Author: Eric Fife

Tired of cold-brew coffee? Try some cold-brew tea!
When I was young, a sign that summer had finally arrived was when my mom started making sun tea. She’d pull out a half gallon canning jar, throw five Lipton tea bags into it, fill it with water, screw on the metal top, and put it outside in the su…

Quick + clean = easy spring cleaning with maximum WOW factor
Ah, spring! A time when the birds start chirping, the leaves start growing, and we all get the itch to start cleaning! Right? Well, maybe not. If the cleaning bug doesn’t bite you, here are a few things you can do with minimal effort for maximum c…

Get serious about homemade soup. Buy yourself an immersion blender.
Immersion blenders are one of those funny kitchen tools that, if you have one, you love it, but rarely do people think “you know what I really need? An immersion blender.” But here’s the thing: there are a few times when you do really need …

Forget jam, dulce de leche thumbprint cookies are where it’s at
A friend from Argentina introduced me to dulce de leche, a sweet caramel-type spread made from sweetened condensed milk. You can purchase it premade from the international aisle of your local grocery store (Nestle is the most common brand here) or…

You can’t make a quicker breakfast than the instant kind. Instant oatmeal, that is.
Over the summer, I wrote about my favorite cold breakfast, overnight oats. Cold, creamy, fruity, and delicious, it continues to be my go-to make-ahead summer morning meal. But now the leaves…