Pantry tip: dealing with brown sugar

Have you ever thrown out half a box of brown sugar because it’s too hard to use anymore? Here’s what I’ve been doing recently. I put the brown sugar in a Click Clack airtight plastic container from the Container Store, and stir it up with a spoon or butter knife, to loosen it up. Then, whenever [...]

What’s in my pantry

A few months ago, I had never even heard of Mark Bittman, the New York Times food writer. Then a friend of mine recommended his cookbook, which I got for Christmas, and since then I’ve been reading his articles religiously. Okay, since I’m an agnostic, “religiously” doesn’t mean much. But I loved his recent story about [...]