How to Make Chicken Salad at Home Cooking chicken for chicken salad is not a necessity. Read on for a variety of poultry picks, plus how to make homemade chicken salad, what to add to elevate the flavors, and ways to serve chicken salad at a party. Choose the Chicken You can buy chicken salad at the deli, but nothing beats a DIY version made with fresh, top-quality ingredients. It all starts with good chicken....
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You can find a plethora of options at retailers online or your local home improvement store, and you can still decorate the tree to your heart’s content. Here’s a guide to decking out your own real tabletop Christmas tree. Choosing a Potted Christmas Tree For a potted tree that brings the festive feels, a pine, fir, cypress, or spruce make great options. Make sure to read up on care instructions to determine how much sunlight and watering the plant requires and what its weather preferences are....
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For everything there is to know about towels, we tapped towel experts Amy Hoban, chief creative officer at Parachute, and Deanna Wu, vice president of merchandising at Brooklinen. Here, they share everything from towel weight to water retention to the laundry products you should avoid adding to your next towel load. Common Towel Fabrics Bamboo: Supremely soft, bamboo towels can be a more sustainable choice—but not always. If you’re opting for bamboo due to its sustainability (and not just its soft feel and absorption power), seek out towels made from bamboo linen or bamboo lyocell rather than bamboo rayon....
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“Herringbone floors are rooted in history dating back to the ancient Romans, but they still look fresh today,” says Marc Bacher, founder and CEO of Stuga, a direct-to-consumer hardwood flooring company. The reason for the return? Bacher attributes it to consumers’ nostalgia for more traditional materials but with added interest. “We’re seeing a major resurgence of herringbone floors in design, and it’s no wonder. They make a modern-classic statement with a touch of boldness....
Broken bricks lend themselves to free-form mosaic designs rather than the tidy herringbone, basketweave, and running-bond patterns you might see in a formal garden. Fitting the bricks together is a little like working a puzzle: You let the bricks help define the design, which can be as random or fanciful as you like. No two projects look the same. Follow these step-by-step instructions to create your own brick brick patio design....
How to Clean a Dryer Vent and Remove Lint If you’ve ever taken clothes out of the dryer and found they were still damp, you might be dealing with lint buildup. Your dryer will run much more efficiently if air can flow easily. Removing lint, which is highly combustible, also reduces the risk of fire. Take these steps to help keep your dryer lint-free. What You Need BrushFabric softener sheetVacuum cleaner Vacuum crevice attachment (optional)Dryer vent cleaning kit...
Surprising Hot Spots for Bacteria Office items such as keyboards and desks can be breeding grounds for bacteria, yet these frequently touched surfaces are rarely cleaned, according to a survey by job-search site Joblist. The average respondent reported cleaning their computer mouse and keyboard fewer than two times a month and their desk about three times a month. Nearly a quarter of the 1,000 respondents also admitted to going at least one entire workday without washing their hands in one month....
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Step One: Soak the Beans Dried beans are very hard, so soaking allows them to rehydrate and soften. For 10-12 side dish servings, rinse 1 pound (about 2¼ to 2½ cups) dried navy beans or Great Northern beans in a colander (Cook Pro Stainless Steel Colander, $15, Walmart) under cool running water. Be sure to sort through the beans to remove any debris. In a large Dutch oven combine the beans and 8 cups water....
PS: Whenever we hear the words “long-simmering,” our slow cooker comes to mind! This recipe shows you how to make pho using this appliance. That way, you get out of spending all day watching the pot. Step 1: Gather Your Pho Ingredients The first step in learning how to make pho is figuring out where you can buy the ingredients, including the vegetables, fresh herbs, rice noodles, sauces for pho, and pho spices....
How to Cook Roast Beef Before we get into the roasting times and tools needed when learning how to cook roast beef in the oven, it’s important to choose a tender cut that will benefit from this slow and dry form of cooking. Step 1: Choose Your Roast There are many cuts of beef that work well for roasting—most have the word “roast” right in their name. When purchasing, look for meat that has good color and appears moist but not wet....
How to Make a Cake Moist There are many steps in the cake-baking process where things can go awry. Follow these three simple guidelines for a moist cake. 1. Use Ingredients Called For and Measure Carefully What makes a cake moist? Precision, for one. Baking requires using exactly the ingredients called for. For example, some cakes use milk, buttermilk (or an acceptable substitute), or sour cream for liquid. These ingredients are not interchangeable....
For those of us without much design experience, however, deciding on the right combination of metals can be daunting, as is applying them within the space. There’s no perfect formula for determining how to mix metals correctly, but New York-based interior designer Courtney McLeod, of Right Meets Left Design, has several strategies for achieving a mixed-metal look you’ll love. Follow these tips, and you’ll be able to pull off this trend effortlessly....
