Instant Mashed Potatoes Make the Most Flavorful Casserole Crust
At this point, it might not surprise you to know that I love a good casserole. A lineup of my favorite ingredients amassed into a sliceable savory cake of sorts–what’s…
Put Pennies and Vodka in Your Flower Vases
Photo: Africa Studio (Shutterstock) Fresh-cut flowers can be a lovely addition to your home decor, but they can also be hard to justify buying when they don’t last more than…
The Best Ways to Make Your Balcony More Private
Nice weather means more time spent outside, whether in your yard, on your porch, or out on your apartment or condo balcony. But balconies don’t always offer a lot of…
Use a ‘Weed Dragon’ to Send Weeds to Hell
If you have lots of space to cover, weeding can be tedious, time-consuming work, not to mention how hard it can be on your back and knees. There’s a fun…
So, You Cut Into an Unripe Avocado
Photo: Elena Pavlovich (Shutterstock) It’s 7 a.m., and you’re feeling smug about waking up in time to make breakfast. Your dish of choice? Avocado toast. But then, disaster. You slice…
These Plants Make the Best Living Fences
When we think of fences, materials like lumber, chain-link, stone, brick, and chickenwire tend to come to mind. But what about shrubs and small trees? They can be used to…
You Can Build a Stunning Flower Wall for Your Home
Neighbors complimenting my garden is 97% of why I grow things to begin with. And when I found Cynthia Stringham and her flower walls on Instagram, I thought, “If you…
When You Can Save Partially Spoiled Produce (and When to Throw It Away)
If there’s one thing we can all agree on in these divisive times, it’s that food prices are too damn high. As long as you’re in the segment of the…
You Should Hand-Pollinate These Fruits and Veggies to Grow More
Tickling your tomato blossoms and brushing your squash flowers probably aren’t regular tasks on your gardening to-do list, but it turns out that hand pollination, in league with natural processes,…
You Can Plant Your Own Ramps
Once a year, foragers and chefs unite in the herbaceous, springtime frenzy that is fiddlehead and ramp season. Fiddleheads, the curled, young tips of certain ferns, have always been a…