Author: Lou

There’s a tin of Old Bay seasoning in the back of your spice cabinet, and you genuinely can’t remember if you bought it this summer or two summers ago. Unlike a jar of mayo or a carton of milk, there’s no obvious moment where it...

You left the margarine tub out on the counter after breakfast, and now it’s mid-afternoon and you’re wondering whether it’s still fine or whether it needs to go straight in the trash. The honest answer involves less panic than...

You’ve got a stick of margarine in the butter compartment and a tub of soft spread on the door, and neither one has a clear “use by” you actually trust. Margarine has a reputation as the shelf-stable, vegetable-oil-based...