Did you know that the common belief of searing meat on all sides on high heat to seal in the juices before putting it in the oven to cook doesn’t hold true?  Or that adding oil to a pot of cooking pasta won’t keep the pasta from sticking after it’s cooked?
Well, until I watched an episode of Good Eats last year, I really thought that searing the meat on high heat would help hold in the juices.  In fact, all the high heat does is push the water out of …

Get smarter about grocery shopping. These tips could change your family eating habits.
By Adam Bluestein and Lauren Gniazdowski
From Reader’s Digest

1. If you hate crowds and lines, shop at dinnertime (5 to 9 p.m.) or even later. Only 4 percent of shoppers hit the aisles between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m. Least-crowded day of the week? Wednesday.
2. Go ahead and reach way back for the fresh milk. Everybody does.
3. Coupons with a bar code are easy to scan. The other ones take an eternity. But if you’re willing to wait …
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One meal that has stood the test of time is the mighty sandwich.  Invented in 1762 by John Montagu, the fourth Earl of Sandwich, while he was playing poker, the sandwich is versatile, convenient, and complete.  With the right ingredients, it can be the ultimate snack, or a meal in itself.
Sadly, I’ve put the sandwich on the back burner as of late.  The last time I made a sandwich?  I can’t recall.  The only time I eat sandwiches is when there are leftovers in the conference room after an …

Once in a while, we encounter a jar that seems impossible to twist open. And guys, even with all the strength training, sometimes the end result is futility and humiliation…especially when you fail to open it in front of a girl. Weak.  But it’s alright, some times using your noggin is more effective then brute strength alone. YumSugar has a neat post on using a spoon to open a stubborn jar.

Hold the spoon in one hand and the jar firmly in the other.
Nestle the spoon …