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Better Homes & Gardens •

Eliminate Unwanted Kitchen Smells With These 12 Range Hoods

There’s nothing quite like a home-cooked meal or a freshly baked pan of brownies. But cooking and baking often come with unpleasant surprises like grease splatters or strong odors you don’t necessarily want lingering around your home. Adding a hood above your range can make a world of difference in your kitchen when it comes to removing odors, grease, smoke, and steam. We consulted Andrew Forlines, chef and home kitchen appliance expert at Chef AF, LLC., on our quest to find the best range hoods
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Keep Your Bathroom Floor Dry with These 9 Best Shower Curtain Liners

Shower curtains might be your focus when it comes to bathroom decor, but shower curtain liners play an important role in functionality. They keep water from splashing on the floor and creating an unsafe slippery surface or a soggy bath mat waiting for you when you step out of the shower. The best shower curtain liner for your household will depend on multiple factors, including budget, material weight, and maintenance needs. “Heavy plastic liners will last longer and not tend to rip as quickly a
Allrecipes •

Walmart's Big Change Makes Grocery Shopping Even Easier

When making your weekly grocery list, the first thing most of us do is check the cabinets and refrigerator to see what we have on hand and what needs to be replenished. These grocery item checklists can be time-consuming and a bit overwhelming when trying to keep family-favorite brands on hand for snacking and menu planning.

Walmart understands this weekly struggle and is ready to roll out a new way of shopping. The company is upgrading its Inhome Delivery program with automated replenishment.
Allrecipes •

Reynolds Settles the Debate: This Is How Many Times You Can Reuse Parchment Paper

It’s the time of year when everyone is in the kitchen baking cookies. Flour, butter, and sugar are ready to be mixed, shaped, and shared. Savvy bakers know that a key ingredient for batches of perfect cookies is a roll of parchment paper.

A layer of parchment paper underneath cookie dough will allow it to bake more evenly. The nonstick quality will help prevent baked goods from cracking or breaking when sliding a spatula under them and lifting them off the baking sheet when they are finished. A
Allrecipes •

Why You Should Never Line the Bottom of Your Oven With Foil

Maybe you just cleaned the oven or you just had a brand new one delivered. We love baking but no one likes to make a mess to leave behind in the oven that needs to be cleaned yet again.

It might seem like a good idea to try and protect the sparkling inside of a clean oven with a layer of foil. It does the trick when we want to avoid scrubbing the pan after making a cheesy baked casserole or one of your reliable go-to weeknight sheet pan dinners. But that layer of foil that is such a help to avo
Allrecipes •

Baskin-Robbins’ New Flavor of the Month Is Its Coziest Yet

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and there are festive treats from Baskin-Robbins coming your way to get all the elves and carolers in your home in the mood for the holiday season. This December, Baksin-Robbins is releasing two new frozen desserts perfect for enjoying while getting cozy after a day of putting up the decorations or shopping for everyone on your list.


Lean into the chill outside with the ready-to-serve Happy Holly-days Cake and ice cream flavor of the month, Cup of C
Better Homes & Gardens •

Keep Your Bathroom Floor Dry with These 9 Best Shower Curtain Liners

Shower curtains might be your focus when it comes to bathroom decor, but shower curtain liners play an important role in functionality. They keep water from splashing on the floor and creating an unsafe slippery surface or a soggy bath mat waiting for you when you step out of the shower. The best shower curtain liner for your household will depend on multiple factors, including budget, material weight, and maintenance needs. “Heavy plastic liners will last longer and not tend to rip as quickly a
Allrecipes •

Cup Noodles Finally Settles the Debate: This Is the Right Way to Eat Instant Noodles

You’re hungry and that reliable quick fix of Cup Noodles always hits the spot. It’s fast, easy to prepare, inexpensive, warm, and satisfying with an abundance of wiggly noodles to twirl and eat. What's not to love?

Well according to a recent debate that has broken out on social media, not everyone is in agreement on exactly how you should enjoy the noodles.


The Debate: How To Eat Instant Noodles?

Cup Noodles are designed to be prepared directly in the cup by simply adding water, closing the
Kids Discover •

Miss America Grace Stanke Talks About STEM Topics

“In addition to helping change public perception of nuclear energy and technology, I hope to inspire youth, especially young girls, to explore STEM and to see that going into these fields, including nuclear engineering, is an option for them.” – Grace Stanke

What is it like to cover 280,000 miles in a year talking to people of all ages about how STEM topics are everywhere in the world around us?

Miss America Grace Stanke has been having conversations with people about her studies with STEM top
Kids Discover •

Interview with Karen Cicero and the Good Housekeeping Kids’ Book Awards 2023

Kids Discover Interview with Karen Cicero and the Good Housekeeping Kids’ Book Awards 2023

What makes a book become a favorite for a reader?

Do the characters feel like people you know? Does the story make you want to read for hours and never put the book down? Maybe you read a line and burst out laughing. The illustrations add to the magic of the story on the page.

There are a variety of formats, genres and titles available for readers on the shelves at schools, libraries and bookstores. Wha
Better Homes & Gardens •

Keep Your Bathroom Floor Dry with These 9 Best Shower Curtain Liners

Shower curtains might be your focus when it comes to bathroom decor, but shower curtain liners play an important role in functionality. The best shower curtain liners keep water from splashing on the floor and creating an unsafe slippery surface or a soggy bath mat waiting for you when you step out of the shower. The best shower curtain liner for your household will depend on multiple factors, including budget, material weight, and maintenance needs. “Heavy plastic liners will last longer and no
Allrecipes •

Your Taco Bell Order Might Be Missing the Sour Cream Soon

Sour cream is a must-have ingredient for many Taco Bell customers when placing an order but it soon may be in short supply at the restaurants. Taco Bell has confirmed that the fast food restaurant is facing a supply-and-demand concern as its supplier's employees goes on strike.

