Grow “High Impact” Plants If Your Gardening Time Is Limited

I was momentarily proud of myself the year I grew peas: I tended them for weeks, harvested a big basket full of pods, sat down to shell them…and only ended up with enough for a small side dish. As much as I loved the peas, that was a lot of work for very little payoff.

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Why You Should Avoid the Word “Fair” in Salary Negotiations

Asking for a raise can be tricky. You have to approach the conversation in the right way, and as Lee E. Miller, co-author of A Woman’s Guide to Successful Negotiating points out, that means you probably want to leave out the word “fair.”

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Add Depth to Your Summertime Punch with a Dash of Bitters

Nothing is more refreshing on a hot day than a big, cold pitcher of boozy punch, whether it’s a normal punch, or you just made an extra big version of your favorite cocktail. Give your drink a little depth and surprising complexity with a couple dashes of bitters.

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WriteWell Gives Students and Professionals Templates to Jumpstart Research Papers

If you’ve ever had to write a reference paper, essay, or lab report, you know what it means to struggle with an overwhelming amount of information to organize, or a blank page looking back at you. WriteWell helps you organize that information easily, and offers writing templates to help you get started with your paper.

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Five Creative Ways to Use Hummus That Don’t Involve Dipping

From a hummus soup with the texture of miso to hummus-stuffed falafel and a hummus potato salad, Brothers Green Eats offers up five different ways to incorporate hummus into amazing dishes you may never have thought of—assuming any hummus is left in your fridge after opening it.

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How to Become the Ultimate Grill Master

How to Become the Ultimate Grill Master

Memorial Day marks the start of the serious grilling season, and there’s no better weekend to bolster your grill-master game. Luckily, honing your outdoor culinary skills is a lot more simple than it seems, given the right tools, a little preparation, and a few tips on technique.

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Use Mushy, Over-Ripe Tomatoes to Make an Amazing Vinaigrette 

Tomato season is approaching, and I am freaking ready. I tend to go overboard at the market, but that’s not a real “problem,” as I have a multitude of ways to deal with an excess of tomatoes, like this delicious dressing from Bar Tartine.

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The Best Memorial Day Deals: Laser Printers, Cheap ThinkPad, Golfing Gear, and More

Morning Mail Sorts Your Inbox with Tinder-Like Swipes

iOS: You already know that archiving, deleting, or reading emails is an effective way to get through a flooded inbox full of unread messages. Morning Mail for iPhone quickens this process with Tinder-like swipes, apart from being a decent email client.

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Free Yourself From Inkjet Hell With These Discounted Brother Laser Printers

Brother laser printers dominated the voting in our Kinja Co-Op for best printer, and it’s easy to see why: They basically never jam, toner is much cheaper than ink (and it never dries out if you don’t use it), and they print much faster than any other consumer-level printer; on the order of 25-30 pages per minute, even when printing duplex. The glaring trade-off is that they don’t print in color, but it’s easier to live without that than you might think.

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