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Two Small Kitchen and Computer Hacks

December 12, 2024 No Comments
Photographs of two small hacks: a pot-lid-lifter made of two corks bolted together, and an F1-key-blocker to prevent unwanted Help popups

Now and then I come up with a simple solution to a problem that’s causing me trouble. In this post, I share two small home and office ‘hacks’: preventing finger burns on metal pot lids and avoiding unintended pop-up help windows on your computer.

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Ingredients, Kitchen Tips

Save the Basil! A Tip to Keep It Fresh

April 2, 2018 18 Comments

(Updated with alternative method to preserve fresh basil) Believe it or not, the bunch of Thai basil in the photo below is three or four weeks old (it’s been so long that I don’t remember). And yet it is almost as bright green and lush as it was on the day I bought it. I […]

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