Dads are notoriously tough to shop for, but this year we decided to call in some inspiration. We reached out to five of the coolest dad food bloggers to find out what they’re asking for this Father’s Day, and you might be surprised at some of the things on their list. Take a peek.
There’s an Econ 101 concept called comparative advantage. You’ve heard of it — it just means some people are more efficient (and/or more effective) at doing things than others. In our kitchen, it means I make dinner. I’m home from work earlier, and I’m a recipe developer by trade, and my partner doesn’t really cook. It means we have a very traditional separation of labor at home, and it works for us.
Attention all germaphobes: We hate to break it to you, but there are probably some spots in your kitchen that you’re forgetting about during your regular cleaning sprees. Even if you’re the type of person who gives your sink a good scrub and rotates out your sponge on the reg (gold star!), there are definitely still some unexpected areas that could use some TLC.
We recently had a summer happy hour at the Apartment Therapy Media offices, with cocktails served up by guest bartender (and ATM staff member) Michael Kuhn. When I went to get a drink, I noticed he was shaking up his delicious gin-and-basil concoction in a BlenderBottle. Having been unable to locate a cocktail shaker, he improvised with the shaker cup, which gave me a major moment of inspiration.
What else could you use a BlenderBottle for?
Ina Garten has the most gorgeous life. I thought I envied Ina’s fancy French range, or her huge collection of Le Creuset French ovens in Dune, but that was before I saw her library — and now I’m positively drooling.
Breakfast is too often the meal that gets forgotten, skipped, or phoned in. People say it’s the most important meal of the day, but it tends to take a back seat to getting oneself and possibly one’s family members all out of bed, made presentable, and off to school or work on time. So it’s easy for breakfast to become a cup of coffee on the go or a bowl of cold cereal.
The electric pressure cooker is my new favorite tool for quick summer dinners. It can cook tender ribs in less than an hour, make shredded beef for quick tacos, and, most surprisingly, cook up corn on the cob to tender, juicy perfection.
If you’ve ever shied away from steaming or boiling a big batch of corn because you were short on time or didn’t have the right equipment, this Instant Pot corn is for you.
Shopping with kids gets a bad rap. I wholeheartedly acknowledge that taking kids shopping will be neither quick nor easy, especially after wrestling car seats and transporting tiny tots through a busy parking lot. If you’re going to take your kids shopping in only one store, though, that store should be Costco.
You may think I’ve lost my mind because I actually want to bring my kids into an oversized warehouse filled to the rafters with pallets of ketchup and kayaks, but it is actually the best place to take your kids shopping.
A year ago, Julia Schipper moved with her husband and two kids (ages 2 and 4) from Washington, D.C., to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. While she and her husband have lived all over the world, being in Tanzania has brought new challenges and new joys. Food is more expensive there, but people also take more time to eat (goodbye, desk lunch). “Here it’s important to share your meal with others,” she says. “But having options is the biggest thing I miss.”
Sipping icy-cold sweet lemonade on a blazing-hot summer day is one of life’s finest pleasures, which is why we think making lemonade from scratch should be the easiest drink you make this summer. After all, it is just three ingredients: lemon juice, sugar, and water. There’s absolutely no reason you should be heating up the stove or breaking a sweat to squeeze lemons.
With this recipe you’ll learn two smart tips for making lemonade faster and more easily, plus we’ll help you find the perfect sweetness level for your taste with a ratio anyone can remember.
Here’s the one lemonade recipe you need for back porch swinging, park picnics, and even your own neighborhood lemonade stand.