What you see: A raw egg in which the yolk has spread out. There are odd wispy things in the yolk. What it is: An egg hosting a microbial blowout. Eat or toss:
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Black stuff on raw, peeled or chopped potatoes
What you see: Black stuff on your chopped or peeled potatoes. What is is: Oxidation after cells were damaged by chopping or peeling. Eat or toss: Eat! You can
Improv Upma: A cozy meal that uses up all the things
I love cozy, mushy dishes. Especially the hot and savory kind. If mashed potatoes, grits, or even a nice risotto or stuffing are on offer, I may very well skip
What to know about dirt on your produce
Ever wondered about dirt on your produce? Maybe you’re not sure you scrubbed every last bit of grit off your potatoes. Or you’re just generally feeling a little
Gray areas on your boiled potatoes
What you see: Grayish areas on your boiled potatoes.What it is: The technical term for this is after-cooking darkening, ACD for short.Eat or toss: Eat! Gray
Large dimple in hard-boiled egg
What you see: An smooth crater on the side of your hard-boiled egg. What it is: An air pocket in an unusual location. Eat or toss: Eat! This egg is quirky, but
White film on your avocado?
What you see: A white film on your avocado's peel.What it is: Likely copper sulfate residue.Eat or toss: Rinse, scrub, peel and eat. White film on avocado
Brown areas and little holes inside your apple
What you see: Areas of brown, dry-looking apple flesh; likely also some seed-shaped holes. What it is: Carbon dioxide injury. Eat or toss? This is not an
Black speck in your hardboiled egg white?
What you see: A black speck in the white of your hard boiled egg.What it is: A naturally occurring “blood spot” or “meat spot” that turned black after exposure
Mint stem & cucumber peel water
Today's flexipe is inspired by Bettina Stern, co-founder of Chaia, a DC restaurant that channels vegetable love into taco form. One way Chaia keeps operations
Sunken black spots on an apple’s skin
What you see: Dark, possibly black, sunken spots on your apple’s skin. What it is: Bitter pit. Eat or toss: Peel and eat! This disorder usually doesn’t go very
Leathery, translucent layer around your raw egg?
What you see: You just tried to crack a raw egg and somehow didn’t break all the way through. There's a rough, translucent layer just below the shell.What it
A random plant in your salad greens?
What you see: A random plant in your spinach clamshell. What it is: It could be lots of things, but the image above is something called cheeseweed. Eat or toss:
Overripe banana cookies
Banana bread is a great “solution” to the “problem” of overripe bananas (and here’s our absolute favorite recipe). But what if you don’t have the time for all
Can you eat celery if it’s white and spongy inside?
What you see: A white spongy texture and holes inside your celery stalks. They may seem hollow. What it is: Broken-down celery tissue. "Pith breakdown" is
Savory Cauliflower Bonus Bits
Oh, look, it’s a simple, flavorful, easy, healthy side dish that’s basically free! This latest installment of our occasional series on Stacy and Rese Cloyd’s