When it comes to cooking at home, one of the biggest obstacles we all face is time—no one ever has enough of it. Even as a professionally trained cook who worked in restaurants and has a secret soft ...

Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Ithaca College in drama and studied at the Institute of Culinary Education to earn her diploma in Pastry and ...

Ginger is the star of countless savory and sweet dishes alike and that classic peppery-warm flavor that ginger is renowned for actually comes from a flowering plant’s rhizome (fun fact: it’s a ...

Have a recipe that calls for fresh ginger root? Before chopping, slicing or grating, the first step is to peel the thin skin. A paring knife or a vegetable peeler will do the job, but removes too much ...

One thing all my friends know about me is that I'm a huge klutz. If an opportunity to unintentionally hurt myself presents itself, I will almost always unwittingly take it. Since I spend a lot of time ...