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When it comes to fall comfort food, it doesn't get much better than sauerbraten, the traditional German pot roast. An ideal candidate for the slow cooker, this hearty, sturdy cut of beef is transformed into an ultra-tender meal, flavored with the aromas of warm red wine and bright vinegar.

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Schnitzel is a preparation that we all know and love, even if we don't know it by name. Meat is pounded thin, lightly breaded, and fried to golden crunchy perfection. This essential technique also lays the groundwork for other classic dishes like chicken Parmesan, piccata, and chicken-fried steak.

Schnitzel is so surprisingly fast to prepare that you'll likely find yourself making it any time the craving strikes.

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xkcd creator Randall Munroe created a comic titled “Work” about appreciating the work that goes into everyday items.

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When fall finally returns, we start to crave roast chicken. You can eat it just out of the oven on the first night, make chicken salad for lunch the next day, and make chicken noodle soup after that.

Make your roast chicken dinner even better with a selection of tasty sides. We have plenty of suggestions to help you fill the table. Here are our top 25 sides for your roast chicken dinner.

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The new Toyota Supra. Not since the C7 Chevrolet Corvette has there been a sports car enthusiasts have been more excited to see uncovered. And like the C7 Corvette, we think we can show you before anyone else what it’ll look like.

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Out of something the same can grow something new. Not to get too precious, but it really is the miracle of life — and there's something wonderful about bringing that miracle into your home, in the form of plants, flowers, or herbs.

The RÅSKOG cart can play the role of plant stand quite well, but I like it in particular for a good old-fashioned herb garden. The sturdy casters allow for easy transportation, letting you wheel the cart into the perfect afternoon sunny spot. Once your ingredients have grown to perfection, you can roll them into the kitchen for a swift turn-around into your special dish or secret recipe.

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September is like gateway or fake fall, appropriate considering that the season exists officially for only one-third of it. But October — and especially so this year, ushered in with a week of gray rainy (which I just typed as grainy, also somehow fitting) weather — almost without fail sets off the following things in the following order:

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From Apartment Therapy → In the Zone: Try These 5 Tiny Cleaning & Organizing Tasks to Instantly Lift Your Mood

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Twenty-years ago, you could walk into a video store and pick out a certain kind of low-budget science fiction movie. Movies that looked the same, but if one had lasers, starships and a cyborg suit in it, it was probably worth watching. Big budget visual effects have all but killed that level of film, but director Shane Abbess hopes to remind you of it with The Osiris Child.

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Entertaining at home has gotten a lot more complicated in my house lately. And while I love my sweet baby girl to pieces and would gladly snuggle her all evening long, there are times when I need a meal with friends — without toddlers or babies to wrangle — for my emotional well-being.

So I recently attempted a night when I did both and invited friends over for an after-bedtime dinner party. The result? I realized that entertaining doesn't have to be a big deal to be fun and delicious. And prepping for a dinner party can actually be fast — as in, it takes just an hour!

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Destiny, a time-consuming video game which parents can play to avoid parenting, now has an official children’s book.

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When faced with an outdated kitchen, it's a natural reaction to want to go for the gut and simply start with a clean slate. It takes a a good eye and plenty of design confidence to recognize a situation where not everything has to go and instead, successfully build on the old, seen-better-days bones of the room. In this case, Rebecca and her mom went for a retro reinterpretation of the past and created charm that wasn't there to begin with - it's the good old days, only better!

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You know, most accessory packs for action figures come with things like extra weapons or extra storage options. Maybe even an extra bit of clothing. Rarely, do they come with an in-scale replica of a human being that’s had all of its skin flayed off.

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Who knew a crappy T-rex costume we once all dumped on would turn out to be one of the best things to happen to the internet? In this video Mark Gomez dons the inflatable dino suit and thrashes a jetski around a lake. The fact that he can still perform mid-air twists and flips without going extinct himself is beyond impressive.

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As a kid, few things were more thrilling than a fresh Lisa Frank folder and a batch of new Milky Pens for the first day of school. As an adult, with the number of years since we graduated high school seeming to grow at an exponential rate, we can only attempt to spark that same excitement for "back to school" season with DIY desk accessories for our grown-up offices. Each of these stylish organizers will stash your supplies, without taking up valuable desk space. Grab some glue and your Lisa Frank adult coloring book—ok, so not much has changed—and get to work!

