Wine Pairings For Spicy Chicken Sauce That Work
Stop Ruining Spicy Chicken With the Wrong Wine Look, I’ve watched too many people pour a beautiful Cabernet next to their Nashville hot chicken and then wonder why their mouth feels like it’s hosting a small fire. If you’ve ever taken a sip of red wine after a spicy bite and thought “why does this […]
Blanching Pork Belly Before Braising: When to Do It
Should You Blanch Pork Belly? Let’s Settle This Once and For All You know that gray white foam that bubbles up when you’re braising pork belly? The stuff that makes you go “…should I be worried?” That’s coagulated proteins and impurities doing their thing, and whether you deal with it upfront or skim it later […]
Caramelize Sugar for Red-Braised Pork Like a Pro
The Sugar Secret Behind Perfect Red Braised Pork Here’s a confession: I ruined more batches of caramel than I care to admit before I figured out what was going wrong. Thirty seconds. That’s the difference between gorgeous, amber perfection and a smoking pan of bitter regret. And it’s exactly why so many home cooks skip […]
Milk Tea Caffeine: How Much Is In a 16-Oz Cup
How Much Caffeine Is Actually Lurking in Your Boba? Look, I need to tell you something that genuinely rattled me when I first learned it: that innocent looking milk tea you’re sipping after work? It’s packing roughly the same caffeine as a cup and a half of coffee. I know. I know. The thing is, […]
Shop-Quality Boba At Home: Pearls, Tea, Syrup
Why Your Homemade Boba Falls Flat (And How to Actually Fix It) Look, I get it. You watched one too many TikToks of that gorgeous brown sugar dripping down the glass, thought “I can totally make that,” and ended up with… sad rubber balls floating in watery tea. Welcome to the club. I’ve been there. […]