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29 Jan 01:41

Secret Aardvark Hot Sauce Is Hardly A Secret, But I'll Still Sing Its Praises From The Mountaintops

by Zach Custer on The Inventory, shared by Chelsea Stone to Kotaku

I’ve tried pitching a hot sauce Co-Op in The Inventory’s Slack room, but it always seems to fall on deaf ears. Turns out, that’s fine. While I love learning what our readers think is the best of the best, with hot sauce I now realize, I don’t need to hear it. That’s because Secret Aarvdark Habanero Hot Sauce, which is…

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21 Jan 13:50

Great

by Reza
05 Jan 01:29

chocolate caramel tart

by deb

Shortly after my husband and I began dating — the dark ages; no seriously, his phone at the time looked like this and I was like whoa, look how fancy you are, dude — we went on a road trip somewhere, stopped at a gas station, and I told him to grab something candy-ish, surprise me. This boy came back to the car with a pack of Rolos, and honestly, it’s amazing we didn’t break up right then and there because Rolos are terrible candy and it’s about time someone said it. [Oh I can hear the reverberations of a thousand unfollows but I will absolutely die on this hill, and remain undeterred.] They’re gooey so they give off the appearance, the suggestion, of being good candy but the goo tastes like nothing. I feel this way about all caramel that appears inside candy bars, which tastes me more like thickened corn syrup than anything toasty and nuanced. Plus, they’re inside a milk chocolate shell, so it’s sweet against sweet, no contrast whatsoever, and so help you if you don’t eat them in a single bite, I hope you enjoy having sticky hands for the rest of the drive. I know, I know what you’re thinking: it’s an absolute mystery how I ended up with such a picky child.

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05 Jan 01:28

baklava babka

by deb

I have something really pretty and really festive for us today. I hope it doesn’t send you running for the hills. When recipe hybrids are good — think pretzel croissants, cronuts, donut-looking cakes, donut-tasting muffins, brownie cookies, and pretty much everything on one of my favorite wildly creative cooking blogs — it’s usually because the two desserts that are mashed up have more in common than just cleverness, elements in each that make each other better.

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31 Dec 18:21

Nokia's Long-Rumored, Five-Camera Beast Could Get Announced Before the End of January

by Sam Rutherford

Speculation about Nokia’s next flagship phone swirled this fall after leaks revealed a wild-looking rear-camera setup complete with five separate lenses. Nokia doesn’t seem quite ready to release any official details about the rumored Nokia 9 PureView, but a new, high-res video shows why it might be the first…

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21 Dec 01:25

Coin

by Reza
09 Dec 18:08

Our 10 Most Popular Chicken Recipes This Year — Recipes from The Kitchn

by Meghan Splawn

Chicken is a weeknight dinner superhero. You can roast a whole chicken, sauté thighs, or stir-fry breasts — plus, it's easy to flavor and economical. Leftovers become soup and broth and so much more. These were our 10 most popular chicken recipes of the whole year — the recipes you cooked and loved the most in 2018.

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07 Dec 02:04

Recipe: Sheet Pan Sloppy Joe Meatball Subs — Recipes from The Kitchn

by Meghan Splawn

I'll admit, I was skeptical of this recipe the first go-round. Am I really pouring sloppy Joe sauce into a bag of frozen meatballs? Will this actually taste good? But the answer was a resounding yes (why was I even nervous? It's sloppy Joe sauce and meatballs!), and the pouring of that sauce turned out to be one of the smartest sheet pan dinner shortcuts ever.

This recipe requires just four ingredients, no mixing bowl, and makes both a sandwich and a vegetable side on one single sheet pan. Ready to get a little weird with this Miracle Meal? Here's how to make sheet pan sloppy Joe subs and broccoli for dinner tonight.

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07 Dec 00:47

Ready

by Reza

03 Dec 01:55

Check Your Parent’s House – Your Old Disney VHS Tapes Might Be Worth a Fortune

by Ana Luisa Suarez

Remember the good ol' days, when your parents would make you some popcorn and you'd sit down to watch a Disney classic on your VCR? If you remember that, you probably feel ancient whenever you talk to a teenager these days. They don't know what floppy discs are, they've never seen anything but a DVD, and they couldn't tell you what a cassette player was used for.

