Outdoor parties call for cold brews! When it comes to beer, the flavor possibilities are endless — but there’s something for nearly everyone. To get you started, here’s an overview of some of the most popular styles of beer, plus serving tips to bring out the best in each one.Lager?All beers fall into two categories, depending on the yeast used: ales and la...

What if you could make a perfect, silky hollandaise sauce using your Vitamix? (You can.)New and longtime Vitamix owners alike tend to, at some point, fall for the gadget so hard that they look for any excuse to use it more often. Maybe smoothies were your gateway recipe, but you quickly found yourself moving to homemade nut butters, pestos, sauces, dressings, ...

Making homemade ramen, with noodles made from scratch, might seem daunting, but it's actually much easier to do than you would guess, especially if you have a Philips Pasta Maker, which can be used to make ramen noodles. You'll need to heat baking soda in the oven for an hour to make the baked soda, which gives the noodles their characteristic springy texture, but you can ba...

While the Instant Pot may go down in history as the trendiest small appliance of all time, we have the humble-yet-game-changing airfryer in a very close second place. You've probably heard that these futuristic-looking machines can help you enjoy fried foods with a fraction of the oil, but that doesn't mean you understand how they work. Or anything else about them, really. E...

Did you know that there was a Saint Valentine? He was a Catholic priest in the third century who married Roman soldiers in secret. The Medieval poet, Chaucer, was the first person to link St. Valentine to romantic love, and thus began the custom of honoring our loved ones with sentimental verses.Every year on February 14th, we continue this ritual of expressing love and affe...

Many people today underestimate the value of giving or receiving a handmade thank you card. While sending a text or drafting a quick email to say thanks is appreciated, a homemade thank you note can be more heartfelt and special. Giving a handmade thank you note says that you went above and beyond to sit down and create a one-of-a-kind sentiment.However, in order to make a c...

With Christmas right around the corner, people from all over the world are rejoicing and planning to enjoy their holiday season, incorporating their cultural traditions into these celebrations. From decorating their homes to eating delicious dishes, its the time of year to be merry and joyous.Christmas traditions vary greatly from every corner of the globe, from Christmas ma...

Barbecuing seems so easy. You fire up the grill, throw on some meat, and hope and pray for those perfectly grilled char marks (and flavor) in the end. But seeming simplicity can fail sometimes. In fact, sometimes it’s the simpler things that wind up seeming more complicated. Barbecuing is one of those things. It’s simple, but it’s also science, and there ar...

If you're already picking up some stout to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, why not use some of it to braise short ribs, which turn meltingly tender cooked in an Instant Pot? Made with dark-roasted barley, stout lends a rich, deep color and a bittersweet flavor to this rich cut of meat. Serve the ribs with the traditional Irish potato dish colcannon for the ultimate St. Patrick'...

Chef Michael Mina has similar?philosophies on cooking and lifeboth are all about balance. For the award-winning chef, restaurateur, co-designer of the Michael Mina Grill, and cookbook author,?the key to a perfect dish is balancing the four basic flavor elements of spice, sweetness, acidity and richness.Since he’s so well-known for capturing all-American favoriteshe eve...