a doomsday machine, and a rogue American officer could have launched a nuclear attack.

Forget sous vide and emulsions. Any self-respecting chef should be able to whip these recipes up blindfolded.

In this dark time, when the fate of Sriracha is up in the air and the world is up in arms, Carey Nershi of Reclaiming Provinicial is showing us how to make the spicy sauce at home.

Just when you thought it couldn't get any more delicious...

Italian wedding soup recipe.

A simple way to DIY your favorite childhood snack.

Make game day memorable with this sweet, smoky, and flavorful chili recipe that just so happens to be vegan, too.

Boxed crackers can be pricey. So consider making your own to serve with dips or other appetizers this holiday season.

The great journalist sounds the alarm about the rise of the plutocracy and the shredding of the social contract.

Citrus zest shows up in recipes more often than usual this time of year. Gingerbread, fruitcake, stollen, and various other holiday treats usually call for a little grated lemon or orange peel to add a subtle citrus flavor. But you can’t just go at i ...

An underground explorer discovers his city's lost lifeblood

For more than 40 years, Angie Bournias of Grosse Pointe Shores has made baklava for Christmas.

we have seen R2-D2 XBox 360 and more recently, as a trashcan and now we saw this smoking hot BBQ smoker in R2-D2 guise. DIY-ed by one huge Star Wars fan Philip Wise, this R2-BQ is...

For Dwornick family, making 36 dozen pierogi is a labor of love...

Many foodies look down on garlic powder as a stale, cheap substitute for the real thing. It's a shortcut for lazy cooks, goes this reasoning, but not something a serious chef would consider. I get the principle behind the sentiment—fresh is bett ...