Food Hacks

In under a minute, The Washington Post's Mary Beth Albright will inspire you to stop using canned tomato sauce.

Washington Post food anchor Mary Beth Albright will inspire you to spice up your oatmeal, with a cornucopia of options -- all easy to make, healthy, and delicious.

Washington Post food anchor Mary Beth Albright has a great method for putting a note in your kid's lunchbox.

Washington Post food anchor Mary Beth Albright shows you how to make a quick appetizer.

Washington Post food anchor Mary Beth Albright shows how putting a joke in your kid's lunch box can brighten their day.

Washington Post Food Anchor Mary Beth Albright shows you how to make your own meatballs.

Washington Post Food Anchor Mary Beth Albright shows you a lunch box that rocks.

Washington Post Food Anchor Mary Beth Albright presents bacon hacks, four sizzling ways to up your bacon game.

Washington Post Food Anchor Mary Beth Albright shares a quartet of quick food hacks that any chef can start using in the kitchen today

Washington Post Food Anchor Mary Beth Albright shows how to turn almost any vegetable into a steaming, comforting, healthy bowl of delicious soup.

Washington Post Food Anchor Mary Beth Albright on the safest way to cut an avocado and how to make guacamole with a few unexpected and delicious variations.

Washington Post Food Anchor Mary Beth Albright uses her muffin tin to make the best game-day (or any day) pizza appetizers ever.

Washington Post Food Anchor Mary Beth Albright shows how to shake up the best salad dressing, while reducing food waste in your kitchen.

Washington Post Food Anchor Mary Beth Albright shows how to make popcorn in the microwave without buying the expensive bags, with three unexpected sweet and savory toppings.

A Bloody Mary bar makes entertaining a snap. Host 10 or 100 of your closest friends with icy pitchers of perfect cocktails. Guests create their own perfect drink skewer from bowls of toppings-add bagels and you have a great brunch.

Ginger ice is the first in a series of four Food Hacks boozy iced tea cocktails. Up your summertime porch drink game with this zingy drink.

Gin & Grey is the third in a series of four Food Hacks boozy iced tea cocktails. Sophisticated and refreshing, the combination of Earl Grey tea and spicy gin is a perfect early evening drink for summertime-or when you wish it were summertime.

Bourbon Black is the second in a series of four Food Hacks boozy iced tea cocktails. Strong black tea complements smoky Bourbon in a drink that's a delicious summertime sipper.

Chamomile Sangria is the last in a series of four Food Hacks boozy iced tea cocktails. Light and fresh, this drink will have you sipping white wine and herbal tea mixed with summer juicy fruit on the veranda all season long.

Grilling salmon on top of citrus slices and herbs is a simple, flavorful, and elegant technique for beginner and advanced grillers. This first in a series of Grill Hacks presents a dinner that is quick enough for a weeknight and special enough for company.

Summer entertaining is a cinch with this quick appetizer of gooey Camembert and rosé wine that stays cold, courtesy of frozen grapes. Ready for guests or an after-work cheese plate dinner any time.

Summer's best fruits taste can even better after a few minutes on the grill, when the sugars caramelize and the flavors get toasty. With some whipped cream or ice cream, it's the perfect quick dessert.

On the grill or on your stovetop, three ingredients make the tastiest and most addictive healthy appetizer ever.