The Pantry Organization System That Stops Expired Food Piles
I threw away three grocery bags of expired food last spring. Three bags. There was a can of pumpkin from […]
The Phone Upgrade Rule That Keeps Me Off the Two Year Contract
My phone bill used to be ninety dollars a month, forever, because I financed a new phone every two years […]
The Cable Sleeve That Made My Entertainment Center Look Tidy
My entertainment center used to look like a techno snake pit. TV, soundbar, game console, streaming box, and a power […]
The Secret to Getting Your Microwave Spotless in One Minute
Fill a microwave safe bowl with water, add a squeeze of lemon or a splash of vinegar, and run it […]
The Chiffonade Method for Cutting Herbs Like a Restaurant
Stack the basil leaves, roll them tight like a cigar, and slice thin ribbons across the roll. That is chiffonade, […]
How to Freeze a Month of Soup Dinners in One Afternoon
One Sunday in October I made four pots of soup in a row and froze them all. That single afternoon […]
The Clothes Steamer That Retired My Iron
I used to hate ironing so much that I bought wrinkle release spray, clothes that do not wrinkle, and a […]
How to Fix a Squeaky Stair Tread Without Pulling Up Carpet
Every house has one stair that announces your 2 a.m. trip to the kitchen to the entire household. In my […]
How to Fix a Leaky Gutter Without Climbing a Ladder
My neighbor Pat spent a whole Saturday on a ladder patching his gutters last spring. He is seventy two, steadier […]
How to Make Ice Cream Scoopable Without Waiting
You know the struggle. You pull the carton out, grab a scoop, and immediately regret every decision that led to […]