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When you’re in the kitchen, there are countless things that can go wrong. I’m not talking about burning toast or drying out a turkey roast à la the Griswolds. I mean full-fledged incidents like scorching your arm on the wire racks in your oven or slicing your hand open while cutting an avocado.

That said, one of the last kitchen gadgets I’d expect to cause me harm is my cake server. But new reports claim that one from Martha Stewart‘s cookware line has already caused four injuries.

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Day 219 of 360

Rest as needed between sets. Today focuses on position, execution, fluidity; Pace and weight are distant seconds. Take time, make positional adjustments as needed, and adjust weight accordingly. When scheme is listed as “2 x 5″, it always refers to “Sets” x “Reps”.

Then, 10 rounds of:

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“Faith! It’s the cocktail of the summer,” said my colleague Janel last week when she was visiting me in Columbus. On our way to dinner we were chatting about our cocktails of choice, and Janel quite handily talked me into trying a Gold Rush for myself. Well, it wasn’t that difficult. Do you know this drink? You should.

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Ever since learning the three R’s in elementary school, I have worked hard at reducing my carbon footprint, especially in my kitchen. I love Meatless Mondays, I use plastic-free storage containers for leftovers, and I gave up bottled water in favor of a Brita tap.

With all the negative things going on in the world, though, I decided I needed to try something even more radical to connect me with what I feel is most important.

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Everyone wants to be the cool house on Halloween. But if you hand out bad candy, all the great decorations and spooky music in the world won’t save you from eggs and toilet paper.

To find out which candies people hate the most, bulk candy retailer CandyStore.com looked at 10 years of sales data and 12 independent “best” and “worst” candy rankings, and surveyed 40,000 people. After crunching the numbers, they came out with a definitive list of the worst candies to find in your Halloween haul.

Stay safe, and avoid these 10 terrible “treats.”

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What kind of sorcery does it take to start with a bowling pin-shaped butternut squash and turn it into perfect, uniform slices and squares? You don’t need professional training or a magic wand — just a few basic kitchen tools and some know-how. Familiarize yourself with this method for prepping a butternut squash and you’ll be ready to tackle any squash-filled recipe winter throws your way.

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Does your neighborhood have a Facebook group? Is there a little (or a lot) of drama in that Facebook group? If you’re like me, you try not to get involved. But there is one subject where I just can’t let go.

Every year, a fair number of kids drive or are driven to our neighborhood to trick-or-treat. It’s also known as “neighborhood hopping,” and I have very strong feelings about it.

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I take my grocery shopping very seriously. I’m not opposed to hitting three or more stores in one trip to get exactly the ingredients I want, at the price I want.

Trader Joe’s is one of my usual stops, and not just because of the tubs of kitty cat cookies. Or the tiny ice cream cones. Or the Candy Cane Joe-Joe’s, which I wait for all year.

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There seems to be a misconception out there that eating more plant-based meals means laborious meal prepping, spending a whole week’s salary on the new “it” powders and potions, and suffering through sludgy green smoothies.

But it’s a lot simpler than that.

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