August is zucchini season, which means there is usually no shortage of creative ways to use it. You can grill…
What’s the Best Fish to Fry If I Don’t Want It to Taste Super Fishy?
If you love crispy fried fish but don’t love the strong flavor that some seafood can have, you’re definitely not…
I Sprayed My Garden With Epsom Salt and Dawn Dish Soap Every Day for 3 Weeks. This Is What Happened.
I thought I had found a simple homemade garden spray. The idea sounded almost too easy: mix Epsom salt with…
I Baked My Fourth of July Potato Salad Completely Covered in Cold Cream Cheese Frosting Mixed With Whole Celery Seeds and Horseradish Instead of Mayonnaise Dressing. 35 Minutes Later, This Is What Happened
I thought I was making potato salad. At least, that’s how the experiment started. It was Fourth of July, I…
I Put Mothballs in My Crawl Space to Keep Snakes Out This Spring. This Is What Happened
Every spring, I become a little more aware of everything happening around my house. The weather warms up. The insects…
I Soaked My Dry Beans in Club Soda Instead of Tap Water. One Pot of Soup Later, This Is What Happened
I thought I was doing something harmless. I had a bag of dried beans sitting in the pantry, and I…
I Soaked My Fresh Fish Fillets in Whole Milk to Remove the Fishy Smell. 30 Minutes Later, This Is What Happened
There is nothing worse than opening a package of fresh fish, expecting that clean, mild ocean aroma, and instead getting…
I Put a Bowl of White Vinegar in My Dishwasher and Ran It Empty for the First Time in 9 Years. This Is What Happened
I had owned my dishwasher for nine years before I finally decided to give it a proper empty cleaning cycle.…
Lady Wraps Orange Yarn Around Crunched Newspaper Pieces. I Can’t Believe How Good This Looks on the Kitchen Counter
I thought I was looking at a craft project that would take five minutes and end up looking exactly like…
I Wrapped My Tomato Cages With Aluminum Foil This Planting Season. This Is What Happened
Every gardening season seems to bring another unusual trick that promises to solve a problem. Some gardeners swear by coffee…