I love breading. I find the crispness of good breading can make otherwise mundane weeknight dishes a little elevated. A lightly breaded trout filet, a pork chop with a crispy side, a chicken breast with a little crunch.Read more...
Lees meerAs tick populations grow (thanks, climate change) and tickborne diseases like Lyme become more widespread, tick checks have become routine for a lot of us. But do you really know what it means to “check yourself for ticks”? Chances are, you’re missi…
Lees meerLife doesn’t always go your way. This is one of the hardest and most universal lessons we learn as we move out of toddlerhood and into childhood and later adulthood. While it’s normal for a small child to throw a tantrum when they don’t get what the…
Lees meerI get produce paralysis. Despite the world of salads being so incredibly diverse, somehow I’ll make the same one week after week, even if I’m bored of it. But after flipping through an old salad cookbook listing ingredients with no measurements, I r…
Lees meerI didn’t realize that Sylvester Stallone was the sort of star people had enough affection for that they would want to watch a reality show about his life. But then, I’ve felt that way about basically all famous people reality shows starting with The…
Lees meerBring Your Own Cup Day is back this Saturday, April 29 at 7-Eleven, Speedway, and Stripes locations nationwide. You can bring any size cup (or bucket) that fits under the 10-inch hole in the in-store display to get as much Slurpee as you can for $2.…
Lees meerWhen you’re out of work and need to pay some bills, the goal is typically to get a new full-time job as soon as possible. To bridge the gap, we tend to think of gig economy jobs—DoorDash, Uber, etc—as the obvious solution. But there’s an old school,…
Lees meerThe Peak Streaming era may be coming to an end—tumult at HBO Max, belt tightening at Paramount+, whatever is happening with Hulu—but Netflix still has very deep pockets. Deep enough to attract the sort of star power that used to cost $20 million per…
Lees meerEver since it came out, Google Authenticator has been a popular choice for generating two-factor authentication codes on the fly. The service is reliable and secure, but has always had one glaring issue: the inability to sync authentication codes be…
Lees meerAI is good at summarizing. You can use it to summarize PDFs and task it with breaking down YouTube videos into truncated transcripts, for example. Basically, you can defer certain content to the robots and they can give you the highlights in seconds…
Lees meerLast Wednesday, I was trudging up a hill barely able to breathe. Something was constricting my chest, and I wasn’t sure whether to blame a too-tight sports bra, the heart rate monitor I had wedged underneath it, my spring allergies, or my asthma act…
Lees meerWhatsApp may be massively popular, but the app has always lagged behind when it comes to multi-device support. It wasn’t long ago you couldn’t even transfer your chats when setting up a new phone, let alone access your WhatsApp account on other devi…
Lees meerSpend too much time in certain social media circles, and you may get the impression that a magnesium supplement is a wonder pill that can cure just about any ailment. One supplement that can fix your sleep, get rid of your headaches, or act as a nat…
Lees meerOur new friends over at Mashable recently published this interesting article about how people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder might benefit from using artificial intelligence tool. It’s a timely topic, given that ADHD medication is sti…
Lees meerThere’s a lot of hype for chewy brownies, fudgy, and even the cakey type, but what about wet brownies, huh? (Still working on the name.) It’s more like chocolate pudding meets devil’s food cake, and I guarantee if there isn’t a cult following for th…
Lees meerIf you live in a small space or are just a bit of a lazy gardener, grow bags might be the solution for your garden this summer. They’re inexpensive, light-weight, and easy to move around, plus they make great environments for a variety of flowers, v…
Lees meerMandoline slicers have a scary reputation. And yes, they’re sharp as heck, and can do major damage if you don’t respect the blade. But inviting one into your kitchen is one of the easiest ways to cut down on prep time and improve your cooking.Read m…
Lees meerYour phone and social media love to remind you what you were doing on this day a year ago, or five. It’s a good way to marvel at how things have changed, and how your kids have grown. It can also tell you useful things about your gardens of yesterye…
Lees meerThe internet is losing its mind over using your drill in your garden. In short, you put a really long drill bit on and create holes to drop your bulbs into. But it gets even better: They make drill bits specifically for this—they’re called augers—an…
Lees meerOnce, as I was drinking at a bar in a Boston, a stranger offered to buy me a beer in exchange for my soul. She showed me a small stack of bar napkins she’d collected with people’s names written on them; each represented someone who had pledged thei…
Lees meerI regret to inform you that this is the last time I’ll be able to let you know what new shows and movies are coming to HBO Max in the next month, because Warner Bros. Discovery is unfortunately going through with the very silly plan to launch a new …
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