Author: Lou

That bag of flaxseeds in the back of the pantry has probably been there longer than you think, and whether it is still worth using depends almost entirely on one thing: whether it is whole or ground. Flax has a reputation as a...

Chia seeds have a reputation for lasting forever, and compared to most seeds, they genuinely do hold up for an unusually long time. But “lasts a long time” is not the same as “never goes bad,” and the same tiny seeds that swell...

Saffron is sold by the gram for a reason: it is the most expensive spice in the world, hand-harvested one stigma at a time from the crocus flower. That price tag makes people understandably protective of every last thread, which...

That bar of chocolate pushed to the back of the pantry, the one that’s developed a dusty white coating, looks like it’s spoiled, similar to how a jar of molasses can look worse than it actually is. It almost certainly isn’t...

Fall is arguably the best season to visit Maryland’s Eastern Shore: oyster season opens October 1, tens of thousands of migrating waterfowl and bald eagles arrive at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, and the region’s three...