Everyday cooking

Everyday cooking

Remove your top sheet and bunch it up or fold it so you can use it to slap all over your bed. You want it to feel thick so you can approach the mattress with as much force as possible to dispel the dust, hair, and dander; the heavier it feels, the more you'll be able to clear away in just one motion. Repeat the movement all over the bed, focusing on the corners or whichever part is closest to a window. If you have an extra minute, it's nice to do a quick loop around the bed with a vacuum to pick up everything you've shaken off.

Spare yourself the worry on your next trip and take a picture of the turned-off stove before you leave. Aside from calming your worries, this simple action also acts as a safety net, ensuring that you will actually turn off the oven. If you get into the habit of taking a quick photo before you leave for a trip, you're much more likely to catch an accidental oversight that could cause a kitchen fire.

Cooking for myself. There's probably more that are so entrenched in my day-to-day that I don't even think about them, but cooking my own meals is the cornerstone of saving money.

Cracking two eggs against each other allows one shell to break while the other stays intact, preventing shell pieces from scattering everywhere.

Pike is infectiously enthusiastic, explaining that the Wheel of Time showrunner Rafe Judkins told her the technique, then gamely gets to work, worrying the pineapple base off with her thumbs, then popping off and eating perfect chunks.

May Day, an ancient festival celebrating spring, coincides with a full flower moon this year, inspiring seasonal recipes with local ingredients and garden flowers.

Can openers may not be thoroughly dried or get a moist sauna hang in the dishwasher, and they also get splashed with food bits and juices as they do their can-opening thing.