Choosing the right houseplant for your space isn’t exactly a science. Also not a science? Astrology. But much like covering your kitchen in greenery, exploring what your zodiac sign might reveal about your personality is a ton of harmless fun (for not a ton of money).
In addition to its quirky snacks and cult-favorite foods (looking at you, cauliflower gnocchi!), Trader Joe’s is known for its unbeatable super-low, budget-friendly pricing. It’s part of the reason we all love it. So, it’s no surprise that you’ll find a shocking number of items that ring up under five dollars.
Of all those inexpensive finds, these are my seven favorites.
Regardless of your diet, meal prepping is the easiest way to get ahead on your breakfasts, lunches, and dinners for the week. For vegans and vegetarians, this means getting things like vegetables and meatless protein ready to fill up plates for days. Here are some great recipes we love to get you started.
Have you ever watched a kitchen renovation project unfold on HGTV and then, not-so shortly after, needed physical assistance to pick your jaw up off the floor? If that description is you every time you flip on a home improvement show, you’re not alone. Americans just can’t get enough of those thrilling before-and-after transformations — especially when the results are utterly unrecognizable.
You’ve probably heard all kinds of conflicting advice on which kind of cutting board is the most green, the most sanitary, and the least damaging to your knives. So, who’s right?
We’re finally setting the record straight on which is the best kind of cutting board: plastic, wood, or bamboo.
If you’re looking to incorporate more veggies into your diet, you may be focusing on how you can add them to dinner. But if you’ve got a sweet tooth, may I suggest working them into dessert, too?
I know this isn’t a new concept. Our uber-popular double chocolate zucchini bread packs in the nutrients, but tastes just like a decadent chocolate loaf cake. We’ve stuffed grated beets into chocolate beet cupcakes, and of course eaten our fair share of classic carrot cake. But a few weekends ago, I baked a batch of cinnamon rolls that featured an ingredient that totally took me my surprise: mashed sweet potato. Since then, I’ve realized how versatile the veggie can be.
I’ve always preferred living in pre-1940s buildings for all their historical and architectural charm (so far, six different places and counting, ranging from 1907 through 1931). But my affinity for the old doesn’t always align with my modern-day needs — most notably the absence of overhead lighting inside closets.
Do you feel that little bit of crisp coolness in the air yet? Temperatures near us have finally dropped, making me crave hearty soups and comforting sheet pan meals. Even though it isn’t officially fall yet, I’m still planning this week’s dinners around some of my family’s fall favorites. Consider this week’s meal plan the official welcome wagon.
When my eighth-grade math teacher told me I’d use algebra every day in my adult life, she was right. I just never realized how much of my daily brainpower would be devoted to calculating and managing the cost of an early-onset seltzer habit. Do you go with store-brand, or LaCroix? Is there a better deal online, or in stores? And what do you do if you get a taste for Spindrift, the Champagne of flavored seltzers, and ordinary bubbly water won’t cut it anymore?
Fortunately, Trader Joe’s has a habit of making tasty copycats of cult-favorite products, and this week they just released a fancy new seltzer of their own.
Years ago my husband and I thought we were frugal people. We looked for sales, drove used cars, and otherwise opted out of an extravagant life. However, it somehow missed our attention that we were still living beyond our means.
Since ours was a one-income, self-employed household, we’d never learned how to budget. In fact, we’d kinda dismissed it as being impossible to budget on an irregular income. Credit cards and home-equity loans fooled us into thinking we were doing just fine.