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Somewhat ironically, theyre the most chill. Two of my favorite perennial vegetables are artichokes and asparagus, and they couldnt be more different. There was no evidence of the bed, but I was promised it would be there, come spring. I already knew how white asparagus was made, Id watched Martha explain it years before. Itsblanched by piling up soilover the spears as they grow, keeping the light completely out. This gives white asparagus a more tender flavor and ghostly appearance....

Last yearover 50 million Americans receivedsome form of stimulus check from their states. If not, youll want to figure out what went wrong so you could see that check. you’ve got the option to check the status of your paymenthere. To check on your Colorado Cash Back rebate visit theColorado Department of Taxation websiteor call 303-951-4996. Unfortunately, if you missed the deadline last summer, youre out of luck now. If you have questions about the status of your rebate, visitthe Delaware Department of Finance website....

Store-bought pizza dough is one of my favorite bread hacking tools, maybe even my all-time favorite. The bialy is a popular Jewish yeasted roll,originally from Biaystock, Poland. The bread has a similar crumb to the bagel, but is made without all that boiling fuss. Instead, the bialy is shaped, filled with a savory onion and poppy seed mixture, and baked. Its delicious summer fun. While you could make your own bialy dough from scratch, packaged pizza dough is a near perfect stand-in....

All suspension bridges are prone to vibration and swaying due to moving traffic and wind. These vibration are not a problem as long as they are not in resonance with the bridges natural frequency. A sign on Albert Bridge, London, asks soldiers to break step when marching over. This bridge is also prone to vibration when large numbers of people walk over it. A powerful thunderstorm was raging and the wind was making the bridge oscillate....

Weather apps are notoriously easy to build and extremely difficult to police. If youre currently using a weather app, its time for a privacy check. Even after that, your weather app might be too carefree with your data to be worth using. You might just need a resource letting you know whether or not to bring your umbrella to work today. If so, a weather website will suit you just fine....

The latest generation of Apple Silicon Macs are mighty and fast, but they cant natively run Windows. Fortunately, theres a workaroundand its free. It requires using the free VMware Fusion Player and Windows 11’s official ARM copy. Once installed, youll have a Windows 11 instance running inside an app on your Mac. Itll be the real Windows 11, so you’re able to run all your favorite apps. The only thing you cant do is game, but you could blame Direct X for that....

We’re talking about Eugene-Francois Vidocq. Detail of a poster for a film about Vidocq from 1922. And he was absolutely right. Vidocq was born in Arras in 1775, into a lower-middle-class family. So he returned to the starting point in Arras. He made friends with several inmates there. Although she later admitted that the wounds she showed were self-inflicted, the other charges proved decisive. But he was not destined to lead a peaceful existence....

When someone (Claire) mentioned #syruptok to me, I got excited. Its maple tapping season, and Ive always wanted toharvest my own maple syrup. Whats a completely non-essential function that a cabinet could serve? In fact, the making of those cups is its own separateTok trend. (Dont tell me to stop trying to make rup happen. Sugar is a preservative, but sugar alone wouldnt make the syrup shelf-stable; thats just preservatives, baby....

A big challenge in the world of work is therampant turnoverof leadership positions. Bosses are quitting and getting hired at a swift pace. This also means employees are more frequently adjusting to and training in new managers. The faster a new hire gets up to speed and starts adding value, the better for everyone. Even so, you might be thinking, I have too much to do already. Im not going to help my new boss with learning the job....

This, in my not-so-humble but somewhat cheap opinion, is silly. This is a lie. you might, and they taste great. Its a straightforward recipe, but people get kind of weird about it. Im not saying those recipes are bad. If you want to pay extra for premium ricotta, youre welcome to. The dumpling is mostly cheese, after all, and even bad cheese is pretty good. Like most gnudi recipes, this one stresses the importance of using ultra-creamy, high-quality ricotta....

Theres a whole cabinet of seasonings at your disposal, so get a little quirky. Its easy to think that if your spices arent sweet, theyll taste off in a cookie recipe. The fact is that none of them are sweet. When choosing a spice, consider the flavor of your base recipe. If you really want the spice to shine, use a neutral cookie dough, or vanilla. That takes care of the cookie dough, now lets consider the outside....

James Holman was a remarkable figure in the history of travel and exploration. James Holman was the son of an apothecary. As a young boy, he developed a fascination with the sea and dreamed of becoming a sailor. At the age of 12, he joined the Royal Navy as first-class volunteer. Holman’s career in the Navy was promising, and he quickly rose through the ranks. However, his life took a dramatic turn when he fell ill with what was believed to be rheumatism....

The swing lift is a great favorite in France, the weightlifter and barbell-maker Alan Calvertwrotein 1911. He described it rapidly coming into favor in England, along with the snatch lift. And I say we should bring it back. The history of the dumbbell swing The swing is a dumbbell lift. You could do it with a single dumbbell, or with two at a time. Before loadable barbells were common, a lot of weight-lifting was done one-handed, often with large dumbbells....