Claire Lower's posts

Last Wednesday, in an act of bored desperation, I went live on Instagram and mixed a few cocktails for an audience…

Many months, moons, and news cycles ago, one of my (and many others’) main concerns was “running out” of food before…

“I know a lot of people think you’re quirky,” my dad told me, “but I need you to know that you’re just a redneck.”…

A good pickle is a very pleasing thing, but branching out from fridge pickles can seem a little intimidating if…

Some of us love traveling or spending time with family, friends, and co-workers during the holidays. Some us do not.…

This month—the month of Halloween—has been chock full of hand wringing and fretting, some of it centered around trick…

There are two types of people in this world: people who don’t remember their college grade point average, and nerds.…

I am not above a themed cocktail, but Halloween cocktails that lean heavily on sugar are not exactly my bag (or…

Hello, friends, and welcome to the first installment of the Skillet Chili Cook-Off. Let me start out by saying that…

I live on the west coast, which means that by the time I rise and shimmer, most of my co-workers are already hours…

The pedantic criticism of appliances with devoted followings is not something I consider worthwhile. While I…

I almost always have a box of Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate brownie mix in my pantry. At this moment I have about five…

Even if you aren’t going out to eat at restaurants right now, you are probably ordering takeout and/or going through…

If a recipe has you add minced garlic to hot, sizzling oil at the beginning of the cooking process, it’s probably…

True grits are usually made with dried, ground hominy—corn that has been soaked in an alkaline solution to render it…

I consider myself fairly “up” on the martini and its variations, which is why I’m always pleasantly surprised when…

Even if you haven’t eaten straight up nixtamal (known in the Southern US as “hominy”), you have most likely consumed…

Marmite is a condiment that forces one to exercise restraint, and people hate her for it. It’s a thick, yeasty paste…

Soup is good. It’s warm and comforting and easy to eat, equally at home at the beginning of a hearty meal or as the…

Like pizza and barbecue, chili is one of those foods with intense regional loyalty. I was born in Mississippi and…