I’ve talked about it before, maybe when I shared the best butterbeer recipe, or maybe when I shared some of our favorite Harry Potter games – but my family, we love Harry Potter! I first tried pumpkin juice at Harry Potter World at Universal Orlando (and then again at Universal Studios Hollywood) but since we’re not there as often as I’d like, I had to to try and recreate it at home!...
To distinguish between wanting to buy a home and actually being ready to do so, we turned to Shelby McDaniels, executive director of corporate home lending at JPMorgan Chase. McDaniels’ tips can help you decide if now is the time to buy a house, or if you’re better off renewing your lease and renting for another year. If you think you’d like to buy a house someday in the near future, working toward these signs can help you get ready; if you already happen to have your finances in order but have been waiting to take the leap, it may be time to consider when the timing will be right—especially with many housing markets in overdrive right now....
On This Episode As prices rise on everything from food to housing, your paycheck may not be going as far as it used to. So how can you or should you bring up inflation in your next salary negotiation? Stefanie turns to career coach and co-host of the Brown Ambition podcast, Mandi Woodruff-Santos, for answers. Meet Our Caller “Carmen” is a listener from New York City who works in marketing for a software company....
Perfect with any vegetables, this rich dip tastes delicious with crunchy lettuces, bitter chicories, or grissini, a popular cracker breadstick in Argentina hailing from Italy. Got leftover dip? Try it smeared on toasted sourdough for a steak sandwich or dolloped onto fried eggs. Make Ahead Chimichurri can be made up to 1 day in advance; cover and refrigerate. Let stand at room temperature for 15 minutes before adding to yogurt....
Summary Here’s how it works: You’ll season the chicken, brown it in batches, then transfer it to a plate. Browning the chicken first gives the dish its flavor and eliminates the need for chicken broth. Next, you’ll add your veggies to the pot with the chicken drippings, which will give them all sorts of delicious flavors. And let’s not forget the dumplings. Making the dumplings is easy; you whisk together some dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt), add butter and buttermilk, and dollop the dough on top of your chicken stew mixture....
Finally, one thing I always have in my car are a few bags for folks experiencing homelessness. They are so simple to make. Into a zip-top bag I put socks, snacks, soap, water, and a small note so I can give them out whenever I meet someone that could use these supplies.
When introducing beach house style to your home, you can opt for bolder, more over-the-top decor choices (think stark navy and white color schemes, lots of anchors and seashells, and perhaps a funky surfboard headboard). Or look for ways to incorporate little subtle touches that give you that beach vibe without screaming “beach.” The coastal grandmother style, which uses a softer hand with its coastal style interpretation, is perfect if you’re not ready to go all-out beach house....
The haircare system was brought to life in Lorraine Massey’s wildly popular book Curly Girl: The Handbook. It has become quite the sensation in recent years thanks to thousands of before and after photos posted to social media by devout followers showing just what kind of magic the Method (paired with Curly Girl Method products) can work. A huge focus of the program is finding Curly Girl–approved products and learning which haircare ingredients to avoid and which hair-nourishing ingredients to use instead....
What Is Dead Butt Syndrome? Gluteal amnesia is exactly what it sounds like: Your glutes forget their purpose. (That is: keeping us upright and propelling us forward when we walk.) The gluteal muscle becomes neurologically inhibited and doesn’t activate when it should," says Jeff Fishel, MS, DC, a chiropractor in Arcola, Illinois. That may not sound like a big deal until you consider how this might work against you. “If the glute muscles are weak, other parts of the body may take additional stress, which can potentially result in injury,” says W....
