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Soup is endlessly adaptable, easily storable, and reliably forgiving. And chicken broth (or stock) from a box makes it easy. Stock is the result of simmering animal bones, mirepoix (that’s just chef-fancy for onion, celery, and carrot), and other herbs and/or spices in water until the bones have released gelatin and flavor to create a rich, unctuous liquid. Broth is what it becomes after you season it. But as you can probably tell from a quick trip down your soup aisle, you’ll find boxes of flavored liquids labeled both stock and broth....

Shop for what’s in season. The most important tip for baking with fruit: cook with what’s in season. There are so many benefits to baking with local produce: It’s more cost-efficient, it reduces our carbon footprint and, most importantly, locally picked fruit lends the best flavor to a recipe. Fruit that’s picked at peak ripeness (unlike imported produce) offers a natural sweetness to your final dish. What’s more: Berry picking is so fun!...

Go through the list below and toss out, donate, or relocate items until you only have the essentials left on display. Consider this “inbox zero” for your kitchen counters. Invest in a canister or crock that’s stylish enough to leave out on the counter, then fill it with your most-used cooking tools. Dedicate a drawer close to the stove for other important but less frequently used tools. They’ll be easy to grab when needed (and easy to put away afterward)....

ASMR videos run the gamut thematically, but one of the most intriguing genres—to me, at least—is food. Some food ASMR creators capture the sound of meals being prepared, with all the boiling, chopping, and whisking you’d expect. Others lay out spreads of crunchy, chewy, or gelatinous edibles and eat them next to a microphone. Warning: This latter category is not for people with misophonia, the term for a violent negative reaction to the sound of mouth-related noises....

All you need is a yard, patio, or access to a community garden. Once your seeds or seedlings are planted, they need only sunlight, water, and time. Start with these plants for the easiest road to home-grown herbs, fruits, and vegetables. Radishes You can have a radish crop a month from planting seeds. You don’t need exceptionally deep soil, as you do for other root vegetables, like carrots. You don’t need to be too strict about spacing out seeds, at least for smaller radishes....

RELATED: 9 Eye-Opening Inaccuracies You Probably Believe About Eating Eggs “I love using steam-in-the-bag frozen veggies as a side dish, frozen berries on my oatmeal, and the occasional frozen meal for my lunch,” Lewis says. Just a few of the great brands on the market include Luvo, Evol, Amy’s, Good Food Made Simple, Kashi, Saffron Road, and Love the Wild. Just watch out for high sodium levels, particularly in vegetables packed with special sauces and other add-ons....

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Richie and I got married on December 28th, 2006. It was the right decision then. Now looking back, however, I kind of wish we weren’t married right in the middle of the holidays. With everything else going on, we rarely celebrate our anniversary like it should be celebrated on the actual date. We celebrate plenty throughout the rest of the year but poor December 28th is like the forgotten holiday after Christmas and New Years....

This post is sponsored by Evite. All opinions are 100% honest and my own. Gifts for Golf Lovers My family loves golf. I don’t know when it started but for as long as I remember, golf has been a big part of our family. After I moved out of the house, my family moved into a house in Kansas City on a golf course. I think that sealed the deal for younger siblings but I know it started long before that....

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You can save on popular brands like Free People, Sweaty Betty, and Nordstrom’s customer-loved Zella. Some of the best deals include an oversized lounge T-shirt from Free People that’s up to 58 percent off, a stylish quarter-zip pullover from Wayf marked down from $78 to $50, and a textured bouclé jacket from Sweaty Betty for 33 percent off. We’re also fans of these Zella leggings that are comfy enough to wear around the house or to a yoga class....

After cutting out alcohol for one month or more, Michael J. McGrath, MD, licensed psychiatrist and medical director of The Ohana Addiction Treatment Center in Hawaii, says people might feel significantly more clear-headed. “You may notice an increase in mental clarity and memory, [since] alcohol use can impact concentration and memory,” he explains. Therefore, not drinking, especially for extended periods of time, can lead to significant improvements in sleep and sleep quality....

If you’re folding pants, storing scarves inside drawers, and keeping out-of-season clothes on display, you could be wasting space. To maximize every square inch, we’ve rounded up some brilliant organizing techniques and containers that make it easy to maintain them. With these strategies, your bedroom closet will feel surprisingly spacious. Invest time to get closet clutter under control, and you’ll save minutes every morning. The first step: Take inventory of what you own....