Author: Lou

If you’re booking Thanksgiving or December flights, this is the moment to choose a seat on purpose instead of taking whatever is left. Knowing how to pick the best seat on a plane comes down to what bothers you most: bumps,...

There is a box of stuffing mix in the back of the cupboard, and a dish of last night’s stuffing in the refrigerator. They aren’t the same kind of food, and they don’t follow the same rules. Here is what the agencies say, and...

A tub of PB2 can sit in the pantry for a long time, which is the point of a powder. Then someone stirs a few spoonfuls with water, tucks the bowl in the fridge for the week, and the question changes. The jar and the mix follow...

Pumpkin pie looks sturdy. It has a crisp crust and a firm filling, and it sits on the Thanksgiving table next to the rolls like it belongs on the counter. But the filling is made from eggs and milk, and that changes how it...

The pie that was perfect on Thursday night is still in the fridge on Sunday, and you’re staring at it. Pumpkin pie has an egg-and-milk filling, so it doesn’t follow the rules a fruit pie does. It has a shorter fridge life, a...