Avoid These Mistakes When Planting Bulbs in the Fall
It’s now September, which means that it’s time to start planting spring-flowering bulbs like daffodils, hyacinths, and tulips. If you’re new to gardening, it can take a while to get used to thinking so far in advance, but if you time it out right, you can ensure you have something blooming—or at least green—year-round. Read […]
This DIY Cheese Press Is Better Than Anything You Can Buy
At some point in your cheesemaking journey, you’ll need a cheese press. But before you run off to the big warehouse in the cloud to get one, you should know a few things about cheese presses, so you buy the right one. (Hint: I couldn’t find one on Amazon that met the grade.) Read more…
Turn Creamy Ricotta Into a Hard Grating Cheese
Ricotta doesn’t get enough airtime. It’s a perfect food, capable of handling both savory and sweet, and it lives in that space between smooth and silky and toothsome. I challenge you to find a cheese with as much potential as ricotta. Read more…
Contingent vs. Pending: What’s the Difference in Real Estate?
Just because a property is already listed as contingent or pending doesn’t mean investors still can’t buy it.
Lose Your Cheesemaking Virginity to Chèvre
I engage in a lot of high-risk activities. Not doing drugs or jumping off cliffs so much, but fermentation, pottery, and gardening, the sorts of hobbies that have a high failure rate that you just have to accept as part of the game. Cheesemaking is like that, and even now, many years into my journey, […]
You Should Leave Your Portable Generator on Empty
As extreme weather is becoming increasingly common, so too are the power outages that often accompany it. From downed power lines following a strong thunderstorm or blizzard, to the grid getting overloaded as people crank the air conditioning to stay cool during a heatwave, we’re losing electricity more frequently,… Read more…
Season Fresh Chèvre With Herbs, Spices, and Anything Else That Strikes Your Fancy
Chèvre is one of those fantastical cheeses that plays both sides of the fence—the sweet and the savory. This flexibility explains why it’s so easy to find in the grocery store deli. Often, you’ll find logs of the goat cheese with some sort of flavoring, because chèvre is highly receptive to that sort of thing. […]
10 tips for meeting the unique needs of international buyers
For real estate professionals specializing in the luxury segment, working with buyers overseas is an important part of our business — but it can also be challenging. Real estate practices can vary vastly between countries, and differences in customs, culture, language, and law can complicate the process even more. However, it doesn’t have to be […]
Propel your team to success with the right catalyst
Regardless of the venue, writes team leader Carl Medford, whether sports or business, why do some teams succeed while others languish? It can come down to one key ingredient: A catalyst.
Sue Yannaccone: Time to get the house in order
President and CEO of Anywhere Brands Sue Yannaccone writes that this is the time for leaders to find and use their voices so that the industry reflects the values it promotes.
You Can Get Dollar Flight Club for $60 Right Now
You can get a Premium Plus+ lifetime subscription to Dollar Flight Club on sale for $59.97 right now (reg. $1690) through Labor Day, September 4. The service helps save you from having to scour the web to find cheap flights. You just choose up to four departure airports from which you want to get deal, […]
Everything You Need to Make Your Own Cheese
While you really don’t need a special location or kitchen to make cheese, you will need some equipment—and, most importantly, a deep appreciation for cleanliness. I thought I knew about sterilization from my many years of canning, preserving, and fermenting, but I was in no way prepared for how diligent you must be… Read more…
Google Labor Day Doodle (Logo) 2023
Today is Labor Day in the United States and Canada, and to celebrate the holiday, Google has a Doodle. The Doodle shows laborers, including chefs, farmers, painters, doctors, construction workers, firefighters, and others working.
Bing Tests Related Search Interfaces
Microsoft Bing has been testing some new interfaces for its related searches. Some of these interfaces are boxed at the top right section, while others seem to float over elements on the right side of the page.
