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How to Roast a Chicken
First of all, why should you roast a chicken when a rotisserie chicken costs $6.00 and there’s considerably less (as in none) work? Because it’s delicious is why, and your house will smell amazing, and you will impress your husband, and you will magically transform into Betty-Freaking-Crocker if you do. Promise. Don’t check out when I tell you there’s 10 steps, because 8 of these steps are insanely easy. I’ll tell you which steps are hard when we get there. Here we go: 1. Salt the chicken Rinse the chicken and pat dry with paper towels. Rub your raw, skin-on (and completely thawed!) chicken down with salt, inside and out. …
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Cost Cutting: 22 Easy, Medium, and Hardcore Tips
If you’re anything like me, you’re constantly watching for ways to save a dollar. Also if you’re anything like me, you’re hoping this article is full of easy ways to magically save money with little to no effort. Hopefully by reading this you’ll save money by osmosis. That’s my goal when I click on articles like this one. Truly, I hope you find some osmosis-like savings here. Even more truly, I hope you find some fantastic ways to cut costs that make your life simpler. We have done most, if not all, of these things. In fact, we do most of these things on the regular, and it doesn’t even…
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5 Tips for Smarter Not Harder Cooking
A couple of years ago I was at my friend Amanda’s house helping make Friendsgiving dinner. (In this scenario, “helping” means standing near her and drinking Malbec.) We’re chatting while she’s dicing veggies, shredding cheese, stuffing mushrooms, and browning elk sausage. And it dawns on me- she’s not running to the trash can every 30 seconds to toss scraps as she cooks, yet there are no piles. Where is everything going? I know I saw her crack some eggs. Answer: the scrap bowl. Amanda tosses butter wrappers, empty cans, veggie ends and eggshells into a bowl as she cooks, greatly reducing the number of steps she has to take per meal…
