Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. I will never understand people who don’t like ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Elizabeth Karmel cooks and writes about food drink and travel. My journey with “shrimp and grits” all started with the shrimp and ...

Shrimp and grits are a cozy meal that can feed a crowd, but it can take a while to cook each element, especially if you’re not accustomed to cooking (and stirring) grits that are cooking on a stove.

Dear Lynne: We vacationed in the South for the first time and fell for grits in a big way, especially ones we had in Charleston, S.C., with peas and asparagus. So what is the difference between hominy ...

This savory, comforting stew feeds a family of four at least twice, and leftovers get better as they sit. TIP: Sub a frozen vegetable blend (like Birds Eye Mirepoix) for the onion and carrots. It's ...

Shrimp and grits are a cozy meal that can feed a crowd, but it can take a while to cook each element, especially if you’re not accustomed to cooking (and stirring) grits that are cooking on a stove.