Hickory nut kernels are so difficult to extract in large pieces. Learn how to eat hickory nuts and how to shell hickory nuts in a way that allows easy nut meat extraction. One of my family’s favorite ...

The seed at the bottom of the cashew "apple" is the nut, encased in a chemical-rich shell. The news comes at a good time, because conventional sunscreens are becoming increasingly controversial. Some ...

This chef-favorite seasonal crab can be fried, grilled, and sautéed easily at home. The best part? You can eat the shell. Summer, sun, and soft-shell crabs — few combinations are as simple and ...

NOW IS the time of year when blue crabs come out of their shells and steal the spotlight from their colder-weather counterparts. A seasonal delicacy, soft-shell crabs are the low-waste crustacean, ...

Soft-shell crab is actually pretty easy to cook, but there are a few precautions of which you should take note. First, Desiree Antczak says, "Use extra caution when frying soft shell crabs because ...

Convenience foods have a horrible reputation, in most cases entirely justified. In the quest for ease, other attributes -- such as flavor -- get tossed willy-nilly by the wayside. But there is an ...