If you’re lucky enough to have leftover cooked steak in your refrigerator, you can slice it up and eat it cold in a salad or sandwich (the easy way), or you can reheat it (the harder way). Whether it’s been cooked on the grill, in the oven, or on the stovetop, leftover steak can be warmed up without sacrificing moisture or flavor if you do it carefully. There are lots of different methods for reheating meat....
Nothing heralds the arrival fall like its signature flavor—pumpkin. Once the jack-o’-lantern carving over, don’t let the insides go to waste. Save the seeds for fall baking and entertaining. Roasted pumpkin seeds bring a great addition of autumn flavor to recipes that call for nuts like salads, breads, and desserts. Or, pop a handful of seasoned seeds in your mouth for a nutritious snack. While most pumpkin seeds are roasted with the shell, it’s the tender, meatier insides that you really want....
Maybe the idea of salting your pasta water is new to you. Or perhaps you’ve heard that pasta water has to be “as salty as the ocean” to properly season your noodles—and you’re wondering what, exactly, that means. Here’s how to salt pasta water in order to yield perfectly seasoned pasta every time. Do You Have to Salt Pasta Water? In short: yes. You’d never cook pasta sauce (or nearly anything else) without properly seasoning it, so why would you skip your only chance to salt your pasta?...
Kayla Blanchard and Kayla Simon don’t usually find themselves in downtown Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, at daybreak, but the friends and business partners were up earlier than usual on Thursday morning. The Kaylas, as they are known locally, are co-owners of KSquared Creative Co. Yesterday the longtime best friends just so happened to attend a 4:30 a.m. workout class instead of their usual 8 a.m. class to give themselves time to prepare for Hurricane Delta’s arrival....
In most Southern neighborhoods it is hard to find a home without a lawn. It serves as the foundation for the entire garden, providing a comfortable setting for enjoying the surrounding trees, shrubs, and flowers. Because of the varying climates in the South, from humid, low coastal areas to cooler, mountainous regions, there is a wide variety of lawn grasses. Warm-season grasses do well when temperatures soar above 90 degrees and include Bermuda, centipede grass, and St....
As the days of hunkering down continue, many of us have cycled through quite the repertoire of quarantine culinary hits. First, there was baking bread. Endless loaves of bread. Banana bread, sourdough bread, olive bread, you name it. Then, we progressed to cookies by the (hundred) dozens. Christmas cookies in July? You betcha. Now, it appears the nation has taken to the centuries-old art of canning with newly found enthusiasm. So much gusto, in fact, that its led to a nationwide shortage in Mason jars and lids, as a recent CNN article reported....
I’m a big fan of one-swipe liquid shadows. A good one will stay put and give your lids all the dimension required for everyday wear, extra products and brushes need not apply. There are occasions, though, where a little pizzazz might do you justice. That’s when it’s time to call on a trusty eye palette. I found a winner in Merle Norman’s Knockout Nudes 2, and it’s time you give it a try too....
We don’t know about you, but a few peaceful days on a private island sound pretty darn good right about now. While most people equate private islands with far-flung destinations and exorbitant price tags, we’ve got our eyes on Coney Island. No, not that one. This little slice of heaven isn’t in Brooklyn, but in humble Hinton, West Virginia. And thanks to the passage of a recent bill, it also happens to be located in the country’s newest national park....
Maryland’s state dessert is being recognized for its historical and cultural significance with a new roadside marker. The Smith Island Cake, a show-stopping confection consisting of at least seven layers of thin cake with cooked fudge icing, became Maryland’s state dessert in 2008, though residents of remote Smith Island have been making it since the early 1900s. According to The Baltimore Sun, the sign marker is part of a grant awarded to Smith Island United by the William G....
Step away from the screens, and head outside for some fresh air. Round up your crew for a walk around the block, or pile everyone into the car for an afternoon drive. Cure cabin fever with a respite outdoors. Studies show that spending time in nature is healthy for your body and soul. You don’t need access to a national park to experience the great outdoors. Just walk out your front door and soak up the sunshine....
