Spice mixes, wet and dry, are what make Indian dishes special—but they take time to make fresh. Store-bought sauces and spice mixes are ho-hum. Is there any middle ground? One approach is to make your favorite spice mix or paste fresh in bulk,...

Is your all-natural organic granola rancid? How about your nuts? “Rancidity is a huge problem all over, especially with natural foods containing no preservatives,” says Jim Leff. “And, worse, there’s so much rancidity out there that consumers...

Cheese Boy recently sampled some Cape Cod Jalapeño & Aged Cheddar potato chips and was very impressed. “The cheese and pepper flavors weren’t lacking like in some inferior brands,” says Cheese Boy, and the heat was certainly there too. “I had...

“Over and over again, I prove to myself that more time spent in the planning and preparation of a meal does not necessarily make for a more delicious, more enjoyable, more exquisite meal,” says CindyJ. Call it the law of diminishing culinary...

greygarious was recently, uh, privileged to sample his local hospital food—and his Chowhound sensibilities were scarred for life. “I ordered a side salad it was a tiny bowl with perhaps a half cup of lettuce and a slice each of cucumber and...