All the Things You Should Never Clean With Vinegar
Photo: Evgrafova Svetlana (Shutterstock) If you spend any time looking for cleaning tips and hacks on social media, you’re well-acquainted with vinegar. On TikTok, it can do no wrong; in…
You Should Poach Your Next Chicken
If you read about cooking online, you’ve no doubt seen several listicles that tout the many uses of a single, humble chicken. At this point, you know what a chicken…
Stop Making Strawberry Jam and Make Vinegar Instead
Once a year, everyone I know becomes a farmer. They plan ahead, pack a picnic, grab a hat and head to a farm to pick strawberries. Flats fill up with…
Make This Easy, Creamy Four-Ingredient Lemon Dessert
If you saw “lemon curdled cream” listed on a dessert menu, you’d probably pass over it in favor of lava cake. Understandably: “Curdled” is an inherently unsexy word. But while…
14 DIY Cleaning Recipes for People Who Hate Chemicals
Photo: juliaap (Shutterstock) Many commercially produced cleaners are loaded with harsh chemicals that aren’t great for you or the environment. For this reason, you might opt to make your own…
Hitler’s Globe, the Lost Dutchman’s Mine, and 7 More Historical Treasures to Hunt For
Photo: Daniel Prudek (Shutterstock) In 1924, British mountaineers George Mallory and Andrew Irvine attempted to climb Mount Everest, but no one knows if they succeeded, as no one returned from…
The Right Way to Remove Salty Streaks From Your Floor
Photo: Iryna Tolmachova (Shutterstock) Salt is great for dealing with ice outside—but salt is terrible for your floors for the same reason. Even if you’re very much on top of…
No, the ‘Salad Dressing Cleaning Hack’ Doesn’t Work (but This Does)
Photo: travelarium.ph (Shutterstock) You may have seen some of the online chatter about the “salad dressing” cleaning method lately as a trick for removing built-up grease and gunk from kitchen…
Make a Disinfectant Using Your Christmas Tree
Photo: EkaterinaSid (Shutterstock) Nothing beats the scent of a real Christmas tree in the living room. But what those pine tree needles could be used as a general cleaner? Pine…
This Is the Key to Making Truly Great Chicken Soup
It’s sick season, and I’m a little sick. It’s not COVID, but it is the first head cold I’ve had in over two years, and it will not go away.…