A note on the proposal to limit fees on overdrawn checks. The problem here is that even if the bank returns the check, they still incur costs. The federal reserve has processed that check in both directions, and the bank has to pay for the processing. They also have to pay an employee to work the NSFs or buy software…

“...also know that banks can reorder transactions to ding you for more overdraft occurrences...”

New Orleans...I’m not even going to try to list the best outdoor events, because it is not possible. There are too many.

Cooking the garlic first also infuses the oil with garlicky flavor, so the flavor melding still happens.

Y’all are really making it sound like Louisiana is ahead of the game on this, which is weird since we were one of the holdouts. I went in to get my license renewed and told the clerk at the renewal desk I wanted to get the Real ID while I was at it. All I provided was my passport and a utility bill. It took all of 1…

My family calls this corn pudding. It is also a fantastic side to bring to a barbecue, goes well with various meats and BBQ sauce and tastes good at room temp.

Usually your phone has to be updated to the latest OS version before updating the watch. 

So, I realize this conversation is from last year. But I can’t help mentioning this. Hispaniola is the island made up of Haiti and the Dominican Republic; however, the description Hispaniola is often extended to the surrounding islands as well - which includes Puerto Rico. So Hispanic Spanish, the version of Spanish…

I like CoolBrew, a 20+ year old New Orleans based brand that is pretty widely available in the South and up the East Coast, and is starting to expand their distribution westward.

Alon Shaya’s hummus is fantastic. I live about 3/4 of a mile from Shaya, and now a few blocks from Saba.

Does anyone but me still use Slacker? Obviously they do, as I alone cannot fund the company, but it is never mentioned in articles like these.

+1 How many people out there still write monthly rent checks? With your bank’s bill pay, PayPal/Venmo type services, websites like rentpayment.com, and the ability for your landlord to set up a draft (especially if you’re dealing with a property management company), there is no reason to be hand writing a check these…

Go to Epcot for the Food and Wine festival, don’t bring the kids, accept that you’re going to spend a crap ton of money, and have a blast eating and drinking around the world. I purposely plan business trips to Orlando in October just to spend a day at F&W Fest.

Yes! I’ve made it with pepper jelly before, to replace my family’s standby of pepper jelly poured over cream cheese with crackers. It was a huge hit.

I prefer the Galloway method. C25K’s goal is to have you run the whole distance; Galloway wants you to take scheduled walk breaks to keep your legs fresh and help prevent injury. Scheduled walk breaks ftw!

Bacon - in the oven, with a drizzle of maple syrup

I’ve had good luck with tracking down tickets on NextDoor. Post that you’re looking, and you may encounter a neighbor who has a spare ticket or knows someone else who does. Since the members are supposedly verified as living in your neighborhood and have their addresses on file with the service, it’s not as shady as…

Yep, I want YOU to produce the links that explain the claim that YOU made. The author of the article linked her research. You made a comment counter to the article, why shouldn’t you have to back it up? If it’s just from your personal experience, say so, but don’t act like your singular experience trumps the research…

The article plainly states: “Your skin cells have no way of detecting and adjusting how much oil is on your skin”. You have just claimed the exact opposite. So how does jojoba oil make your skin detect its oiled state? Links please?

The tips from Miles Thompson say no more than 8 oz oil per yolk. Two paragraphs down, Jamie Young’s recipe calls for 2 cups of oil to 1 yolk. Who to believe?!