Lurking Paparazzi

You just pulled cheddar out of the fridge for a cheese board and are wondering how long it can safely sit out at room temperature. Or you saw aged cheddar sold unrefrigerated at a specialty store and are wondering if your home storage rules are different. Does cheddar need to be refrigerated? The short answer:…

I didn’t panic when the curry dropped. That was my first mistake. It was a Tuesday night, takeout from the place around the corner, and I was eating on the couch like a reasonable adult when a spoonful of chicken tikka masala slid right off the fork and landed directly on my favorite white linen…

You opened a tub of yogurt a week and a half ago and it still smells fine. Or you found a container in the back of the fridge that is three weeks past the date. Does yogurt go bad? The short answer: Yes, yogurt goes bad, but the date on the container is not the…

You found a block of cheddar in the back of the fridge with some white spots on it. Or there is a bag of shredded cheddar that has been open for two weeks and you are not sure if it is still good. Or you spotted what looks like mold on the corner of the…

You have been cooking for an hour and the heavy cream has been sitting on the counter the whole time. Or you bought cream at a farmers market and it was not refrigerated in the booth. Or you are wondering whether you even need to put it back in the fridge after pouring a splash…

You just got home from the grocery store and are putting things away. Does the yogurt go straight in the fridge? Or you bought yogurt at a farmers market that was sitting out unrefrigerated in a cool barn and are wondering if the rules are different. Does yogurt need to be refrigerated? The short answer:…

Recently, Unspecified Neurodevelopmental Disorder (UNDD) has gained more and more attention. According to the CDC, American children aged 0-17 are more frequently diagnosed with developmental disabilities and other developmental delays than ever in history. This article will explain UNDD, an “in-between,” “out-of-the-box” diagnosis from the DSM-5 that acknowledges neurodevelopmental differences when it’s too hard to…

You have a carton of heavy cream that was opened a week and a half ago and you are not sure if it is still good. Or it smells slightly tangy but not quite sour and you are trying to figure out if that is normal. Does heavy cream go bad? The short answer: Yes,…