Can there be a cookie of the year? Sure, it’s possible that I spend too much time consuming food media, the takes, the Tweets, the Instagram Stories. But if I didn’t, I wouldn’t have seen Alison Roman’s Salted Butter and Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Cookies virtually everywhere, weakening my resistance to the point that I had to try them, and when I did, realizing that just in case you’d missed them on, like, Refinery 29 or Eater or in her incredible first cookbook, I had to tell you about them because they should not be missed.
One of the beauties of IKEA products is that their simple design also makes them endlessly versatile. While IKEA makes quite a few products specifically designed to house your shoes, they also carry lots of other products, intended for other uses, that can be pressed into service as shoe storage with just a little ingenuity.
by Andrew Liszewski on Sploid, shared by Andrew Couts to Gizmodo
At my fingertips lies the entire internet, filled with a near-infinite number of digital distractions. So why do I keep watching Steve Price’s latest Rube Goldberg machine featuring the adventures of a red ball encountering countless complex contraptions all powered by nothing but gravity?
From those put on the market by the star themselves to homes that once belonged to long gone Hollywood legends, we peeked inside some pretty wild celebrity homes this year. There were funky interiors, funky listings, and even one super funky carpet situation.
by Charles Pulliam-Moore on io9, shared by Tom McKay to Gizmodo
We knew that the story of Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi’s What We Do in the Shadows would continue in the upcoming film We’re Wolves, and that the world of supernatural banality the duo created would also expand with a TV series. We’ve finally got some details about the latter project, titled Wellington Paranormal.
It is safe to say that plants are having a great year. Longtime plant parents get to sit back and enjoy others discovering a joy they have known for a long time, while newbies get to learn the ups and downs of building and maintaining a plant collection. Now, plant veterans and rookies alike can add to their plant families from the privacy of their own leafy green living rooms, because Amazon has officially entered the plant game.
I'm not a huge baker (Christmas cookies are my one exception), so my mother and I have gone back and forth on the virtues of making your own pie crust versus buying the ready-made kind. In case there's any confusion: She likes to make it, and I tend to buy it.
Even though the recipe for making pie crusts is fairly simple and definitely more delicious, I find the cleanup to be annoying — all that flour everywhere, not to mention the sticky dough that gets on your mixing bowl, cooking utensils, and countertops. It just seems to cling, and tackling it with my usual sponge and hot, soapy water only seems to spread it (and gum up the sponge, too).
Well, turns out I've been doing it wrong. The best defense for cleaning up sticky dough is actually the opposite of my instinct: cold water, not hot.
by Andrew Liszewski on io9, shared by Tom McKay to Gizmodo
When you’re around 10 years old, you do everything you possibly can to avoid the Santa Claus display at your local mall. But not if you live in Cherry Hill, NJ, because the mall there built a Santa display that’s a perfect miniature replica of Ralphie Parker’s house from A Christmas Story—leg lamp and all.
With its puffed edges and eggy pancake-meets-popover texture, a Dutch baby pancake is guaranteed to delight a crowd every time you pull one from the oven. This version, baked in a trusty 9x13-inch baking dish, has even more than what meets the eye, with a crackly cinnamon-sugar layer on the bottom and swirled throughout the batter. Top it with some warm apple slices and a dollop of whipped cream and you're good to go. Best of all, it is nearly effortless to pull off.
Net neutrality protections have not yet been repealed, but it seems that ISPs are already taking their sheep costumes off to reveal the wolves beneath. In a move that will make everyone say, “of course they did,” it seems that Comcast deleted its pledge to protect the open internet the day after the FCC announced its…
Chances are you already have your holiday music blaring while you drive to work, a peppermint mocha permanently in your hand, and strings of twinkling fairy lights lighting up every corner of your living space. It's finally that magical time of year, and with it comes a Christmas tree tucked into a corner. If you want to try something new this year in terms of tree decor but aren't exactly sure what, peek ahead for inspiration. From plaid ornaments, flocked branches, Scandinavian garlands, to kitschy tree toppers, there's a little bit for everyone's aesthetic. Whether you try to copy a tree from head-to-toe or just take a few elements from different photos and incorporate them into your own house is up to you, just get ready to get inspired!
Made from a full-sized roasting chicken, snow crab legs, and a homemade chicken sausage tail, this sweet slab of petrifying poultry is smokey, succulent, and has just enough bite from a secret ingredient to make you cautiously come back for more. In short, it’s damn good. …Now, before we get too far into this, let me say that yes, this can absolutely be done with a turkey as well and would make the perfect show-stopping centerpiece to any Thanksgiving meal. I just didn’t have the oven space for a full turkey face hugger. Maybe next year?!
For the aesthetes among us, the journey of organizing doesn't begin and end with an approved checklist of what to get rid of. It's more than a mindful or tactile task; if you're a lover of design, organizing a home is organically something visual.
An adorable seafaring French bulldog named Bosun hilariously jumped at the sight of his own reflection in a mirror that reached down to the floor. Bosun was just going about his own business walking down the hall, when suddenly another dog appeared from nowhere. As soon as the little Frenchie realized the other dog was actually himself, he calmed down instantly.
When you see yourself in the mirror first thing in the morning
There is absolutely no need for your bathroom to be blah. Grab these three things (you probably already have them around the house) and make this room stand out!
We're about to enter "sale season" when every retailer touts their steals and deals to entice you to spend your hard-earned money at their store. I'm all for a sale, but get back to me when you have some real reductions to tempt me with. 10% you say? Sorry, that is definitely not going to make me walk across the room and dig my credit card out of my bag. 20%? I'm listening. 30%? 40%? 50%? Okay, you have my attention. If you're like me and can't really get excited unless you feel like you're practically stealing something, check out these furniture deals that are a full half off their original price.
Greek food is delicious. Greek kitchens are, possibly, even more delicious. Feast your eyes on these spaces, and maybe take away a little inspiration for your own kitchen — or just go on a tiny virtual escape.
Honest show of hands, how many of you have made trips to IKEA not so much for any decor or furniture items, but for the meatballs or to stock up on lingonberry drink? Well, discount German supermarket chain, Lidl, is betting on the idea that Americans enjoy grocery shopping where we buy our decor.
by Julie Muncy on io9, shared by Tom McKay to Gizmodo
Jemaine Clement turned in a winning performance as Tamatoa, calling in a Tim Curry vibe to perform the dangerous collector deity who held onto Maui’s hook. Now, hear Clement perform the song in the language of the Māori people on which the narrative is based.
I've never been a big milk drinker, but I pour it over cereal or granola, add a splash to black tea, and order the occasional cappuccino. A couple years ago I discovered almond milk, and making the switch from cow's milk to non-dairy milk felt like a no-brainer. It seemed like everyone around me was giving up dairy for health reasons, and since I wasn't particularly attached to milk I joined in.
But then I learned a little more — and stopped drinking alternative milks altogether. Here's why I made the switch back to cow's milk.
If you're a homeowner, a great name for your home might even help you sell it.
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