Ashley Crawford

How to Tell if a Sweet Potato Has Gone Bad

Signs of spoilage, storage tips, and more!If you’ve had some sweet potatoes for a while and you’re wondering if they’re still good, you’ve come to the right place! We’ll go over all the signs to look out for to...

What is the Cube Rule of Food Identification Theory?

Settle internet debates about food classification with this guideThe Cube Rule of Food is a potential solution to the question, “Is a hot dog a sandwich?” This joke rule is simple: use a cube as a guideline for where...

How to

Eat Sunflower Seeds

To eat a sunflower seed, run your tongue along the salty outer shell, crack it between your teeth, and spit out the shell before chewing the seed. Repeat. This article instructs on how to become a master seeder: one who ...

How to

Preserve a Pumpkin

Top tips for cleaning and drying out pumpkinsThe best way to preserve a pumpkin will depend on what sort of pumpkin you want to preserve and why. You can preserve a carved pumpkin by keeping it sanitized and moist, but a...

How to Boil a Hot Dog Using a Microwave or Stove

You don’t need a grill to cook a delicious hot dog. Boiling hot dogs is a quick, easy way to make a tasty dog, and will ensure that your hot dogs are evenly cooked. You'll learn how to boil a hot dog on the stove (6 mi...

How to Make a Cantaloupe Ripen Quickly (Plus, How to Tell If It’s Ripe)

Ensure your cantaloupe is ripe, sweet, and juicy with this guide Cantaloupes are sweet, refreshing fruits when they’re ripe, but when they’re unripe, they’re often hard and dry. Luckily, you can make an unripe cant...

How to

Use Acorns for Food

Like many other true nuts, acorns are an excellent source of food, and they provided people with a wealth of health and food recipe ideas in earlier times. Today, they're still in fashion as a food, and rightly so, becau...

The Best Ways to Eat Figs (Plus, How to Wash & Prepare Them)

Learn to pick perfectly ripe figs & enjoy them raw Figs are a sweet and juicy fruit originating from the Mediterranean. They can be enjoyed fresh or dried, making them a versatile ingredient in the kitchen. Eat them whol...

How to Cut and Peel a Pomelo

Remove the rind from this tasty citrus A pomelo is a giant citrus fruit. It tastes a lot like grapefruit, but less bitter . In order to get to that sweet flesh, however, you have to cut and peel past a very thick rind, a...

How to

Roll Sushi Without a Mat

Rolling sushi is an art form, and without the proper tools, it can be challenging to do. Typically, sushi is rolled using a bamboo or silicone mat. The flexibility of the bamboo and silicone allows the layered ingredient...

How to

Eat Pawpaw

Learn to spot a ripe pawpaw fruit and cut into onePawpaw is a delicious fruit that's similar to both a mango and a banana. It's super easy to eat—you can either choose to eat the raw fruit, or you can mix it into recip...

How to

Fry an Egg

Flipping your fried eggs is one of the most intimidating acts of any beginner breakfast chef. The goal of a lightly crispy, well-cooked white and a runny yolk is not difficult to get, however, with a little practice. The...

How to

Clean Pumpkin Seeds

Pumpkin seeds not only make carving pumpkins more fun, but they're also a great snack. In order to eat them, the pumpkin seeds have to be cleaned to remove all of the pulp and strings. If you place pumpkin seeds in a bow...

How to

Cook Delicata Squash

Delicata squash is mildly sweet and relatively easy to prepare. The most common ways to cook this squash include roasting, microwaving, and steaming. Here are a few basic instructions on how to do all three methods.

Easy Ways to Store Onions to Make Them Last Longer

Save halved & cut onions for later without losing freshness If you only need to cook with a portion of an onion, you may be wondering what to do with the rest. Fortunately, it’s safe and easy to store cut onions in the...

How to Wash Fruits and Vegetables with Baking Soda

A guide to removing pesticides & dirt from produce Before you eat fresh berries, grapes, or apples from the store, it’s important to rinse off your fruit to get rid of any harmful bacteria, fungi, and dirt. Adding baki...

How to

Hull Walnuts

Walnuts are delicious when eaten on their own or when added to a variety of baked goods. Walnuts have multiple layers, including the outer hull and the nutshell.

How to

Make Pemmican

Pemmican is a traditional Native American food known to last for years when it's prepared properly. To make your own, choose high-quality ingredients, such as dried fish or meat, dried berries, and fat. Grind the protein...

How to

Store Ground Flaxseed

Does ground flaxseed go bad? How can you tell? Your questions, answered Flaxseeds are a “superfood” loaded with nutrients and healthy fats, and consuming ground flaxseed is the best way to absorb the nutrients and re...

How to

Cut a Starfruit

The starfruit, also called carambola, is one of the coolest-looking fruits. It is known as the starfruit because of its distinct shape, which resembles a star. This golden-yellow fruit is quite decorative, and can be sli...