Claire Lower's posts

The pedantic criticism of appliances with devoted followings is not something I consider worthwhile. While I…

I almost always have a box of Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate brownie mix in my pantry. At this moment I have about five…

Even if you aren’t going out to eat at restaurants right now, you are probably ordering takeout and/or going through…

If a recipe has you add minced garlic to hot, sizzling oil at the beginning of the cooking process, it’s probably…

True grits are usually made with dried, ground hominy—corn that has been soaked in an alkaline solution to render it…

I consider myself fairly “up” on the martini and its variations, which is why I’m always pleasantly surprised when…

Even if you haven’t eaten straight up nixtamal (known in the Southern US as “hominy”), you have most likely consumed…

Marmite is a condiment that forces one to exercise restraint, and people hate her for it. It’s a thick, yeasty paste…

Soup is good. It’s warm and comforting and easy to eat, equally at home at the beginning of a hearty meal or as the…

Like pizza and barbecue, chili is one of those foods with intense regional loyalty. I was born in Mississippi and…

I don’t usually like to spoil the ending of these videos, but it’s the journey—not the destination—that makes this…

If you have frequented a farmers’ market recently (or live near a bougie grocery store), you might have seen them.…

I have always appreciated a good tuna sandwich. You can make a good one even with mediocre, water-packed fish,…

Putting a little ramekin next to a bowl of olives for discarded pits has long been “the move,” but an empty ramekin…

When I first heard someone rave about their “air fryer” and touting its calorie-cutting abilities, I lost interest…

Fall is an aggressively themed season. Sure, there are holidays that get an equal amount of theming, but the…

There is no denying the fact that I am very white. Look at me—my face looks like an uncooked roll. And look at how…

I don’t know a single person who doesn’t adore a crispy potato. In fact, we love them so much, we have figured out…

No matter how dedicated you are to the concept of “cleaning as you cook,” you will make at least a small amount of…

Even though my apartment rarely contains more than two people at a time, I cook as if I’m feeding a family of four.…