October 13, 2016

Hints From Hel(l)oise — Practical Help for Housewives From the Dark Side

October 13, 2016/ Guest author

...Then bury it in a mixture of salt, human hair, and your own fingernail clippings in the dirt of a fresh grave. Come back in 28 days, dig it up, and voila! Your stains should be gone.

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October 11, 2016

Cocktails of Our Lives: The Apple Jack

October 11, 2016/ Victoria Barrett

Remember that you stepped on a bee in the cider house on a tour when you were little, and also that it seemed that a whole lot of bees were getting smushed in the cider press, and then keep in mind that you will probably be inadvertently drinking bees.

October 10, 2016

On Growing Older Online With Your Facebook Friends

October 10, 2016/ Guest author

Unrealistic to say, "Only half-way there," when we passed that point. Silly to post, "I'm still young!" when the camera establishes unequivocally we no longer are.

October 03, 2016

Hello, I'm the Ghost of Your Produce Bin Past

October 03, 2016/ Eve Vawter

Oooooh, I'm a ghost but you ordered pizza instead.

September 23, 2016

Friday Open Thread: What Comfort Food Are You Craving?

September 23, 2016/ Karen Miner

Give us your cheesiest, carbiest comfort food recipes.

September 21, 2016

10 Treasures From the 1970 'Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook' My Husband Bought for Me on eBay

September 21, 2016/ Victoria Barrett

If you were a kid in the 1970s and your mother cooked at all, she had a copy of the 'Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book,' and in it are Jello salads for days.

September 19, 2016

How to Get the Bitchin' Kitchen of Your Dreams, 1970s Style

September 19, 2016/ Karen Miner

Ah, the '70s. When kitchens were chock-full of owls and mushrooms, groovy patterns, and plenty of orange, brown, and avocado green.

September 12, 2016

Get a Load of These $70 Roasted Vegetables

September 12, 2016/ Karen Miner

Even if you're buying the most magical, organic vegetables grown by unicorns, you're not going to spend anywhere near this much money for them.

September 07, 2016

Ugh, Stop Asking Me 'What's for Dinner?'

September 07, 2016/ Eve Vawter

I hate making dinner. Even more than making dinner, I hate deciding what to make for dinner. I have no new ideas and I'm sick of people asking me what I plan on making.

August 30, 2016

Throwback & Throw Up: Revisiting Dr. Scholl's Mango SOCO

August 30, 2016/ Theresa Edwards

It tastes like someone dropped a piece of chewed bubblegum into a cup of really thin maple syrup.

August 26, 2016

This KFC Secret Recipe Has Changed My Chicken Frying Days Forever

August 26, 2016/ Alex Lee

I wanted to incorporate this miracle stuff everywhere. I wanted a personal fragrance based on this. I wanted my car air freshener to smell like this. I wanted this to cure disease.

August 22, 2016

I Made Ketchup Cupcakes So You Don't Have To

August 22, 2016/ Karen Miner

Let's put the ol' "ketchup makes everything better" theory to work and see if everyone's favorite condiment is so all-powerful that it can improve dessert.

August 18, 2016

Retro Recipe Reboot: I Tried Fiesta Peaches Spam Bake

August 18, 2016/ Karen Miner

Whether or not you are a Spam lover, you have to be intrigued by this "summery feast for a winter's day."

August 17, 2016

Cookies for the First Gentleman: A Vegan Chickpea Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe for Bill Clinton

August 17, 2016/ Victoria Barrett

In 1992, when Hillary Clinton made a crack about not making cookies, Family Circle magazine challenged Clinton and Barbara Bush to a recipe contest. Now, noted vegan Bill Clinton's going to need to learn to make some cookies.

August 15, 2016

Must-Haves for Your Wedding/Murder Registry

August 15, 2016/ Victoria Barrett

Here's a curiosity about marriage: So many of the best wedding presents would also make excellent murder weapons.

August 12, 2016

The Games I Play With My Roomba

August 12, 2016/ Guest author

I call out like a dutiful coach, "Go, Clean Team." Rag and dustpan in hand I wait for a signal, a call for an assist, a carry to the sidelines.

August 11, 2016

6 Things of Varying Levels of Embarrassment Left Behind From the 1980s

August 11, 2016/ Marion Rosenfeld

Oversized earrings made out of plastic and terrible gold paint? Check.

August 10, 2016

The Weebles Haunted House: A Real Estate Listing

August 10, 2016/ Eve Vawter

Buyers, welcome to your new home! A stately Victorian fixer-upper featuring many lovely surprises!

August 09, 2016

How to Blow a House Sale, Ruin Your Marriage, and Possibly Kill Yourself in One Move

August 09, 2016/ Guest author

“What the f@#k,” says your husband. You are screwed. You will never sell the house. You will live here forever. You will never come out from the crawlspace.

August 05, 2016

MaxMA Test Kitchen: Chocolate Chip S'mores Cookies Are Pinterest Level Hard

August 05, 2016/ Darlena Cunha

What could go wrong with s'mores covered in cookie dough?

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