How many people does this recipe serve? Because it seems like a lot, especially with the full cup of sauce.

One tip I picked up a long time ago is that if you KNOW your question is stupid (or that it’s likely to be seen as offensive, but you don’t know enough to phrase it any other way), is simply to say that first, honestly and genuinely.

I use a mixed alphabetical/theme system. I have a bunch of Copco honeycomb spice racks (now insanely expensive and listed as “vintage”, but they were cheap and everywhere when I got them. I guess I count as “vintage” now, too.)

Just to be clear, you don’t open the can? Just process it in the instant pot? No worries about anything exploding?

I tried them. They were okay. I won’t be ordering them again.

On more or less a whim, I got an Braun immersion blender that has interchangeable heads with the blender, a whisk/beater, and a tiny food processor/spice grinder with significantly more room than my old coffee grinder. I use it all the time. I was surprised how much I use the processor attachment for small jobs that…

I hope someone can help me answer this. We’re with X-finity, and they say that we have to use their modem, or our phone service won’t work.

I don’t know if it counts as “biggest impact,” but after years of wishing that the movable shelves in my IKEA and similar bookshelves were in the right places, it finally dawned on me that I could just drill holes where I wanted them. I even made a template from a plastic ruler by marking and drilling holes to match…

We’re a two-person household, too. The mini instant pot (3 qt) works wonderfully for us.

If you don’t use them, fine. Just keep a box around somewhere that you can set it out if you do have someone over.

I’m gradually learning to use it for more things - the 6" cheesecake was a huge hit! - but I can already tell it’s going to pay for itself in pretty short order if I only ever use it to make yoghurt. Saving about $3 - $4 a week so far.

Ramen becomes an even more attractive option if you just toss the flavor packet that comes with it and cook it in something else, or serve something else over it (or both). You can also save money on chicken if you buy it either whole or with the bones in, and debone them yourself and make stock from the parts you…

Or in the breading for a chicken-fried steak?

Just brainstorming...

Pretty much all the theaters in our (Chicago suburbs) area do. You can either buy them in advance and pick your seats, or buy them at the theater and choose your seats when you pay.

Check your local electric company’s rebates page if you do get a Nest. Ours paid us $50 when we installed it.

Check your local electric company’s rebates page if you do get a Nest. Ours paid us $50 when we installed it.

If you still want gooey cheese, consider using half your batter for mozzarella sticks, possibly with some panko tossed in/on. Wouldn’t be chicken and gooey cheese in the same bite but would be on the same plate.

I should add, we have miniature schnauzers. I completely defer to the knowledge of the owners of other breeds, especially those who were bred for the cold.

I know it won’t help the owner of an older dog with set habits (or the dog), but the single best advice our trainer gave us when we took our now 9 year old dog to puppy class was to separate the idea of going out to pee and poop and going out for a walk.

A third option - that’s sort of implicit in the piece, but not clearly stated - is to teach the kids to fight fair, and *then* let them have their conflict, stepping in only if they’re not following the rules of a fair fight.