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11 Things to Do for a Good Night — Make More Good
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People always talk about what to do to get a good night’s sleep and how to have a good morning. But what about the nighttime leading up to those things? You know, those few hours we all have between getting off work and going to bed. Here are the best things you can do for a good night.
An Interior Designer’s Tips for Building an Awesome Indoor Fort — Fort Fantasy
You probably have some experience from your childhood building forts, yes? Chances are, though, your structures never looked quite this good? That’s because you were a child and you didn’t have the design sense or the wherewithal to make something so Instagram-worthy.
You’re an adult now! And that means you have the skills (and the permission) to take your fort-building to the next level. Trust me — you can do it. Here are my best tips to help you.
This Cute Craft Is the Cheapest Way to Decorate Your Table — Snow Day Crafts
Depending on where you live, you might be knee-deep in snow, or maybe you’re still hoping for the first flakes of the season. Regardless of how many snow angels you’ve made this year, you probably had some experience making paper snow flakes as a kid, right?
You know what we speak of: The art class project that required you to fold pieces of paper and use scissors to cut out (semi) intricate designs.
7 International Food Movies to Satisfy Your Wanderlust — Great Food Movies
There are plenty of reasons you might want to hole up inside and slip away to the pleasures of a really good movie. Maybe you’re tired of the news. Maybe you’re sick of the cold weather. Maybe you’re actually physically sick with a cold. We feel you — February can be brutal.
If escapism is your aim, we’ve got you covered. Here are seven delectable food-focused movies to get you through the dog days of winter, each from a different country around the world. Curl up with a mug of something hot and let yourself be taken far away from it all, to the mean streets of Mumbai, the tranquil Danish countryside, or the banks of the Dordogne River in southern France.
Mind you, there are no documentaries on this list — our goal is escapism, not reality. What are you waiting for? The time is right to hunker down and work your way through this food-movie queue.
Make Winter Better with an Indoor Picnic. You Just Need 7 Things. — Fort Food
The worst part of winter? It’s not summer! And that means you can’t have picnics. Unless you can. While the temperatures continue to chill us this February, consider planning an indoor picnic. You’ll just need a few things — and we’re guessing you already have them.
How To Make Two-Day Tomato Pasta Sauce — Cooking Lessons from The Kitchn
Tomato sauce can be so many things: fresh and simple, marinara full of vegetables, or slow-cooked until it is so luscious and rich that it’s the stuff of memories. This is the story of a sauce that delivers such a delicious, powerfully memorable impact that it is worthy of two days — yes, days — of cooking. So when you have a weekend to spare, or you’re snowed in and want a pot of sauce bubbling away all day long, here is the recipe your pasta dinner deserves.
21 Slow-Cooker Soups, Stews, and Braises to Make When You’re Snowed In — Recipes from The Kitchn
Slow cookers are often used by busy people who are rushing out the door and want a hot, ready-to-go meal when they return. But the slow cooker works just as well for the more leisurely paced snow day. Imagine throwing a soup together in the slow cooker upon hearing the news that you’re not going anywhere and then going about your snow-day business (which will likely involve a fair amount of shoveling and fort-building.) A few hours later, you return to the kitchen and presto! A hot lunch is ready for everyone.
So many delicious foods respond to the low-and-slow method of cooking that a slow cooker provides. Consider a spicy chicken enchilada soup, comforting maple and Dijon pot roast, or a creamy lemon dal. Cozy up and hunker in for the long haul!
Why Does Chocolate Turn White? — Chocolate Tips from The Kitchn
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Ever pull out your once-pristine box of baking chocolate and notice that the chocolate has turned gray or white? You might think it’s happened because your chocolate is old, but that’s not necessarily true — and it doesn’t mean that you should pitch that chocolate. Before you toss it out, stop and read this!
5 Tips About Baking with Chocolate from Alice Medrich — Baking Tips from The Kitchn
I happily fall into the subset of individuals who believe that it’s not dessert unless there’s chocolate involved. So I most definitely bow down to chocolate queen, Alice Medrich. The author of countless cookbooks, she has been dubbed the “First Lady of Chocolate,” and, when it comes to baking with the sweet ingredient, there’s no better person to learn from. Alice has more tips and tricks than we can count, but these are five of our very favorites.