Pretty sure this is what Apple was going for when they released the TV app a few years ago, except some of the services (Netflix was one) refused to participate.

Suggestions on where to get/take a legit antibody test? I suspect I had Covid in mid-February, but would like to know for sure. (Worst illness I’ve ever had. I very rarely get sick and usually bounce back quick. In New Orleans, one week before Mardi Gras. Fever, sore throat, headache for 4 days, fatigue that lasted…

Nah, gumbo is not usually a vehicle for leftovers. Jambalaya, on the other hand, is great for meats that need a new presentation. My mom used to make a red jambalaya out of leftover meatballs and red gravy all the time.

Not to go throwing brands around, but eSalon is a decent option if you want to dye your hair (darker, or redder, or cover grays, not go blonde). It’s definitely a step up from drugstore box dye. You upload pictures of your hair and they send you what you need. Even a bottle for your roots and a separate bottle for the…

But would the normalization of masks produce a false sense of security? An N95 mask is called that because it filters 95% of particles. A cloth mask is nowhere near as effective. It will stop a flying wad of snot, but the virus particles are small enough to get through. I worry that people would start wearing…

Piggybacking on this. I work in banking, so I’m essential, and I’m salary, so I’m getting paid the same amount no matter what, including my usual annual raise. How will this affect my taxes?

Agreed. My apartment has a crappy freezer, and vacuum sealing my meats makes a huge difference in preventing freezer burn. 

Was coming to say this. I have been through the new terminal and its food options are MUCH better. And let’s be clear, it is an entirely new building, but they can’t call it a new *airport* because the runways are not new.

Claire, have you been watching Bon Appetit’s Making Perfect Thanksgiving series? They just made a radicchio salad as the perfect thanksgiving salad.  

Also, take more than one sip. Unsweetened coffee can be a shock to the tastebuds at first. The flavor tends to smooth out after a few swallows (at least for me. I have the same deal with red wine too.)

Even Alton Brown was wrong?! He did a “slots and dots” eggplant comparison on an episode of Good Eats at one point. 

At Pizza Dominica in New Orleans, the garlic knots appetizer is served with an “aged provolone fonduta” for dipping. A server told me the secret of the fonduta, which is one of the most delicious garlicky cheesy buttery concoctions I have ever tasted. It is heavy cream, infused with garlic and with provolone melted…

Most safe deposit boxes are not waterproof. I saw some of those that flooded in New Orleans in the Katrina levee breaks and they were awful. All the paper items were ruined.

Make your oats in the instant pot. 1 cup of steel cut oats to 2.75 cups of broth. You can toast them beforehand, sauté your aromatics, and add seasoning as you see fit. 10 minutes at high pressure, natural release. Then top with whatever you choose. I would save the mushrooms and corn until after cooking so they don’t…

Apple Pay generates a random one-use card number each time you use it. That number is what is given to the merchant and Visa/MasterCard/etc translates it to your card account in processing. So even if that number was captured somehow, your card would still be safe. I think, but am not completely sure, that Google Pay…

I was complaining today that my favorite cold brew concentrate was getting more expensive, $5.99 for the 16 serving/500ml bottle at the local grocery store. Which is legit compared to the Sam’s Club price for the 32 serving/1 liter bottle, but when looking at the one you linked...I need to stop complaining!

I was complaining today that my favorite cold brew concentrate was getting more expensive, $5.99 for the 16 serving/5…

Dude, I’ve been on the verge of declaring bankruptcy in the past. And because of that I had to learn the hard way how to get my finances in order.

It actually is that simple. Banks cannot re-order transactions on the fly, your bank has disclosed to you what order they will be posted in. It’s credits before debits, then probably lowest to highest amounts. Check your Truth in Savings Disclosure or verify with your bank to be sure.

The difficulty with transaction order is the order the bank receives the transactions and the order the account holder performed the transactions are not always the same. Industry standard is to first apply credits/deposits, then apply debit transactions from smallest to largest, which minimizes the number of…

Know how much is in your account. Don’t spend more than that amount. It is that simple.