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How to Find a Home Repair Service

A home is the biggest purchase most of us will ever make. Protect your investment by taking care of repairs quickly and properly. When you have a routine maintenance problem that you don’t have the time or skills to tackle, a home-repair or handyman service can help. These services are generally less expensive and faster…


Roasted Corn Quesadilla

Corn is more versatile than you may think. If you’re tired of the same routine of grilling corn on the cob or boiling sweet corn as a side dish for your weeknight dinners, then this recipe is right for you. You actually use sweet summer corn in two ways in this recipe, guaranteeing no corn will go to…


How to Grill With a Cedar Plank

One of the best parts of grilled food is that smoky flavor that gets infused with your burgers, chicken, steak or whatever you choose to put on the grill. But did you know there is one tool you can use that will ensure each dish will have that great flavor from the grill? How to…


The Best Way to Freeze Blueberries, Plus How to Use Them

Technically, there is no wrong way to freeze blueberries. This is especially true if your goal is simply to keep the blueberries from going bad. Some people recommend just throwing a pint container into the freezer and leaving it at that, and while that is certainly the fastest way to freeze blueberries, it is not…


Avocado and Hatch Green Chile Cheeseburger on Brioche

At this point in the summer, it’s likely you’ve done your fair share of grilling. You’ve made ribs, steaks, chicken, sausages and hot dogs. Beyond all of those there’s one summertime staple you may be sick of by now: cheeseburgers. There’s only so many times you can top a grilled ground beef patty with American cheese, ketchup, mustard, onion, tomato and lettuce and…


Save Big Money on Exterior House Projects by Doing Them Yourself

The volume of incoming requests I receive from DIYers at the Ask Tim page of AsktheBuilder.com is rising faster than the Fed can hike interest rates to tame the raging inflation. With the prices of necessities such as fuel and food taking larger bites out of family budgets, there’s often scant money left over to…


This Dessert Is Part Pancake, Part Custard, and All Delicious!

This custardy dessert comes from France, where the verb clafir means “to fill.” In other words, clafouti is a dessert filled with fruit. Because a clafouti is basically a combination of a custard and a pancake, it’s important for it not to have too much flour (it would be too pancake-y) or too many eggs…


Summertime Meatloaf

We’re officially in the dog days of summer. The heat is insurmountable, our clothes are sticky with sweat and going to the beach or pool is pretty much the only thought that crosses our minds. But even when temps reach 90 degrees, making dinner is still an obstacle that plagues us all. When you need something…


Perk up a Simple Yogurt Cake With Cherries and Apricots

I’d never tried using yogurt in a cake, so I thought I’d give it a try. It works similarly to sour cream or buttermilk and adds a moist texture to the cake. I fooled around with the original recipe I had saved years ago and came up with this summery, light and fruity yogurt cake….


Grilled Lamb Is a Summer Staple in This House

We do most of our entertaining during grill season for a couple of reasons. First, most of us never tire of nicely grilled, slightly smoky meats and vegetables. Second, the grill gives me extra cooking space, freeing up burners for side dishes and the oven for biscuits. I love to grill boneless leg of lamb…