Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Leeks with dirt on them in a pile - Dian Zuraida/Shutterstock For one of my first-ever writing gigs, I had to write an article on ...

For one of my first-ever writing gigs, I had to write an article on chopping leeks. But I was a fraud: I'd never chopped a leek in my life. With no time for a Kroger run, I delved into my research.