Haha, I love that. I’m with you. If they can do all those wonderful things, I am all for it. If I catch them, we’ll deal with it. Maybe they’ll just get better at hiding their activities. My daughter is nowhere near that skill level at this point, though, so my job is pretty easy. She turns 9 this month so we’re close…

This looks like a wonderful device, certainly easier than the router changes to do some/much of those same things. The issue I’ve run into is that devices are all so portable. I’m sure you know where I’m going with that. So in the end I have to change settings on individual devices one way or the other. I don’t mind…

I love parchment paper. I prefer the brand name, high temp rolls like timgray mentioned. I keep precut sheets around too for smaller, quicker jobs, but their not big enough for my favorite use, pizza. I just flip the cut piece of paper over and fold each corner in by an inch or so, and it holds fine.

Brooks Adrenaline. I run pretty short distances, 5Ks mostly. I’m a big guy so really lightweight shoes lack the support I need. For a big, slow Clydesdale like me, though, these shoes keep my knees and shins feeling great—not to mention my feet. I’ve tried several others but had to come back.

Brooks Adrenaline. I run pretty short distances, 5Ks mostly. I’m a big guy so really lightweight shoes lack the…

Well you shouldn’t try to eat that cucumber. Try a different one.

It’s crazy, isn’t i? If you talk about putting hollandaise and bacon on something, it’s decadent and wonderful. If you say mayonnaise then it suddenly becomes gross and redneck? I think that’s why we’ve seen menus over the past several years bragging about their aioli. That is classy whereas spreading mayo with herbs…

And I want you to know this post has a strong suggestive power. For lunch, I could not help but make a grilled cheese sandwich (straight up american on white) with a mug of tomato soup. Nothing beats it.

Mayonnaise also works wonders. Of course, people tend to get grossed out by the mere mention of mayo so let me instead recommend making a grilled cheese with homemade pimiento cheese. :D

Oooh, Lifehacker should do a follow-up on this about adding mad amounts of cabinet/counter space to your kitchen to accommodate “tools” that take up too much space and only do one thing. Either that or figure out 49 other things this sandwich maker can do to make it worth having.

Oooh, Lifehacker should do a follow-up on this about adding mad amounts of cabinet/counter space to your kitchen to…

Thanks for this post. I’m a 38 min 5k jogger, and I never want to talk about running because of my times. I like to mention the miles I get in through the week, though, but I rarely do because I know it’ll lead to the time question. I’m glad to know there are a lot of us out there. I don’t time myself anymore. I just…

There are things I like about inbox, but more and more I find myself gong to Gmail. The biggest reason is to be able format text. I’m still pretty surprised there aren’t rich text options in inbox. Plus, and this may be my own ignorance, when I get email, gmail and inbox alert me on my phone. I’ve tried correcting…

I set out to do this yesterday but was frustrated that sodium citrate is impossible to find at a moment’s notice. I opted for my old friend corn starch, and it did a really wonderful job. I used about a tbsp of corn starch for a cup of milk, used my immersion blender, once thickened, I threw in a big handful of colby…

Oh Lord go get one. Soups and stew bases. Creamy sauces. Any kind of gravy. Custards (when your kids inevitably distract you at a crucial moment causing some unfortunate lumps) are recovered perfectly. Any type of Indian sauce. HOME MADE MAYO! One cup of light olive oil. One egg. Season to taste. Immersion blender and…

I did exactly this when I was working in an office near where I lived until last November. It took a few times to get the whole routine right. Getting everything, including shower supplies together and packed into my gym bag in the order I’d need them was crucial. I would leave my glasses at my desk, leave my tie and…

I discovered the two ingredient method a few years back, and that is just the best. If you whip the cream till the point where it fluffs but doesn’t get stiff, the resulting ice cream is so velvety smooth it’s unreal. Throw in the ingredients of choice (I do Nutella from time to time, and it’s fairly magnificent), let…

Whether you agree or disagree, please remember the OP published this in an effort to be helpful or contribute to a larger discussion, which is very worthwhile and shouldn’t be met with acrimony. Sometimes, as a parent, it’s nice to know you’re not alone with a challenge and you’re looking for hope as well as ideas if…

Vinegar works as well, it’s cheaper, and it can bought on Sundays here in TN. Plus, according to some sources, it fights cancer, colds, obesity, rickets, lycanthropy, depression, dementia, synesthesia, gout, bad breath, erectile dysfunction, and yeast infections.

This is what I do as well, and it’s darn handy. One thing left off this list is biscuits. Use the mix without vanilla, eggs, or sugar and you’ve got biscuit dough. I keep a very large plastic jar labeled “Scratch” in the pantry. I’ve been teaching my daughter to cook and just this weekend I highlighted the importance…

Oddly, it’s unaffordable to make soup but not to eat the highly-inflated-priced junk sold at concerts, conventions, etc.? I’m not trying to be snarky, I just think that doesn’t comport. Soup is dead easy, dirt cheap, and far better than any canned crap you could find. Road trips, pack food. Stop at actual stores and…

Venue: Used a relative with a big yard on the lake so it was free.
Photographer: Friend who gave us the pics as a wedding gift.
Food: We asked family to bring dishes. A few members smoked pork and chickens and everyone else brought sides.
Booze: We asked our friends to bring bottles of their favorite instead of giving…