Dear Monty: I just bought my first home. I discovered at the closing that it was appraised for a much higher price than I paid. It is so much more that I’d like to know if I should resell it now. Monty’s Answer: There is no exact price for a home. If you asked 10…
8 Surfaces You Should Never Clean With Vinegar
Vinegar is an amazing and versatile cleaner for all kinds of applications around the house. However, because it is acidic it has limitations. Vinegar has the potential to harm certain surfaces. To prevent any damage, avoid using any strength vinegar on the following surfaces and household items. No. 1: Hardwood Floors Even regular, supermarket plain…
Salad Days of Summer: The Leftovers
This installment of Salad Days of Summer is a recipe for your dinner repertoire. Steak salads make for a fresh and substantial bowl that you can call a meal. I call it a leftovers salad—it was, in fact, composed of leftover steak and green beans when it was prepared—but “grilled steak salad” sounds more enticing….
Six Flags Magic Mountain Food Festival Takes Thrill Seekers on a Culinary World Tour
By Brady MacDonald From The Orange County Register Six Flags Magic Mountain is tearing a page from the Disneyland and Knott’s Berry Farm playbooks with a series of food festivals designed to offer a more premium experience as the amusement park chain seeks to target a more affluent audience. Thrill seekers looking for a break…
Grilled Shrimp Tacos with Avocado Salsa
View the print-ready version of this recipe. Filled with succulent grilled shrimp and spicy avocado salsa, these shrimp tacos are one of my go-to summer recipes. They are equally perfect for laid-back weeknight dinners or casual cookouts with friends. Not only do they deliver great flavor, but they are also healthy and fun. Although you…
From Anise to Zinnia, Your Summer Dishes Just Got Prettier
We’ve long been tossing pansies in salads and sautéing squash blossoms. Roses, lavender, and elderflower infuse water, syrups and oils; bergamot, bee balm, and hibiscus add dimension to teas, tarts, and tinctures. But there’s also room in the kitchen for geraniums, daylilies, marigolds, and zinnias. Ditto daisies, orchids, snapdragons, and lilacs. You’ll find that some…
Central Park Loeb Boathouse Reopens With Cafe, Boat Rentals
By Téa Kvetenadze From New York Daily News New York—Central Park’s iconic Loeb Boathouse has partially reopened in time for the summer season, with a new cafe menu, new operator and colorful boats after it closed last year due to financial struggles. The boat rentals and cafe — located on the building’s north side, with…
5 Genius Ways to Use Food-Grade Diatomaceous Earth
Diatomaceous earth, referred to simply as DE, is a natural sedimentary rock composed of fossilized remains of microscopic algae called diatoms. It has a powdery texture and is rich in silica. Diatomaceous earth is commonly used as an insecticide, filter agent, and abrasive substance. It can absorb moisture and is often found in household products…
Repair a Windowpane
Maybe it was a flyaway baseball that sailed through a window, who knows or will admit to it? The job of repairing a broken glass windowpane in a family home is a common one. And a broken windowpane is an open invitation to bugs and breezes, not to mention intruders, so the job should be…
Beat the Summer Heat With These Refreshing Cold Soups
By Gretchen McKay From Pittsburgh Post-Gazette When it comes to humble, ho-hum vegetables, cucumbers often find their way to the top of the list. Available in every grocery store produce aisle, no matter what the season, the long, green members of the gourd, or Cucurbitaceae, family of plants is so ubiquitous that the average American…
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