Bring Your Own Plastic Container

The greenest takeout packaging.

Crawfish Boil

Why not do your own boil?

A Better Bottled Coffee Drink

This week’s mission: fancy frozen pasta and bottled milky-coffee treats.

Can Microwaved Water Explode?

Superheated water means trouble.

But I Only Drank Water!

If you don’t order as much, do you have to split the bill?

Is Carbonated Water Bad for You?

It depends on the water in question.

Just Add Water

A taste test of dehydrated backpackers' chili.

Tomatoes Packed in Their Own Juices

Home-canned tomatoes with a hint of basil.

Fragrant Blueberry Jam

Packed with a punch berry, this jam is tasty enough to eat off the spoon.

Borscht

Beet and meat pair up for borscht goodness.

Pomegranates, Dried Limes, Rose Water

A primer on Persian, a.k.a. Iranian, food.

Pancakes from a Can

This week’s mission: pancake batter in an aerosol can, and strawberry cereal.

Chronicles from a Pig Party

Our associate food editor goes to the Southern Foodways Alliance conference to celebrate the year of the pig and other Southern delights.

Can You Filter Vodka in a Water Filter?

It’ll taste better, but it’s still bad.

Should You Put Oil in Pasta Water?

Only if you want slimy spaghetti.