Yeah. And it's often got this weird slimy sheen that I can't quite bring myself to consider edible.

Chili mac is a good idea. Chili nachos would work too.

Me too. I can do makeover type leftovers, like making chicken salad with fruit and nuts from a roast chicken, or making a quesadilla from pulled pork, but I can't make a pot of chili and eat it 4 times. I agree that good deli meat is a must if you're going to do sandwiches. It's not just that it makes the sandwich…

This is good to know. The toaster oven works too. Turn it on, wait for the coils to go black, and put in the cookies. It usually takes a few extra minutes.

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I try to think moderate/high blood sugar + full stomach + subjective satisfaction = sensation of fullness. I have to consider the whole equation to understand what happens with my body. It explains things like why I can eat 800 calories worth of cheese pizza and be hungry 2 hours later (too many carbs, not enough…

I would enthusiastically add that if you get much paint on the tape, you need to retape between coats. Otherwise the tape pulls the paint off the wall, and it looks hideous.

I agree that sharp knives are ultimately safer, but I think the short answer to what causes a lot of knife injuries is not being familiar with the knife. If you cook a lot, you're unconsciously aware of the pressure and time required to cut through a tomato, for instance. It's startling the first time a knife slips…

Oooh. I have some overly stiff polos I'm going to try this on.

I disagree with bothayall (weird, that word keeps getting underlined by spellcheck). Body language is the most fundamental method of communication, although we spend our whole lives learning to subvert, ignore, and misinterpret it, it often gives an opposite and far more accurate indication of the speaker's feelings…

I think it depends on the field and how bad the grammar is. Understanding some people's writing is akin to deciphering hieroglyphics. But grammar obsession is often just thinly-veiled snobbery. I wouldn't have hired someone with very poor writing skills at my last job, but when it came to 'hiring' a significant…

On our cross country drive last week. We lost one smartphone, and the other had spotty reception. It's amazing how long you can date someone without being truly, completely in each other's company. It was a pretty cool experience. We sung (horribly) to each other, laughed at weird signs, and debated the plausibility…

This is awesome. I usually just do pencil marks, but a lot of times the amount of error from that is too much unless you have the pencil at the exact same angle for all the holes, or the hole is really small and it's a pain to do. I love this.

I make the list based on the weekly specials online, and then my SO does the shopping. So I guess I sort of do this.

Woah. Amazing.

Not really a hack, but I bought a toaster oven cake pan on Amazon. It's pretty awesome. You just have to turn on the toaster oven and wait until the coils turn black to use it for baking.

Absolutely. Did we neglect to communicate this adequately? I assumed we were buying international airtime.

I agree. We need a way to separate a lively discussion from a pi$$ing contest, and a comment that's perfectly useful, but doesn't invite discussion from "buy discount Viagra here". I'm strongly in favor of a vote up/vote down system. They really work on sites like this with devoted readers.

I'm so excited to try this. My dog loves ice cubes, playing with blocks of ice, and working for treats.

I agree, it's a big hole and they should. I want to be able to hover and unsubscribe from football just like I can with a person.