There are countless recipes for French toast out there–and there’s about to be another one. This one might, however, be the last recipe you ever need. Besides the bread, this recipe calls for two ingredients, and strangely, you can have any flavor you want without adding an extra component. That is, any flavor you can…
Source: LifeHacker – Make Quick French Toast With Melted Ice Cream
I, like so many millennials, am a big fan of instant gratification, and am always looking to hack, streamline, or otherwise speed up the process of cooking delicious food. There is, however, one tasty treat that is always going to take its sweet, caramelized time: the onion.
Source: LifeHacker – People Are Caramelizing Their Onions All Wrong
Packing a lunch to eat at the office saves you significant amounts of money and, depending on what you pack, it can even save you time. Sure, you can brown-bag it, but investing some of the money you’re saving in a quality lunchbox can help take your to-go meals to the next level. But the right lunchbox for you…
Source: LifeHacker – The Best Adult Lunchboxes Worth Buying
While macOS has a setting to automatically switch between light and dark mode, it isn’t great, so many Mac users turn to NightOwl. The app lets you toggle dark and light mode based on a variety of triggers, keep certain apps in light mode all the time, and switch between modes using hotkeys.
Source: LifeHacker – Uninstall NightOwl From Your Mac ASAP
You might have simple needs from a tablet. If you don’t need the features or speed of a brand-new iPad, you can get this refurbished 2013 iPad Air with 16GB of storage for $149.99 (reg. $499). The refurbished model comes with a grade “B” rating, which means it can come with some minor scuffs or scratches that don’t…
Source: LifeHacker – This Refurbished iPad Air Is 0 Right Now
When I open YouTube these days, it’s mostly a mess. Sure, the videos they recommend me to watch vaguely resemble the type of content I’m interested in. But for the most part, I scroll past most of the noise until I see something half-way decent to click on. More often than not, the videos I enjoy watching most on…
Source: LifeHacker – You Should Turn Off Your YouTube Watch History
As the current summer season winds down and memories of sun-soaked days and tranquil beach escapes linger, it might seem counterintuitive to start planning for next year’s summer travel. However, if you already know you’ll be taking a big trip in summer 2024, it’s worth taking a proactive approach now. And it’s not…
Source: LifeHacker – Why You Should Start Planning Next Year’s Summer Travel Right Now
If you’ve ever heard the word “kanban,” you probably remember it, since it is inarguably fun to say. “Kanban,” it turns out, is more than a fun word—it’s a system for scheduling tasks in a highly productive way. It’s a visual method for determining what you need to do, what your team needs to do, and what your…
Source: LifeHacker – Track Your Work With the Kanban Method
It’s not your imagination: Finding a job is harder than ever. Not necessarily because of a lack of jobs, but because the interview process has become what scientists call awful. It begins with the requirement that you upload your résumé and then replicate all that information in a wonky online form; and leads you…
Source: LifeHacker – What You Should Do When an Employer Ghosts You
Drones aren’t just for super tech-savvy people anymore, or those with big wallets. Whether you want to capture aerial videos or just fly them around for fun, you can find pretty decent, cheap drones nowadays—like this best-selling drone that’s on sale: you can get two for $149.99 (reg. $398).
Source: LifeHacker – You Can Get These Two Ninja Drones for 0 Right Now
At some point in your life, you’ll find yourself faced with chopping up a giant melon. Strawberries and kiwis are good practice, but your paring knife skills will leave you ill-equipped for taking down a watermelon, honeydew, or pineapple.
When it comes to effectively cutting up large fruit for the first time, and for …
Source: LifeHacker – The Best, Least Messy Way to Cut Large Fruit
As senior health editor Beth Skwarecki once said, you can’t avoid “forever chemicals” in your life (they’re already in 45% of our water supplies). You can, however, lower your exposure by following Beth’s advice, like filtering your air, checking ingredient labels, avoiding certain foods, and probably most…
Source: LifeHacker – The Best Water Filters to Remove ‘Forever Chemicals’
I don’t think most of the people coming up with viral cottage cheese “hacks” actually like cottage cheese. If they did, they would just eat it. Cottage cheese is already pretty perfect on its own: salty and creamy, with a wonderful lactic tang. My personal favorite cottage cheese hack is to scoop it into my mouth,…
Source: LifeHacker – The Better Way to Make TikTok’s Cottage Cheese Cinnamon Protein Toast
If you’re a new fan of Star Trek because Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has you hooked, welcome to the club, nerdlinger! Season two of SNW ends this week, so if you have a Star Trek itch, scratch it with Star Trek: The Original Series. SNW creatively goes where no Trek has gone before, but the original series is the…
Source: LifeHacker – The 10 Best Original Star Trek Episodes for Fans of ‘Brave New Worlds’
Not all yards (or budgets) are built for beautiful landscaping, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have a comfortable, aesthetically pleasing outdoor space. There are plenty of ways to upgrade your backyard without planting or growing anything.
Source: LifeHacker – Eight Inexpensive Backyard Upgrades That Don’t Require Planting Anything
I have not seen the Barbie movie yet, but I have (somewhat unintentionally) made a Barbie Egg. It’s like a normal fried egg, except bright pink—almost magenta, really—with the slightly sweet, subtly sour, earthy flavor of pickled beets.
Source: LifeHacker – Fry Your Eggs in Brine for Surprisingly Nuanced Flavor
It’s a sad fact that of the 40 (or more) hours we spend at work every week, many are taken up by idle time, downtime, meetings, and other distractions. That’s why it’s essential that when you do find time to actually work, you’re in the zone and getting things done.
You can use hacks to boost your productivity and …
Source: LifeHacker – The Best Gear to Help You Focus at Work
If you’re a gaming purist, you know wired controllers are better. Or if you play competitive games, like fighters, you might have friends also plugging in to play with you. Well, when you do, you might want to think twice about using the port on the back of your PS5. It might melt your controller’s USB connector.
Source: LifeHacker – Your PS5 Can Apparently Melt a Wired Controller’s USB Plug
A fireplace can be a charming bit of old-school design in your home, evoking cozy winter evenings and simpler times when we lacked things like central heating. It’s not uncommon for newer homes to have fireplaces incorporated into their common areas—often a decorative electric or gas-powered model that serves as much…
Source: LifeHacker – Seven Ways to Hide an Old Fireplace
Taco Bell is giving customers free tacos for the next five Tuesdays. To get yours, walk into just about any Taco Bell location on August 15, 22, 29, and September 5 and 12, and say, “Give me a free Doritos Locos Taco.” No purchase is necessary.
Source: LifeHacker – You Can Get Free Taco Bell for the Next Five Tuesdays