noodle
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You Should Use a Pool Noodle to Hang Dry Your Laundry
It’s happened to the best of us: We fall in love with an item of clothing, buy it, and don’t bother to read the label with care instructions until it comes time to wash it. Although it’s not as bad as the dreaded “dry clean only” warning, finding out the garment is “hang dry only”…
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You Can Use a Pool Noodle to Prop Up Small Plants in Large Pots
Around here, we love pool noodles. What makes them so special and versatile is the padding they offer and the delicate hole down their centre — both of which are key to their functionality in your planters this summer, too.
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Finish Your Ramen With a Drizzle of Flavour-Packed Oil
Whether you make your own noodles or doctor packets of the instant stuff, there are a seemingly endless number of ways to zhuzh your ramen. I usually bombard mine with handfuls of corn, either frozen or pickled, but last night, about to tuck into a bowl of Shin, I impulsively grabbed a bottle of onion…
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So You Forgot to Reserve Some Pasta Water
In spite of what the word may suggest, cream is not the key to creating “creamy” pasta dishes. That distinction belongs to pasta water, the starchy elixir with the power to thicken sauces and help them cling to and coat noodles with tenacity. Reserving a cup before draining the pasta an important step, but accidents…