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20 Nov 02:08

even more perfect apple pie

by deb

I did not intend to go on an apple pie making bender. I merely did what we always do in October: go apple picking, balk at the price of a bag, insist upon filling it way past the brim (because: economics) and then we ate some apples on the way home home and the bag was still overflowing. So I made an apple pie with 4.25 pounds of apples in it and the bag looked exactly as full as it had been at the orchard. Might they still be growing in there? It’s the only explanation.

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20 Nov 02:08

candy pork

by deb

What’s in a cooking repertoire? Is it basics, like how to make rice and a go-to method for roasting chicken? Is it your family’s classics, like a plum cake or the roast a cousin makes on Christmas Eve? Is it a collection of durable, flexible recipes that might be the last you ever need? I’ve been thinking about this since getting Jessica Battiliana’s first cookbook, Repertoire, this spring. I loved the concept immediately: the recipes she relies on most — not demanding but rewarding; not fancy, but special. There are recipes for parmesan chicken cutlets, meatballs, and a simplified eggplant parmesan; chicken tortilla soup, pretzel rolls, and corn fritters. There’s a recipe for the thing that most quickly went into my repertoire — a negroni (although I made it boulevardier-style) and potato chips (spoiler: they’re from a bag) — and birthday cakes too. But it was this candy pork that I couldn’t forget about, and I’m so glad I chose it, well, second.

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20 Nov 02:08

sunken black forest cake

by deb

My kids will be at least 25% candy for the rest of the week, as the season demands. If it doesn’t come individually wrapped, if the first, second, or third ingredient isn’t chocolate, a food dye, or high fructose corn syrup, if it doesn’t have a marketing tie-in with Spongebob or Legos, they’re not eating it. Which means, since they’ve now definitely left the room, we get this cake all for us. You’re welcome, because we’re not going to share it anyway.

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16 Nov 22:20

The First

by Reza

24 Oct 17:44

The Pro Model of Our Favorite Shaver Has Never Been Cheaper

by Shep McAllister on Kinja Deals, shared by Shep McAllister to Kotaku

The Philips OneBlade is easily our top-selling shaving product ever, partially thanks to two I bought for myself, and whether you’re new to the OneBlade ecosystem, or just want to upgrade, the OneBlade Pro is cheaper than ever today.

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24 Oct 17:39

Scares

by Reza

24 Oct 17:39

House

by Reza

04 Oct 17:47

Recipe: Soft and Easy (Lofthouse-Style) Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting — Recipes from The Kitchn

by Kelli Foster

If you've ever had a Lofthouse cookie, you surely wouldn't forget it. They're the thick, puffed-up sugar cookies with a soft texture, a generous blanket of frosting, and a shower of sprinkles over top, sold in plastic clamshells at the grocery store. They're also our inspiration for these easy-as-can-be pumpkin cookies. They start with a smart buy from the baking aisle, and finish with a sweet, spiced flavor, crackly top, super-soft center, and, of course, frosting.

And to make these fall treats as easy and effortless as possible, we're calling for just five ingredients and a single mixing bowl. Ready to get baking?

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04 Oct 17:46

Get 2TB of Military Grade, Splash and Shock-Proof Storage For $60

by Shep McAllister on Kinja Deals, shared by Shep McAllister to Gizmodo

External hard drives are pretty fragile things, so if you’re a bit of a klutz, it might be worth springing for Silicon Power’s durable drives. The 2TB model is down to $60 today, which is the best price we’ve ever seen on a drive with IPX4 water resistance and military-grade shockproofing.

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04 Oct 17:37

crispy spinach pizza

by deb

I went through a phase this summer where I couldn’t stop making crispy spinach pizza, but I had no plans to tell you about for a couple reasons, the first of which is it’s absolutely hideous. It looks like someone melted Oscar the Grouch onto a pizza dough and little I did improved this, not making it round, nor rectangular, in good light nor light so dim that maybe you wouldn’t notice it at all.