Three things go into the decision by a plant to wake up from winter. A calendar is not one. No, it responds to how long it’s been cold, how warm it is now, and the increasing length of the day. When all those requirements are met, it’s waking up – and there is nothing you can do to stop it. Such is the case with a camellia in my woodland garden....
There are so many reasons to get outside and enjoy Mother Nature this time of year. The colorful leaves, crisp early winter air, and lack of pesky bugs flying in your face make it (arguably) the most enjoyable few months to get out and explore. Like with anything else, being outside and finding your inner outdoorsy type takes a little bit of planning (read: shopping for something cute to wear and the propper accessories), and REI has just the sale to help us be the most prepared for hitting the trails....
Each week for my book club, one person makes a quick cheese board or small bite, nothing fancy. But before our last meeting of the year during the holiday season, our group wanted to up the ante on our appetizer game for the book’s finale. I didn’t have much time to get something together, so I searched the kitchen to see what I could drum up. A Brie round that had been part of a gift basket sat uneaten in the fridge, a partial package of puff pastry sheets had been staring at me from the freezer for months, and two Granny Smith apples were perched in the fruit bowl after the meal prep-worthy baked oatmeal recipe I vowed to make that week never materialized....
When terrible things happen to your plants, who are you going to call? The all-knowing Grumpy, of course! Who else would know why your gardenia’s leaves are turning black and what you can do to fix it? The photo above shows gardenia the way it’s supposed to look. Voluptuous, seductive, waxy, white blossoms redolent of intoxicating perfume. Glossy, deep green, healthy leaves. So what’s going on in the gross picture below?...
It may not be an over-water bungalow Caribbean vacation fantasies are made of, but it’s certainly unique. Located approximately 30 miles off of North Carolina’s coast, the Frying Pan Tower is a former Coast Guard light station that now operates as a one-of-kind bed and breakfast. Erected mid-sea on a modified Texas oil drilling platform, the structure retired from its Coast Guard duties in 2004. In 2010, it was purchased in an auction, and converted into an eight-bedroom abode, with bookings open to the public....
‘Squash’ is a very broad category, encompassing some of our favorite seasonal produce. From the orange-hued, sweet-potato-like butternut squash to green, watery, snappy zucchini, the squash family is large and extremely diverse. Most squash is technically classified as a ‘pepo,’ which is a one-celled, many-seeded berry with a hard rind. Although most types of squash are often referred to as vegetables, they have seeds and therefore are technically classified as fruits....
We love staying up to date on all the latest beauty products, but there’s something to be said about the classics that our mothers and grandmothers swore by. They’ve stood the test of time for a reason and the graceful, evolving beauty of our matriarchs is all the testament we need to make us the next generation of fans. When we’re thinking of those tried-and-true products, Ponds products are always at the top of the list....
Blue crabs are one of the most recognizable varieties of shellfish. They’re small—mature males are only about nine inches wide—and their lifespan is rather short, just 3 years on average. Blues are also one of the most popular sources of food for many coastal communities. Here, learn a bit more about these colorful crustaceans. Their Scientific Name Suggests They’re Delicious The blue crab’s scientific name is Callinectes sapidus, which translates to “savory beautiful swimmer....
Styling your own hair is not the easiest task to tackle, but it can be made a little less complicated by working with—and not against—your hair type. How you are approaching your hair type and texture can sneakily be sabotaging you in the process, which is already effort-consuming as it is. If you have fine hair particularly, the small width of the strands can make it hard to hold volume, no matter if you’re sporting thicker density of hair overall or if you also have thin hair....
Start your engines, Smokey and the Bandit is getting the TV treatment! Some of the biggest names in comedy are teaming up to bring a series based on the classic 1977 flick starring Burt Reynolds and Sally Field to a television near you. Variety reports that the series is being written by Pineapple Express director David Gordon Green with Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane attached to executive produce. The new take on the epic adventure is inspired by the genre of ’70s and ’80s drive-in double features and will “explore the crossroads where humble realities meet those larger-than-life, all in a blast of tailpipe exhaust....
