GRAND FORKS – I am usually all about keeping things in the kitchen as easy and “real life-ready” as possible. Most of time, that involves buying some prepackaged foods and adding my own flair to it.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Usually, I buy the big plastic tubs in the supermarket or the wholesale grocery store. Once in a while, though, I’ll splurge and ...

Making ricotta in the Instant Pot is a simple way to create fresh, creamy cheese at home with just milk and lemon juice.

When you think of ricotta, what comes to mind? For years, the first thing that came to my mind was the mounds of white fluffy cheese I would purchase from the deli counter that would become the cheesy ...

I found myself giggling as I stood at my stove. I was using the end of my candy thermometer to stir a mixture of milk and cream in my heavy, turquoise-colored saucepan. Its enamel-coated interior is ...

Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Ithaca College in drama and studied at the Institute of Culinary Education to earn her diploma in Pastry and ...

When I hear “I made it from scratch!” at a gathering, my first instinct is to assume it must have taken a lot of time to prepare the tasty-looking dish coming my way down the table. But I also think, ...

I’m an Italian American who cooks a lot—and I use quite a bit of ricotta. It’s practically a staple in my kitchen, along with olive oil, garlic and basil. I make trays of lasagna for the holidays, ...