I just press the home button with a finger not set up for Touch ID. Voila, screen on so I can check notifications without unlocking my phone.

Caramel syrup is fantastic in apple cider. I usually have caramel Torani around, but the ice cream topping works well too.

Same situation here. I’m in New Orleans, the temperature will come down right about when Daylight Saving Time changes.

I would classify that as bread pudding, not French toast, seeing as it is lacking in toastiness.

Interesting fact about Brooks - if you buy from their website, you get a 30 day trial period to test the shoes. Return shipping is even free.

Bonus points for the pic of Paul Prudhomme!!

Deb Perelman posted this technique on Smitten Kitchen a year and a half ago... http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2014/10/t…

The picture is making me cringe. $100 bills go in a gold strap. Dark Blue straps are for $1s. That hundred does not belong in there. Someone is going to be out when they balance at the end of the day!

PetCo has a decent one, especially for large dog owners. You get a $5 reward for every $100 spent, which is an easy total to hit while feeding a voracious lab with a chicken allergy. You never need the card, just enter your phone number when checking out.

She was a coach’s wife and that can be a public figure if she decides to use her position as a platform. Ingrid touched a lot of lives in New Orleans while Monty was here coaching the Pelicans and I imagine she did the same in other cities they lived in.

I call foul. I live in New Orleans, which is ABC Bakery territory according to the map. But we get the Little Brownie Bakery’s Samoas, Tagalongs, and Thin Mints (those are the only ones I eat so no comment on the other varieties). Someone’s info is off.

Wrap canned, drained pineapple chunks in bacon. Sprinkle some brown sugar over the top before baking. Try not to eat all the sweet, salty goodness.

Ugh. I’ve worked in banking for 15 years, and let me give you a little heads up - most banks are NOT trying to screw you over.

Didn’t Amazon say, or at least imply, that a Prime Video app for the new Apple TV would be developed? I think I remember seeing that not long after WWDC. Or maybe it was wishful thinking. Anyway, why pull sales of the Apple TV when the chance for Amazon to finally get an app on that device is a month away?

The feature is also supposed to use time. You typically get in the car to go to work at 8am and like to listen to podcasts, go for a run at 5pm with your workout playlist, etc.

Are you talking wired headphones or Bluetooth? Different Bluetooth sets have different names. I doubt it could tell the difference between my Skullcandy and Beats earbuds.

I’m in New Orleans, and they do fall, just later and not as spectacularly as they do farther north. Our leaves come down closer to Thanksgiving and they don’t go through the “fall foliage” spectrum of colors, they just turn brown and fall. That being said, there are a lot of evergreens and tropical plants that don't…

I was homeless after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. Our single story house was flooded with 11 feet of water when the levees broke. My homelessness was not as severe as many of the others’ because I had a hotel room to rest my head. But I will never forget the day I realized I was homeless - I went to the bank to…

I live in Uptown New Orleans and adore Mardi Gras, but as sepdodson mentioned, I don’t go anywhere near the Quarter during that time of the year. Spring and Fall are the best seasons to visit. St Patrick’s Day is a mini-Mardi Gras, maybe try then to get an idea of what it would be like.

The date matters because checks are only good for 6 months after they are written, unless otherwise stated on the front of the check. Cashiers checks and government issued checks are the common exceptions. A bank can return a stale-dated check to the Federal Reserve. There is no recourse if a post-dated check comes…