Author: Lou

You just separated some egg whites for a recipe and are wondering whether the leftover bowl can sit on the counter while you finish cooking, or whether it needs to go straight into the fridge. Or you have a carton of liquid egg...

You just opened a new bottle of soy sauce and are not sure whether it goes in the fridge or back in the pantry. Or you have a half-empty bottle that has been sitting on the counter for months and you are wondering if that was a...

There is a bottle of soy sauce in the back of the pantry that has been open for a few months. Or an old bottle at the back of the fridge with no date visible. Does soy sauce go bad? The short answer:  Yes, soy sauce goes bad,...

You just got back from the grocery store and are putting things away. Does the cottage cheese go in the fridge immediately, or can it sit on the counter while you finish unpacking? And what about the open container you served at...

I was walking out the door when I saw it. Black dress shirt, ironed, ready for a dinner reservation I had made three weeks ago. And right across the left side, a white chalky streak from my antiperspirant that had transferred...