What do you eat or drink to get the most enjoyment out of cold, stormy weather? Some foods seem to maximize coziness, like brooklynkoshereater’s favorite “thick beef stew or mushroom barley soup—a big pot, simmering on the stove for hours.” dagwood...

White truffles are pungently fragrant and fantastically expensive: upwards of $200 an ounce, notes celeryroot. Their cousin, black truffles, are somewhat less expensive, but still a significant outlay of cash. (See Fresh Truffles Under the Tree in last...

“I’ve never heard of anyone with access to salt water making their own salt. Could I just keep a slow simmer pot going for a few days to get salt?” wonders Goldendog. It’s absolutely doable, say hounds. “The traditional method is to isolate sea water...

“Yes! I definitely eat the same thing: grilled cheese sandwiches with Kraft Singles. It’s just not the same with real cheese. Also, I always have to cut the sandwiches into quarters, arrange in a ring around the outside of a plate and put a huge pile...

Fresh truffles make a decadent, fragrant Christmas gift for home cooks. Ordering them online is essential, because they have such a short shelf life, says DallasDude. “The whites, in some opinion, are better than the black version and are priced...