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How to Store Chives
Whether you eat them sprinkled over a baked potato or mixed into scrambled eggs, chives are a delicious, hardy herb from the onion and leek family. To store chives, keep them fresh in the refrigerator or preserve them for up to 1 year by freezing or dryin...
How to Cut Sushi
Making sushi involves both cutting the fish and the roll itself. The fish needs to be thinly sliced into long strips before you make the sushi roll. Cutting the sushi roll can be tricky because it’s easy for the roll to get crushed, or for the ingredients...
How to Grow Stevia
Growing stevia is a fun and easy process. Purchase seedlings from a nursery and plant them in a warm and well-drained area. The plants are fairly low maintenance and only need to be watered when the soil is dry. Watch your stevia transform from a seedling...
How to Clean a Charger Port
Smartphones, tablets, and laptops are meant to be portable. As a result, these devices spend a lot of time in our hands, in pockets, in purses, on dirty tables, outside, and other places where they can get dirty. If it's harder to insert your charging cab...
How to Store Donuts
Few things are better than warm, fresh-baked donuts, but they tend to dry out and grow stale after sitting for a while. If you leave donuts sitting out, they get hard, but if you put them in a Ziploc bag, they get mushy – so what do you do? While it seems...
How to Hang a Pinata
Hitting a piñata is a fun party activity for children and adults! You can easily hang a piñata outside from a tree or patio, or rent a piñata tripod if you want more control over the piñata's exact location. To suspend the piñata, use a rope or get crafty...
How to Clean an Uncircumcised Child's Penis
An uncircumcised penis requires a slightly different cleansing regimen than a circumcised penis. If your child is uncircumcised, you will need to take special care to cleanse the area and to avoid damaging the foreskin. If your child is older and can wash...
How to Dispose of Ammonia
Ammonia is a commonly used cleaning product. Although it’s a strong chemical, it's not considered a household hazardous waste. That means you can dispose of it in the sink, as long as you flush it with plenty of water. If you have a lot of ammonia or a se...
How to Fix Lumbar Lordosis
Lumbar hyperlordosis, also called lordosis, occurs when the curve of the lower back (lumbar region) becomes exaggerated. Lordosis is a common condition that can often be treated at home through a combination of exercises that strengthen and stretch your b...
How to Celebrate Baisakhi
Also spelled Vaisakhi, Baisakhi is the Sikhi New Year celebration that takes place every year on April 13 or 14. A joyous, vibrant event, it’s also the spring harvest festival, where Sikhs rejoice in the abundance of crops and pray for future good fortune...
How to Apply Orajel
Orajel is a topical anesthetic that you can use to numb pain or discomfort on your body or inside your mouth. Its active ingredient is benzocaine, and it’s available over-the-counter both as an ointment and a spray. You can use Orajel to treat minor pain...
Find Your Paint Code On Your Car Fast
You can easily cover scratches or spots on your vehicle by touching them up with your car’s original paint color. Finding an exact match for your paint color is the only way to ensure your touch-ups blend in seamlessly—but how do you find the color code f...
The Best Way to Store Dill in the Fridge or Freezer
When you think dill, you probably think crispy dill pickles (yum!). But the herb—which is a member of the celery family—is great for a lot of other recipes and uses, as well. Preserve fresh dill either in the refrigerator or the freezer, and add it to eve...
How to Blow a Conch Shell
Conch shells are considered an important part of some cultures because they’re used in ancient traditions and celebrations. If you want to blow a conch like the fictional King Neptune or the real-life ancient Mayans, you first have to find the perfect she...
How to Find the Name of a Song without Knowing the Lyrics
Got a tune stuck in your head but can’t remember what it’s called or who made it? At a bar when a catchy song pops on but there are no lyrics for you to Google? Luckily, there are plenty of ways to find the name of song—even if you can’t quickly punch the...
How to Break the Ice on Tinder
In the Tinder world, there are a lot of different ways to try and break the ice with a match. To get noticed, you need to say more than a simple, “Hey, how ya doing?” Ask interesting “this or that” questions, mention details from their profile, and don’t...