[Via – Savory Sweet Life] A few years ago a friend of mine taught me how to make potato chips in a microwave. I thought she was kidding because I couldn’t imagine a microwave producing crispy chips. After cooking them for 5 minutes they were done, crispy, and wonderful! You will need a Mandoline to […]
[Via – Consumer Reports] [Image from stock.xchng] Although quite chatty now, our daughter wasn’t an early talker. I clearly remember the worry I felt when her doctor expressed mild concern over her lack of words. As a parent, it’s hard not to obsess over such developmental milestones, and you do what you can to help […]
[Via – Lifehacker] [Image from stock.xchng] There’s an informal assumption that spinach and other leafy greens lose nutrients the longer they sit on grocery store shelves, and it’s actually backwards. A plant physiologist in Texas says supermarket lighting actually boosts the vitamin content in your salad fixings. Dr. Gene Lester was grocery shopping when he […]
[Via – Lifehacker] [image from stock.xchng] Dear Lifehacker, I get bad customer service from companies time and again over the phone, and I’d like to record these calls so I have proof. I’ve also heard this might be illegal—are there any legal problems associated with this? Signed, Worried Wiretapper Dear Worried, That’s actually a great […]
[Via – Re-Nest] Image from Stock.xchng I recently bought my first pair of “serious” jeans. The reason I know this is because as I was standing at the register about to pay A LOT of money for them, a cool dude who was standing next to me at the register said, “Oh, you’re going to […]
Very simple, drink lot of beer. You are right, I am kidding. Look at this person from Argentina, he build his house with beer bottles. Very green house right ? Enjoy and leave a comment. Photo from stock.xchng
[Via – Dragos Roua] I was driving to town the other day, when, at some point on the highway, I found myself near a huge truck. I don’t know if you know the type: ugly, noisy and… toxic! The exhaustion pipe was left oriented, and since the truck was rolling on my right, even if […]
If you’re looking to eat healthfully at your favorite restaurant, don’t automatically turn to the salad menu. Turns out, restaurant salads can often be as bad as—or worse than—any burger or steak on the menu. Sure, salads may contain a fresh produce base, but those leafy greens are too often weighed down with cheese, deep […]
I have come across this web site and its just awesome. Looks like there is not end for creativity. Here is the picture I did on this.Cool right! Flame is a painting program, it belongs to ‘I am Artist’ experimental project. I think with tools which inspires you, everybody can be an artist. You can […]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has purchased the 2007 Lexus ES 350 previously owned by Rhonda and Eddie Smith, who testified last week before a Congressional committee about their unintended acceleration experience. NHTSA intends to thoroughly study the vehicle at their vehicle research and test center in East Liberty, Ohio, to try to […]
Viruses are wonderful living creatures. I know you wouldn’t expected this as a starting sentence, but this the bare truth: in terms of biological life, viruses are one of the most fascinating and powerful living beings. Unfortunately, we, humans, seem to have a rather hard time with them. Why? Because we’re on a constant battle […]
[Via – LifeHacker] If you’d like a clever and cheap way to keep windows, goggles, and other glass and plastic surfaces from fogging up, you can use a potato to keep the vision-blocking condensation at bay. Photo by jimmihomeschoolmom. We’re almost out of the so-cold-your-breath-fogs-the-windshield weather in most of the US but this trick works […]
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Here is a nice chemical-free option for removing the most stuck on stickers. It comes in handy if you’d like to remove a logo sticker from something to give it more clean design. As a bonus, all you need is a hairdryer! The heat from the hairdryer relaxes the heavy duty commercial adhesives that hold […]
Have you ever really looked at your credit card and tried to figure out what that huge string of numbers really means? Do these card issuers have so many customers that your account number has to be 16 digits long? You may be surprised to know that all those numbers you see actually do stand […]
