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Passover is not a holiday known for its food. In fact, it’s largely known for the food you can’t eat during it (no leavened or fermented foods; ditto for foods made with wheat, oats, barley, rye, and spelt). And yet, I find myself looking forward to it every year because there is one thing I can’t wait to stuff into my mouth: my mother’s charoset. It’s the world’s simplest recipe (chop stuff up and throw it into a bowl!) but unlike, say, matzo ball soup, which I order often at diners, I don’t get to eat it any other time of year.
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It’s happened to all of us: the deep craving for brownies hits and you head straight to the kitchen to get baking. You start mixing and stirring, assuming you have all the ingredients, but when it comes to the part where you have to add the eggs, you find there’s not a carton in sight in your fridge. The oven’s already preheated, your kitchen’s smelling all chocolatey and good, and you’d rather not hop in your car and drive to the store. Luckily, you have options. There are a slew of egg substitutes that you might have in your pantry to save the day.
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From Apartment Therapy → 3 Secrets People Who Always Seem to Have a Flawlessly Clean House Know
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You can typically find me in one of two positions: hunched over my laptop at my desk or hunched over in my kitchen. (I’ve really gotta work on my posture!) While I do sit a lot, I also spend a lot of time washing things in the sink, prepping veggies and other ingredients, stirring pots on the stove, and doing various other kitchen-related tasks. I spend a lot of time in the kitchen — standing in the kitchen.
And I feel like my body pays the price for it. My knees (specifically the left one, which underwent an unsuccessful surgery last year) are always killing me. My back usually aches by the time I wash the last dinner dish of the night. And my feet often throb.
So I ask you, dear readers: Should I get one of those ugly-as-sin anti-fatigue kitchen mats?
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Delicious and nutritious, yogurt — especially the Greek kind — has become a 21st century breakfast staple. Its tasty tanginess goes sour, however, when a glob of it lands on your shirt!
“Yogurt is what we like to call a ‘combination stain’ because it has a number of ingredients that can cause problems,” says Dan Miller, founder and president of Mulberrys Garment Care, which has locations throughout Minnesota and California. “Milk, sugar, food dyes, oils, and fruit are all ingredients in yogurt and can discolor different fabrics.”
Don’t worry — Miller’s got step-by-step yogurt-removing instructions, plus the save-the-day tip you need.
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When chicken is moist and juicy, it can really affirm just why it’s in your dinner roster week after week. And yet, when it’s overcooked and as dry as sandpaper, it can seriously have you considering banishing the bird forever. Not so fast! There are a few simple tips and tricks to keep up your sleeve to ensure you never have to chew your way through a piece of dry chicken again.
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I’m always so inspired by dream kitchens like this cottage kitchen in Maine or any one of these gorgeous, glamorous spaces. I appreciate the details, materials, the layout — all the finer things that make it special and swoon-worthy. But most of us probably don’t cook in our dream kitchen. Instead, we deal with our kitchens’ quirks and inconveniences on a daily basis.
Thankfully, your kitchen can still be a place that you love and cherish — a place you enjoy, and not merely tolerate. These 10 small changes are easy upgrades, but they’ll go a long way towards making you feel more organized and uplifted in your kitchen.