Helping You Help Yourself #43
Online therapy, figuring out whether your plant is dead, tax prep, sending faxes and more!
10 Foods From Past Presidential Inauguration Meals That Donald Trump Should Definitely Eat On Friday
From jelly “the colour of sadness” to giant cakes and turtle soup, I’ve got a menu you’ll probably want to replicate at home while your cat screams into a pillow.
Helping You Help Yourself #42
The ideal way to stack nachos, proactive steps for a Trumpian world, getting compensation from airlines, some important ketchup info and more!
Liquor On The Farm: A Classic Margarita
Start the year off right — by learning how to make a classic margarita recipe.
10 Poison-Free Alternatives To Foods and Drinks With Poison In Them
Chocolate Mousse tastes WAY better without sedatives.
Helping You Help Yourself #41
Make a ton of quesadillas, drink mulled wine, write in a guided journal by the light of a Himalayan salt lamp and more!
15 Silver and Gold Dessert Recipes to Make Your New Year Bright
There’s nothing like a bunch of dazzling desserts to distract you from the hellscape that is our collective future!
Make A Cute, Giftable DIY Oven Mitt Real Quick and Win the Holidays
My go-to, anybody, anytime present will always be an oven mitt. These little suckers take a maximum of 20 minutes to make and with the right fabric choice, can look super fancy and expensive.
22 Beers To Brew At Home (Because Why Go Outside Again, Ever)
I’m ready to take back the heritage that is so rightfully ours, and one way I’m going to do that is by homebrewing my own goddamn beer. With my girlfriend. And her cat. Please join us.
Liquor In The Tough Times: The Fortitude Martini
The performance of luxury is more important to me than ever. Plus you can channel your anger into rimming a glass.
Helping You Help Yourself 40
Winterizing your car, standing up to bigotry, craft beer pairings, IKEA furniture and more!
14 Kitchen Tools All Beginner Home Cooks Need
Affordable, functional options for people who binge-watch Chopped regularly!
Holigay Gift Guide 2016: Stocking Stuffers for the Cat (Lover) in Your Life
When shopping for gifts for your cat-loving friends, it’s best to keep that idea in mind and buy things that not only are for the cat-lover but are also for the cat.
Relevant To Your Interests: You and Your Dog Are Both Nerds
I adopted a dog, named her Edie Windsor and have decided that, like me, she is a nerd. So probably your dog is a nerd too.
20 Christmas Candy Recipes For When You Get Tired of That Bowl Full of Jelly
It’s almost Christmas! Still doesn’t feel like it, though. But maybe that’s because we’re not eating enough homemade seasonal candy, y’know?
Helping You Help Yourself #39
Calling your reps, figuring out what kind of shirt you’re wearing, making babies laugh, saving money, a Wonder Woman tiara, and more!
22 Vegetable Recipes for When Your Winter CSA Box Overflows
This one goes out to all my vegetarian and vegan cuties.
How To Cook Vegducken (Or: How to Spend Thanksgiving Heartsick and Far From Home)
“I get up off the floor, reach for a long, heavy leek and a cutting board and my favorite knife, its weight in my palm like an amulet. I feel like a stranger in my own life, but I have seven hours and eight dishes left. There is work to be done.”
Helping You Help Yourself #38
Let’s all help each other and ourselves this week.
32 Recipes That Prove PB&J Is A Perfect Combo
Practically perfect in every way.