How to Reverse Sear the Best Steak of Your Life

I used to hate cooking steak at home for one big reason: the smoke. That is, until the concept of reverse searing entered my life, and changed everything. Now I can make myself a perfect steak, and you’ve got the option to too. What is reverse searing? make a run at aim for steaks and roasts that are an inch and a half or thicker. Searing is primarily to add flavor, so an uneven sear actually minimizes flavor....

January 14, 2025 · 2 min · 354 words · Kristin Murphy

I Snack on This Slow Cooker 'Grazing Soup' All Day Long in the Winter

There are days when cooking up three individual meals and finding snacks in between feels like too much work. For my household, that would be this slow cooker grazing soup. Its certainly safer than keeping my stove flame on for six hours. The key to a grazing soup is choosing ingredients that dont deteriorate over the course of the day. Potatoes can work too, but some potatoes stay together better than others....

January 14, 2025 · 1 min · 195 words · Thomas Taylor

No, We Aren’t All Eating 'Too Much' Protein

Its time to set the record straight. What foods contain protein? We can get protein from a variety of sources. Meats are particularly protein-dense; a chicken breast contains about 35 grams of protein. Other animal products, like milk and eggs, are also rich in protein. Beans, grains, and soy products like tofu contain significant amounts of protein, for example. By the way, if you’re wondering how that number is determined?...

January 14, 2025 · 4 min · 687 words · Brandon Ward

The 50 Horniest Movies Ever Made

Echoing real life, these movies are positively lousy with people who desperately want to fuck. Poor Things(2023) What ifFrankenstein, but sexy? And, honestly: get it.you’re free to streamPoor ThingsonHuluor rent it fromPrime Video. Every frame drips red with desire.you could rentBram Stoker’s DraculafromPrime Video. First Janet, then Brad, decide that they want nothing more than to be dirty. Join them, won’t you?you’re able to rentThe Rocky Horror Picture ShowfromPrime Video....

January 14, 2025 · 2 min · 269 words · Richard Mclaughlin

Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Tuesday, January 14, 2025

If you want an easy way to come back to our Connections hints every day,bookmark this page. Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Connections answers. And farther down the page, Ill reveal the themes and the answers. Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need! Green category - A unit of time at work or school, for example. Blue category - They enable a photographer to do their work....

January 14, 2025 · 3 min · 493 words · Tonya Wilkinson

Today’s Wordle Hints (and Answer) for Tuesday, January 14, 2025

If youre looking for theWordleanswer for January 14, 2025 read on. Well share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solution. How to play Wordle Wordle liveshere on the New York Times website. A new puzzle goes live every day at midnight, your local time. Start by guessing a five-letter word. For more, check outour guide to playing Wordle here, andmy strategy guide here for more advanced tips. (We also have more information at the bottom of this post, after the hints and answers....

January 14, 2025 · 3 min · 488 words · Samantha Holland

10 Podcasts That Will Help Your Relationships in 2025

Here are ten podcasts that can help you with that. The beauty ofMultiamorylies in its trio of hostsDedeker Winston,Emily Matlack, andJase Lindgren. Each is an expert in their respective fields and brings a unique perspective and understanding of relationships. Their combined experiences ensure relatable discussions for audiences, blending personal advice with actionable insights. I find a lot of their advice can help with my friendships and family relationships, too. But he might be best known for his podcastSavage Lovecast....

January 13, 2025 · 2 min · 323 words · Dawn Goodwin

Change These iPhone Settings to Stop Apple From Collecting (Some of) Your Data

There’s a dichotomy between what Apple says about privacy and some of its actions. This should ideally be opt-in, and fortunately, you might manually disable some of this. To get started, go toSettings > Apple Intelligence & Siriand go through the options on the page. On compatible iPhones, disableType to Siri. You’ll find this option inGeneral > Keyboards. Turn off Apple Intelligence There are very fewAI features that work totally offline....

January 13, 2025 · 2 min · 366 words · Alan Espinoza

Five Apple Intelligence Features I Use All the Time

After months of slow updates, the Apple Intelligence picture is starting to clear up. We are nowhere near the watch-as-Siri-does-things-for-you future that we were promised in June last year. But a lot of the fundamentals are now in place. You’ll find the Clean Up feature in the Photos app. Choose a photo, tap the Edit button and go to the Clean Up tab. Here, you might circle, highlight or color over any object you want to remove....

January 13, 2025 · 2 min · 276 words · Debra Brown

I Use This Tracker to Actually Get My Kids to Brush Their Teeth Every Day

I found a potential solution through an Instagram ad forTruthbrush. So it wasnt just me? Dentists recommend you assist with or monitor brushing until a child is at least 7 years old. We know how important dental health ismy kids have never missed a dentist appointment or even had a cavity. Before Truthbrush, my extra monitoring and nagging didnt really make brushing more appealing. What Truthbrush does The Truthbrush equipment loops securely around a manual or electric toothbrush handle....

January 13, 2025 · 2 min · 248 words · Karen Bailey

The Best Way to Clean a Keyboard (If You Don’t Have Compressed Air)

My keyboard, perhaps like your keyboard, gets rather dirty. And yet, I dont have a compressed air canister or a keyboard cleaning kit on hand. I would only need to wet the brush if I came to any sticky spots. First things first: Turn your setup off and disconnect its charger. I also laid down a paper towel to catch any dirt. Unfortunately, it didnt work as well as Id hoped....

January 13, 2025 · 1 min · 165 words · Anne Decker

The Vvolt Centauri II Just Became My New Favorite E-Bike

For general urban ridingcommuting, shorter trips on paved roadsthe Centauri II is close to perfect. Overall, The Centauri II raises the bar for commuter-style bikes. It’s justreallyfun to ride. Weight: The Centauri II weighs around 50 pounds. It was a comfortable place to spend some time. A bell:Theres a little analog ding ding bell included, and I found it great. This is useful for climbing hills and keeping a safe speed on mixed-use bike paths....

January 13, 2025 · 1 min · 197 words · Michelle Boyle

Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Monday, January 13, 2025

If you want an easy way to come back to our Connections hints every day,bookmark this page. Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Connections answers. And farther down the page, Ill reveal the themes and the answers. Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need! Blue category - Automobile actions. Purple category - They all go with a word referring to a wriggly, slimy-looking critter. BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Connections puzzle!...

January 13, 2025 · 2 min · 414 words · Clayton Garcia