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04 Oct 17:36

The Games That Inspire Coheed And Cambria's Sci-Fi Saga

by Nathan Grayson

Claudio Sanchez is a rock star. His band, Coheed and Cambria, has millions of fans across the world. His cascading mane of heavy metal hair is the envy of other musicians and prides of lions alike. The secret to Sanchez’s success: being a giant nerd.

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04 Oct 17:35

Apple Watch Series 4 Review: A Giant Leap

by Alex Cranz

No matter how skeptical we were from the very beginning the Apple Watch is everywhere now. You see them on the wrists of all kinds of people—not just tech nerds. It is officially a thing. And as of the Series 3 last year, it was even a pretty good thing that you could buy without feeling annoyed to hell by…

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03 Oct 20:57

The Park

by Reza
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Remind you of anyone?

25 Sep 20:18

How to Wipe Your Smart Gadgets Before You Get Rid of Them

by Emily Long on Lifehacker, shared by Harrison Weber to Gizmodo

You probably know you have to wipe your old computers and smartphones clean before you sell, donate, or recycle them. After all, you don’t want whoever ends up with your secondhand gadget to access your documents, login credentials, or any personal information.

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24 Sep 20:46

This Is the Most Popular Pumpkin Spice Recipe on Pinterest — Popular on Pinterest

by Elizabeth Licata

Pumpkin spice is the unofficial fragrance of fall. As soon as I opened my computer on September 1, I expected to see visible waves of sparkly orange pumpkin spice aroma pouring out of Pinterest, lifting people up by their noses and carrying them through the air like in the old Bugs Bunny cartoons.

When Starbucks first came out with its Pumpkin Spice Latte, everyone thought it was just one of many seasonal flavors that seemed like a good idea at the time. But pumpkin spice has become a juggernaut well beyond lattes. If you search for "pumpkin spice" on Pinterest, you'll find everything from DIY latte recipes to pumpkin spice bath bombs. "Pumpkin spice" is even a hair color trend, which I thought sounded funny until I saw the pictures, and now I'm thinking I need some light auburn highlights for fall, to go with all the lattes.

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24 Sep 20:37

9 Little Ways to Upgrade Your Kitchen Without Renovating — Budget Kitchen Renovations

by Ayn-Monique Klahre

Because you're on this website, you likely spend a lot of time in the kitchen — enough time to notice the signs of wear, to get annoyed by uninspired builder-grade details, and to just look around a lot and think, "I need a change."

I get that: I haven't lived in my home for even a year and I've already rearranged my glass-front cabinets twice. But whether you're a renter who can't make changes or you're short on money or time, doing a full kitchen renovation (even a small one) might not be in the cards. Luckily, that doesn't mean you're stuck with what you've got.

Here are nine little ways to upgrade your kitchen without renovating.

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24 Sep 20:35

Urban Outfitters Now Sells a Wine Glass Holder for Your Shower

by Ana Luisa Suarez

Beer lovers have been able to enjoy "shower beers" for years, but trying to drink wine in the shower is such a hassle. The ledge in the shower is always too wet and you can never put the glass down. If you do, then your wine will spill everywhere. And god forbid the glass shatters while you're trying to just take a shower and enjoy a glass of Chardonnay.

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24 Sep 20:25

Costco Spends $275 Million to Keep Their Rotisserie Chicken at $5 — Grocery News

by Joseph Lamour

In this day and age, companies who seem like they really care about their customers are few and far between. Costco — with its fair pay and benefits, low prices, and giant plush teddy bears — really seems to be one of the good ones, and a new, very expensive move to keep down the price of one of their food staples just adds to the list of why we love the wholesale chain.

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24 Sep 20:23

Too Much

by Reza

18 Sep 20:28

Cowboy Bebop Wasn't Afraid To Let Its Heroes Fail

by Heather Alexandra

1998’s classic anime Cowboy Bebop is well known for its fusion of jazz confidence and Eastern melodrama. While it’s easy to remember the characters’ stylistic flair, what really allowed the series to endure was how often it showed its core cast to making mistakes and failing spectacularly.

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