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A Quick Trick to Keep Flowers Fresh
It’s flower arranging 101 to trim the stems when you first go from the paper or plastic wrapping to your vase, but did you know that continuing to trim the stems, even just a [...]
How to Freeze Cookie Dough for National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day!
Did you know that it’s National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day? Sounds like a good holiday to celebrate, but if you don’t want the temptation of having a whole batch of freshly baked cookies in [...]
Use This Hotel Trick If You’re Serving Mom Breakfast in Bed
Don’t forget that this Sunday is Mother’s Day! If you’re celebrating with your mom by bringing her breakfast in bed, use this hotel trick to prevent spills. Fill any cups and bowls (coffee, juice, [...]
How to Win on National Scrabble Day
Did you know that today is National Scrabble Day? In honor of the “holiday” take a look at these 10 short words words from Mental Floss that can help you out in a pinch [...]
Break Out of a Rut
The next time you find yourself facing a road block at work or when doing something creative at home, use this tip from Lifehacker to break out of that rut. Whatever project you’re working [...]
Don’t Forget to Spring Forward
Don’t forget that this weekend starts daylight savings time for 2012. So before you go to bed on Saturday night, reset your clocks one hour forward. You might lose an hour of sleep, but [...]
Oven-Roasted Meatballs
Meet my new (to me) method for meatballs: oven roasting. I almost always sear my meatballs in a skillet before finishing them in marinara. However, our windowless kitchen and aging exhaust fan mean that [...]
How NOT to Break an Egg
In the test kitchen earlier today I was working on a cake recipe. Trying to save time while making the batter I decided to break the egg on the rim of the bowl, while [...]
Don’t Forget to Fall Back!
This weekend marks the end of daylight savings time. So before you go to bed on Saturday night turn all your clocks back by one hour. If you could spend your extra hour doing [...]
How to Store Natural Peanut Butter
Natural peanut butter, while delicious and healthy, can be a bit of a pain. Especially when the nuts and oil separate. Luckily, there’s a way to make mixing the two a bit easier [...]
