Tuesday, October 31, 2017

The Soul of Halloween Is More Important than You Ever Imagined — Halloween Hospitality

Last year when I took my daughter and her friend trick-or-treating, they approached a brightly lit house alive with energy. The two girls knocked on the door, but no one came. Instead a woman leaned out of the window of a small kitchen crowded with people preparing a dinner party.

“I’m sorry, we don’t have any candy,” she apologized as the guests behind her scrambled around the counter in search of a suitable offering. “But … hold on … ” Milky Ways or no, they were determined to fulfill the age-old custom that when supplicants come to your door asking for food, you must give. She passed two pears from her fruit bowl through the window and dropped one into each girl’s bag. Apologies were made and thank yous exchanged as both giver and receivers laughed.

Fruit is not quite the letter of the Halloween law. But on a night when the dead roam the earth, it’s the spirit that matters.

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Here’s What Your Airplane Seat Choice Says About You — Travel Intelligence

We’re all familiar with this scenario: You bought the cheapest ticket at the very last minute and when you go to choose your seat, there aren’t any left. It will be assigned at the gate, they say. This is code for: You’re sitting in the last row in the middle seat. I’m pretty sure there is no one who would actually choose this seat.

But what happens when you do get to choose? Do you choose the window or the aisle? In my experience, people tend to have strong opinions. I always (always, always, always) choose the aisle if it’s an option — and that choice may say something about me as a person, according to Dr. Becky Spelman, the chief psychologist at London’s Private Therapy Clinic.

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The Major Problem with Really Cheap Eggs — Grocery Shopping

Eggs have always been a relatively inexpensive source of protein, perfect for the home cook trying to feed a crowd without spending a fortune. They’re an obvious choice for breakfast (scrambled, fried, made into a frittata), but eggs can also serve admirably as lunch and dinner: Egg salad for lunch and spinach quiche for dinner are easy and filling options (even if you’re feeding two teenaged boys).

But as inexpensive as eggs can be, there is such a thing as eggs that are too cheap, according to a recent article in Bloomberg. Here’s why.

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21 Foods I Buy from Target to Help Me Eat Well on a Budget — Shopping

It’s a common misconception that eating healthfully has to be expensive, so I love sharing how I do it on a budget without much time or hassle involved. One of my favorite places to shop for good, not-too-pricey food? Target! In addition to all those trendy home items, Target’s grocery department is also full of frugal food finds. It’s one of my favorite places to shop on a regular basis.

Here are the 21 healthy — and budget-friendly — foods I always buy at Target every single month.

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Here Are the Best Places You Can Get Free Food on Halloween — Halloween

Young trick-or-treaters tend to have all the fun during Halloween, but it turns out there are plenty of free treats for adults, too. There are many restaurants and chains — including Chipotle, Krispy Kreme, and IHOP — that are getting into the holiday sprit by giving away free (or very discounted) food right now. A couple of the freebies require you to dress up in a costume, but hey! You’re probably doing that anyway. (Here are some last-minute ideas in case you need some inspiration!)

Don’t want to miss out this year? We’ve rounded up the very best freebies and discounts we could find on the internet.

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How To Make the Creamiest Mashed Cauliflower — Cooking Lessons from The Kitchn

Long before cauliflower pizza crusts, cauliflower cakes, and cauliflower couscous, there were just a few folks looking for a lighter dish to enjoy in lieu of mashed potatoes. The popularity of all these cauliflower dishes is evident in the availability of pre-riced cauliflower widely available at most grocery stores. Lucky for us, that means all the knife work of making mashed cauliflower is already done.

But before we designate mashed cauliflower as just a lighter version of mashed potatoes, let’s consider why it is a side dish with merits all its own.

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Recipe: Carrot Quick Bread — Quick and Easy Breakfast Recipes

Zucchini bread gets a lot of attention when summer squash is proliferating, but let’s celebrate the humble carrot instead. This moist carrot quick bread is flecked with warm notes of cinnamon and nutmeg, loaded up with cups of shredded carrot, and topped with a glaze made with powdered sugar and yogurt. Eat it for breakfast or brunch, or serve it with a cup of coffee or tea as an afternoon snack — this carrot quick bread can do it all!

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How To Cook Salmon in the Oven — Cooking Lessons from The Kitchn

If you want an easy, fancy main dish, it doesn’t get much better than roasted salmon fillets. It can be a midweek date night, an al fresco meal with friends, or dinner with the in-laws — salmon will rise to any occasion.

Today we’re showing you the easiest, simplest way to cook salmon in the oven. It’s the kind of recipe to keep in your back pocket (although it’s hardly a recipe at all). Make it once and you’ll never wonder what to do with salmon again.

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Who Has the Guts to Renovate After Martha Stewart? This Guy. — Apartment Therapy

From Apartment Therapy → Who Has The Guts To Renovate After Martha Stewart? This Guy.

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How a Family of 2 Eats for $185 a Week in New Orleans, Louisiana — Food Budget Diaries

Welcome to Kitchn’s Food Budget Diaries series, where we show you how people around the country spend money on what they eat and drink. Each post will follow one person for one week and will chronicle everything that person consumed and how much it costs them.

Name: Carla
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Age: 37
Number of people in family: 2 (me and my husband, Justin)
Occupation: Healthcare Administrator. My husband is an inspector for construction services.
Household income: $110,000
Weekly food budget: $185

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Use Caution When Eating Escolar — Ingredient Intelligence

Perhaps you’ve seen escolar at your local fishmonger or on the menu at restaurants. With some varieties of fish in danger of being overfished and other species becoming undesirable due to their high mercury content, seafood purveyors need a fish that’s delicious, cheap, sustainable, and low in mercury. And escolar fits the bill. It’s economical and politically correct; it’s also extremely tasty.

But before you eat it, there is something important you need to know.

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25 Satisfying Casseroles for Cold Nights — Recipes from The Kitchn

Cold fall and winter nights beg the kind of comfort and ease that only a piping-hot casserole can deliver. These are the meals that will satisfy your hunger and warm you from the inside out. From cheesy pasta bakes to flaky pot pies, these are the 25 casseroles that will carry you through all the cold nights ahead.

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Great British Bake Off Judge Accidentally Reveals Winner on Twitter — Food TV

Mistakes happen to everyone, right? At least that’s what you’re supposed to say when someone really messes up and there’s nothing else that can be done except to crawl into a hole and die. In what is likely the most embarrassing news this morning, Great British Bake Off host Prue Leith accidentally Tweeted out the winner for this season’s show a whole 12 hours before the final episode was to air.

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