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Pick the Tomatoes at the Bottom of Your Plant First
This is year is my first year as a gardener. I think it’s going well, especially when you consider I have a history of killing every house plant I have ever attempted to keep alive (even air plants). Soon I will have nurtured into existence corn, tomatoes, and a truly absurd amount of tomatillos, and…
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The Only Way to Reheat Mashed Potatoes
Unlike soups, stews, braises, and chillis, mashed potatoes do not taste better after an overnight rest in the fridge. Cold potatoes are stiff and dry — mere shadows of their former selves. But nuking them in the microwave or stirring them ferociously over a hot burner can only make them dryer and — if you…