Why Might Taco Bell Be Out of Sour Cream Soon?

Workers from the New Dairy Select Milk production facility went on strike last week with the goal of receiving better healthcare coverage from their parent company, Borden
Allrecipes •

You Might See a New Kind of Avocado at the Grocery Store Soon

Avocado fans know the struggle of timing the exact window of ripeness for enjoying the fruit. But that could all change with a new avocado breed that’s set to hit the market soon.

The “Luna” avocado is a new variety of the fruit that's grown on trees that are smaller in size and, according to farmers, are easier to harvest than the popular Hass breed, which has been on the scene for years.


This patent-pending avocado, also known as BL516, was developed by University of California, Riverside
Allrecipes •

Another Trader Joe's Product Is Being Recalled for Potentially Containing Rocks

Trader Joe's announced Friday that it's recalling its frozen Fully Cooked Falafel. The supplier of the product notified the company that the falafel may potentially contain rocks.

The affected bags of falafel bearing the SKU# 93935 were sold in 34 states including: AL, AK, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VT, Washington DC, and WI. If you have any of the affected product do not eat it. Throw it away or return
Allrecipes •

Can’t Handle the Heat? Learn Why Foods Are Spicy for Some but Not for Others

"Is it spicy?" It's a common question before someone samples a dish—yet it isn't an easy one to answer. What might be spicy to one person seems mild in taste to someone else. The tortilla chip served with a fresh salsa can hit just the right notes for one food fan and send another looking for a glass of water. (But don't grab water! We'll tell you why...)

The basics of food and flavor rely on science and how the ingredients in our food interact with the molecules in our bodies. The sensation of
Allrecipes •

What Are Country-Style Ribs — And How Are They Different From Other Ribs?

The cut of meat known as country-style ribs is a bit of a riddle. They are rib-like strips of meat but are actually boneless. So how does this variety of meat get the label of "country-style ribs?"

They aren't actually ribs, but the association with the term is probably due to the fact that the meat has the same familiar texture and rich flavor of meat from around the ribs. This inexpensive cut of pork has more fat than other rib cuts and a lower price tag than a tenderloin.

Country-style ribs
Allrecipes •

How Long Is Heavy Cream Good For?

A carton of heavy cream in the fridge can be used for making delicious desserts, a Friday night pasta sauce, or a DIY cheese project. And, don't forget the rich flavor it adds to your morning cup of coffee.

Heavy cream, also known as heavy whipping cream, is the thick part of the milk that rises to the top due to its high-fat content.

According to the FDA, heavy cream contains 36 percent and 40 percent milk fat. This lends a rich texture and taste to a variety of sauces, soups, and creamy dess
Allrecipes •

Can This TikTok Hack Really Save Your Worn-Out Nonstick Pan?

Nonstick pans make cooking messy foods that are prone to sticking, from scrambled eggs to quesadillas, a much easier task. The coating on the pan allows you to fry, sear, or sauté without omelet fragments or pieces of fish sticking to the surface, making your masterpiece easier to serve and clean up.


But many home cooks can share tales of frustration with a nonstick pan that worked well until … it didn't. Then what? Can your nonstick pan be salvaged, or should you toss it? When is a nonstick
Family Handyman •

How to Choose the Freshest Pumpkin for Your Home

Learn how to spot the best pumpkins in the patch or pile!

When it’s time to buy pumpkins, it helps to have a strategy. Of course, your pumpkin(s) must fit the aesthetic you’re going for. But you also want freshness, to ensure lasting good looks throughout the season.

We talked with experts to learn the signs of a fresh pumpkin vs. one that may already be rotting on the inside. Here’s what we found out.

Pumpkins are vine-growing ramblers cut in the field once they reach maturation. A pumpkin t
Family Handyman •

How to Choose the Freshest Pumpkin for Your Home

Learn how to spot the best pumpkins in the patch or pile!

When it’s time to buy pumpkins, it helps to have a strategy. Of course, your pumpkin(s) must fit the aesthetic you’re going for. But you also want freshness, to ensure lasting good looks throughout the season.

We talked with experts to learn the signs of a fresh pumpkin vs. one that may already be rotting on the inside. Here’s what we found out.

Pumpkins are vine-growing ramblers cut in the field once they reach maturation. A pumpkin t
Family Handyman •

Save Money and Get More Out of Your Fall Flower Planters

Perennials can bloom in your fall flower planters now and be part of your perennial garden next spring.

When fall rolls around, the containers you planted last spring usually look worn out. They’ve worked hard all summer to make your front entrance or patio look inviting. Now it’s time to bring them back to life.

At this time of year, my local garden center puts perennials on sale alongside full-priced mums, pumpkins and cornstalks. These perennials can fill in any gaps in your summer containe
Kids Discover •

An Interview with Food Network Magazine Editor in Chief Maile Carpenter

What can we learn from cooking? We need reading skills to go through a recipe and follow instructions and a sequence of steps. Math skills help us measure ingredients with cups and different sizes of spoons. We can learn about the history of a country, cultures and traditions from reading recipes and trying new ingredients and food. Cooking also helps us learn where our food comes from to understand the conversation about how ingredients travel from the farm to our tables.

Let’s make a food cal
Kids Discover •

Author Interview About I am Billie Jean King

When Billie Jean King first played the game of tennis she knew it was what she wanted to do with her life. As a young athlete she set a big goal for herself and began to work hard to become the top player in the world. She soon realized that the path would be much different for a young female athlete to become the best at her sport of tennis.

Billie Jean King became known as a player of fast speed on a tennis court with a tough game at the net and a strong backhand. She won many titles and was
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