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Does the idea of having guests drop in make you anxious? Maybe you worry about the perfect recipe to make for dinner, or whether your house is clean enough, or whether your kids will be well-behaved. But no more! It's time to embrace the idea of the crappy dinner party. No cleaning, no fancy menus, no hostess gifts — this is a judgement-free meal where your friends and family can just get together and eat whatever food you have around the house. With a simple trip to the grocery store, or some foresight (read: your freezer), dinner parties can be fun again.

Here are 15 recipes that are perfect for your next crappy dinner party. They are mostly fuss-free, require little time and ingredients, and are kid-friendly.

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From Kitchn → The Best $20 I Ever Spent on My Kitchen

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A care guide for pothos plants almost seems redundant because they are so very easy to keep alive. Seriously, if you only water them when they start to look wilty, you'll have them for years. However, if you want to take the best care of them so they're the happiest and healthiest they can be, here are our best tips.

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The King of Wakanda doesn’t necessarily seem like a superhero in need of restorative treatment. In the Marvel Universe, he’s the ruler of the most advanced nation on Earth, along with being a multi-disciplinary genius. But, in the newest Black Panther comics, both T’Challa and the nation he reigns over have internal problems that they need to address.

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Liz and Andrew were forced to start from scratch when decorating their 700 square foot apartment in Paris when they moved themselves, their pets, and little else from Canada. Utilizing affordable sources like Ikea and Target, they've made a modern and minimalist creative haven filled with just the right amount of color - check out their resource lists to shop their style!

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Whether you're packing lunches for yourself or your family, packing a whole week's worth of lunches is more efficient and will save you time each day. These 10 simple rules will ensure that your lunch is as tasty Friday as it was on Monday.

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In the insightful animated video “Humour In Relationships”, the School of Life explains why a keeping a sense of humor and an ability to laugh at oneself is helpful in maintaining a long-term, committed relationship. Gentle humor employed during times of over-reaction and irrationality, serves to diffuse the situation and allow the partner to see the situation for what it is

The comic move is to blow up departures from the norm to such manifestly absurd proportions, that even the partner can see them for what they always were: over-reactions. Comedy skillfully teaches us that the way to get someone to see that they have over-reacted is not to sound mature and reasonable. It’s to continue to pump up the problem until the over-reaction becomes so clear, so benign by its outsize dimensions that our audience starts to laugh. We’ll have learnt to criticise through humour – and our relationships will be a whole lot more secure as a result, especially when we allow our lover to magnify our own failings into jokes in return.

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The film “Spider” tells the story Kenneth Osgood, Sr, a short order cook who worked at a Laconia, New Hampshire diner during the 1970s. Osgood, nicknamed Spider, moved at incredible speed while attending to the gastronomic needs of a room full of waiting, and inebriated, customers without missing a beat. Spider passed away in 2012, but the legacy that earned him his nickname will never be forgotten

In his youth, Mr. Osgood was a Golden Glove boxer. He was an amazing short order cook who got his nickname of “Spider” from his ability to multi-task while working at the Shore Diner and Paul’s Diner.

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Name: Chloe Gard and Joel Dwine
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Size: A cottage and backyard studio
Years Lived In: Renting for 1.5 years

Chloe and Joel's home looks like a simple old timber cottage just on the Southside of Brisbane city. But if you take a look inside, you will find a quirky and nontraditional extension done by an architect, complete with a built-in attic-bedroom, corrugated iron walls and old French doors as windows. There is even a sweet little station house in the backyard, used as Chloe's ceramic studio.

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With an emphasis on neutral colors and natural materials, the warm industrial bathroom feels sophisticated. To make sure the space is more cozy than cold, choose warm gray tones, add some rough-hewn wood accents, and mix in personal touches, such as art. Finish the room with one—or all 12!—of the hand-picked accessories that follow.

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New homes have a lot going for them: plumb walls, functioning electrical systems. What they often lack is character. You can break out the wood trim and install traditional molding or ceiling medallions from the hardware store, or you can get a little more creative.

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