Author: Lou

If you have ever traveled to Europe and noticed milk sitting on unrefrigerated grocery store shelves, you probably had the same confused reaction most Americans do. Is that safe? And if it is, why do we always refrigerate milk...

I brushed past a pine tree on a trail and felt nothing. Got back to the car, peeled off my jacket, and found a brown sticky patch on the shoulder that had not been there in the morning. By the time I noticed it the sap had been...

You found a bottle of vanilla extract that has been in the back of the cabinet for years. Maybe it has a best-by date that has passed. Maybe it looks a little cloudy. Maybe it smells more like alcohol than you remember. So does...

Open two jars of peanut butter side by side and you’ll sometimes get two different answers on the same label question. A jar of Jif says it does not require refrigeration. A jar of natural peanut butter, sitting one shelf over...

You bought it for one recipe, used a tablespoon, and now it has been sitting in the back of the pantry (or the fridge door) for longer than you can remember. Maybe the color looks a little different. Maybe there is something...