Butter makes everything better. It is just a fact. Sweet, savory, whatever you like to cook, butter improves it. Whether it is an all-butter pie crust delivering apples to your face or finishing a pan sauce with a knob of butter to make it glossy and extra delicious, butter is fundamental to all areas of …
Be careful—Thanksgiving is so close that if you blink, it will be here. By now you’ve probably hit the grocery store to pick out your turkey. If you chose a frozen turkey, you’re already thinking about how—and how long—you’re going to thaw it. Since you have absolutely no time to waste, we did all the …
We’ve all stepped off the jet bridge feeling tired, groggy, or ready to practically drop on the floor and take a nap in the middle of a terminal. At least, most of us have. Traveling can make anyone tired, though it affects some people more than others. This phenomenon is known as jet lag and …
This month marks the 70th anniversary of an event that changed flying as we know it. But if you want to mark this seminal moment in aviation, you probably won’t find an observance at the National Air and Space Museum. Instead, try an airport bar. In October 1949, Northwest Airlines became the first airline to …
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Patience isn’t really my strong suit. I’m the type of person who asks, “Are we there yet?” on road trips (yes, even as an adult). I’m all about instant gratification, so when I get to the step in my favorite sugar cookie recipe that requires chilling cookie dough — instructing me to wait three whole …
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Eggs just might be the most versatile food in existence. Seriously, what other food is a quintessential building block of just about every baked good, can elevate a burger from meh to showstopping, is insanely inexpensive and has an entire meal essentially based around the dozens and dozens of uses for it? The simplest way …
Did you ever stop to think those happy hours were actually making you less happy? Easing off alcohol—for even just one month—has been found to make influential changes in people’s health. Not only can you make serious progress toward increasing your chances of losing weight, but you can also lower your cancer risk, boost your …
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If you like to fall asleep scrolling through Facebook, you might want to find a new nighttime habit. Not only does using your phone gets in the way of your sleep, but it could cause an even bigger safety risk. A post from the Newton Fire Department in New Hampshire went viral in 2017 with …
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Summer may be over, but that doesn’t mean you can’t grill anymore. The leaves are beginning to change, the air is crisp and tailgating season is coming into swing—all good reasons to still be outside hovering over a fire with a spatula in one hand and perhaps a beer in the other. But I’d like …