The Best Ways to Make Your Own Bubble Tea

), Id like to bring us back to a much more approachable drink-snack combo: bubble tea. What is bubble tea? Bubble tea is a pretty flexible term, because its more about the bubbles. Boba pearls are usually made from tapioca starch, a bit of sugar, and water. From here you might add in flavorings or food coloring for a little pizzazz. These ingredients form a soft dough and theyre rolled into pea-sized balls....

September 14, 2023 · 4 min · 727 words · Adam Smith

The Fail-Proof Way to Make a Lattice Pie Crust

Theres pumpkin pie and pecan pie but, oh, that fruit pie. Every first-time lattice ends up a mess. Even mine was hot trash. Let the easy weaving begin. The wet filling will also make the strips extremely slippery. Again, any weaving will be impossible to do neatly under these conditions. Whats a baker to do? Far, far away from the pie. Build it in advance even. No mess, no rushing as your crust strips start to dissolve, no trash....

September 14, 2023 · 2 min · 309 words · Tammy Ramos

Today’s Connections Hints (and Answer) for Thursday, September 14

Youll see a game board with 16 tiles, each with one word or phrase. Your job is to select a group of four tiles that have something in common. Select four items and hit the Submit button. If you guessed correctly, the category and color will be revealed. (Yellow is easiest, followed by green, then blue, then purple.) If your guess was incorrect, youll get a chance to give it another spin....

September 14, 2023 · 3 min · 449 words · Joseph Harrison

Glacier Girl: The P-38F Lightning That Was Rescued From Beneath The Ice

However, a navigational error on the B-17 led the formation far off course. They were forced to abandon their aircraft, but fortunately, the entire crew safely returned to their base. Lockheed P-38E Lightning “Glacier Girl”, in Chino, California. This aircraft was trapped 50 years under the ice sheet of Greenland. The airplane was nicknamedGlacier Girl. Shifting ice patterns had taken the planes three miles from their original location. A high-pressure steam probe revealed that they lay beneath 264 feet of solid ice....

September 13, 2023 · 2 min · 231 words · Donald Hernandez

How to Download YouTube Videos

Once you do that, youll be able to download almost any YouTube video easily. Checkthis listto find out where downloading videos works without paying for YouTube Premium. YouTube Go lets you download videos directly to your Android phones microSD card too. Before you download, remember that this is a stripped down version of YouTube. You may not be able to watch live videos and high-resolution clips on this app. Heres how to download videos using this shortcut....

September 13, 2023 · 2 min · 281 words · James Webb

How to Know When an Investment Fee Is Too High

When youre focused on how wellyour investmentsare performing, its easy to overlookhidden feesthat come with with investment services. Investment fees are charges you pay for the services of your investment accounts and financial professionals. But how much should investment fees cost, and how can you tell when youre beingripped off? What are the different types of investment fees? Investment fees play a major role in your portfolios performance. Generally speaking, minimizing fees tends to maximize returns....

September 13, 2023 · 2 min · 343 words · Destiny Rowe

These Single-serving Non-dairy Creamers Are Actually Pretty Good

Non-dairy creamers and vegan milks have finally made it. Allow me to introduce shelf-stable, single-serving, non-dairy creamers. These plant-based packets are relatively new on the scene, and the competition is starting to heat up. I tasted five different brands, and heres how they stacked up. Besides not being a vegan, theyre clunky and prone to leakage. All of which are powder, except for Moo Stix, which is a liquid. I also took price per serving into consideration....

September 13, 2023 · 2 min · 361 words · Kristin Wilson

Today’s Connections Hints (and Answer) for Wednesday, September 13

Youll see a game board with 16 tiles, each with one word or phrase. Your job is to select a group of four tiles that have something in common. Select four items and hit the Submit button. If you guessed correctly, the category and color will be revealed. (Yellow is easiest, followed by green, then blue, then purple.) If your guess was incorrect, youll get a chance to retry. You win when youve correctly identified all four groups....

September 13, 2023 · 3 min · 523 words · Pamela Bishop

The Best Ad-Free YouTube Apps

YouTube is great, except for the annoying, unskippable ads. No other tool will offer that. But it does come at a cost, and that cost keeps rising. As of writing, you could snag a subscription for $13.99 per month or $119.99 per year. In countries like Argentina, India, and Turkey, YouTube Premium costs less than $2 per month. Install a VPN, change the location, and try your luck subscribing to the cheaper plans....

September 12, 2023 · 2 min · 309 words · Carla Phillips

These Pancake Roll-ups Can Be Sweet or Savory

I have yet to meet a pancake I didnt like. Crispy or soft, fluffy or flat, savory or sweetthey all stack up for a satisfying breakfast. Im part of the rare plain pancake-eating species. Maybe its because I like snacking so much. A plain pancake with no toppings means I can walk around and do things while I casually chomp. These roll-ups are a midway point between fluffy American-style pancakes and thin French crepes....

September 12, 2023 · 2 min · 411 words · Katherine Jarvis

Today's Connections Hints (and Answer) for Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Youll see a game board with 16 tiles, each with one word or phrase. Your job is to select a group of four tiles that have something in common. Select four items and hit the Submit button. If you guessed correctly, the category and color will be revealed. (Yellow is easiest, followed by green, then blue, then purple.) If your guess was incorrect, youll get a chance to hit it one more time....

September 12, 2023 · 3 min · 492 words · Anthony Stewart

12 of the Best Podcasts About Everything Disney

Im a Disney Adult, and I dont care who knows it. )Here are a dozen of are my favorite Disney podcasts. If Im missing a good one, let me know. Theyre a hilarious trio and who love the films as much as you probably do if youre reading this. Listening to their recaps will give you a hit of nostalgia for films from your childhood. The hosts do this by considering the attractions that appear in both resorts and arguing about which reins supreme....

September 11, 2023 · 2 min · 287 words · James Stone

How to Grill the Perfect Hot Dog

Its immutable hot-doggy-ness is the wieners greatest strength and most terrible weakness. But the best preparation method is grilling. Use tongs, though. Long ones, so you dont burn yourself. It was around 350F when we put the dogs on. How long it takes to grill a dog depends, slightly. Let them heat for 5 to 7 minutes or so, turning them as frequently as you remember to. If youre using jumbo dogs, give them another two minutes or so....

September 11, 2023 · 2 min · 363 words · Jeremy Espinoza