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So, what’s the best prepared meal delivery service for you? The answer will depend on what you want from your food—whether you’re looking for the best value, the most options, or the healthiest ingredients. Here are the best heat-and-eat delivery meal services for every type of customer. Best Prepared Meal Delivery Services of 2022 Best Overall: Freshly Best Value: Daily Harvest Best Variety: CookUnity Best Gluten-Free: Epicured Best for Keto: Factor Best Vegan: Mosaic Best Organic: Sprinly Best for Weight Loss: bistroMD Best for Seniors: Magic Kitchen Best Allergy-Friendly: The Good Kitchen...

How to Freeze Pumpkin Pie Let’s tackle that last question first. Is it better to freeze a pie before or after baking? You can freeze the separate elements prior to baking (more on that later), but for the most efficient holiday time-saver, we like to freeze pie already baked. First, follow the instructions to prep and bake your favorite pumpkin pie recipe. Then follow these tricks to ensure it tastes as if you’re pulling it fresh from the oven after you thaw and reheat your pie....

The hyper-competitive housing market and rising rates have made the home-buying process even more chaotic, and according to a recent survey by Zillow, 75 percent of recent homebuyers have at least one regret about their new home. We spoke with an expert at Zillow and several real estate experts to discover the most common home-buying regrets. Take note, prospective buyers, understanding these oft-overlooked factors, and getting clear on your priorities before buying can help you feel more secure about your home purchase later on....

So what is indirect heat on a grill? It’s that low and slow heat we mentioned, akin to your slow cooker but outside and with a burst of additional flavor from the smoke. Direct heat, in contrast, is a quicker and hotter cooking style since you’re placing the food directly over the heat source. Read on to discover how and when to grill direct or indirect heat, plus one technique that offers the best of both worlds....

What is Space 220? Space 220 is the newest restaurant to open at Epcot in Walt Disney World. It’s named Space 220 because the inside is supposed to feel like you’re dining 220 miles away from earth, so dining in space. The opening has been delayed over and over again (thanks pandemic) but it finally opened last week, and I had the chance to go on the third day it was open!...

When I, her free-spirited eldest, finally landed a 9-to-5, my mom let out a church shout: “I thought you’d never get a job with a retirement plan!” Previously convinced that I would artsy my way through adulthood, she promptly advised that I read Orman’s book. “Sock away just enough to make the company match for retirement,” she insisted. I complied, but was never convinced that I liked this bargain—after all, age 65 felt like a lifetime away....

One of my favorite things about the fall is the cooler weather and all the yummy comfort foods that just taste better when it’s cold outside. I’m talking about soups, stews, casseroles, and all those other things you don’t really want to eat during the summer because it’s so hot outside. I’m already dreaming about homemade chicken noodle soup, beef barley soup, and Cincinnati chili! I remember my mom making beef stew when I was growing up, and I got so impatient while it simmered because it smelled so good on the stove!...

Pull Apart Breadsticks When I first heard about these garlic breadsticks, I was a bit confused. My sister tried to describe it as kind of like a pull apart bread. In my head I was thinking something like this pineapple monkey bread. And they’re sort of like that but sort of not. The basic idea is that you bake the breadsticks in a dish super tightly together so they pull apart but they actually come apart okay, unlike the monkey bread....

I’m a big fan of anything chocolate, which is funny because my son doesn’t like it at all. Well except these Oreo truffles, but that’s a totally different story. These hot chocolate cupcakes are like my perfect dessert. Chocolate cupcakes, marshmallow filling, chocolate ganache, and well they’re also just plain cute. And I like cute. And marshmallows (hello s’mores bars). They’re also super easy to make. They start with a box mix but are doctored enough that you’d never be able to tell....

Plants for Creating the Large-Scale Vegetable Garden Plan Peas (Pisum sativum) Broccoli (Brassica oleracea) Cabbage (Brassica oleracea) Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris cicla) Basil (Osimum basilicum) Green beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) Beets (Beta vulgaris) Carrots (Daucus carota) Onions (Allium cepa) Buttercrunch lettuce (Latuca sativa) Green leaf lettuce (Latuca sativa) Red leaf lettuce (Latuca sativa) Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) If you aren’t able to find the exact cultivars listed above, substitute with others that have similar colors, shapes, and sizes....

Richardson, who is single and doesn’t have children, sees her will as an empowering way to communicate her wishes. “It really helps make sure your assets and your possessions go where you intend them,” she says. It’s a way to give people enough guidance so they don’t have to guess what you maybe would have wanted. In her will, Richardson makes arrangements for the care of the pandemic puppy she adopted and outlines the charities most important to her....

Apart from major (and rare) sitewide sales, I’ve never seen so many good picks from Spanx so highly discounted. This time around, the markdowns include twill pants that sold out in a week within launch, its flattering and comfortable cropped flare jeans that are some of my favorite pants of all time, its Get Moving Skort that shoppers can’t get enough of, and its new faux suede leggings released just this fall that were gone in less than a month....

A twist on the everyday picnic, backyard DIY games, or a baseball-themed outing are just a couple of the activities that will bring plenty of family fun to Father’s Day. And if June gloom (or social distancing restrictions) creep in, there are countless indoor and at-home ideas, too. Plan it right, and the day’s activities can be as much of a present for your dad, grandfather, or husband as the best gifts for Dad you pull together....

In the past four months, we have done more scavenger hunts in our house than I can even count. It all started with this alphabet scavenger hunt and then this neighborhood scavenger hunt. Now my son just assumes I’ll have a new scavenger hunt for us to try out each week. This indoor scavenger hunt for kids is one of my favorite additions to our scavenger hunt collection for two reasons....

This party was originally sponsored by Pottery Barn Kids and posted in 2015. While it was sponsored, all ideas are 100% honest and my own. Since the collection of Elf on the Shelf items from Pottery Barn Kids is no longer available, so I’ve linked elsewhere to get something similar. This post also contains affiliate links directly to products for your convenience. If you purchase via these links, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you....

Until January 1, 2022, it was completely voluntary for food manufacturers to label products that have been genetically modified. But now, a new US Department of Agriculture rule requires food manufacturers to label products that are bioengineered or derived from bioengineering. But consumer safety experts are concerned that the more commonly used term, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), is being replaced by one that people aren’t familiar with—and that there are plenty of loopholes that companies can use to make it hard for consumers to make an informed choice....

Here, three people share their favorite ways to connect to those who live near them. Plus, find nine inspiring stories of neighbors helping each other, pulled from Nextdoor, the social network for neighborhoods. Read on and experience the value of simply being a good neighbor. Do These 3 Things If You Want to Get to Know Your Neighbors Say Good Morning In Laura Ingalls Wilder’s These Happy Golden Years, Laura spends her weekdays boarding with a wretched frontier family while teaching in a one-room schoolhouse....

Native to Asia, ginger comes from the flowering plant of the Zingiberaceae family. Most of us are familiar with consuming its root to add a unique, zippy flavor to dishes and condiments of many cuisines. Ginger tea—steeped in boiling water or infused into herbal blends—is equally delicious, soothing, and beneficial to the body. Ginger Tea Benefits It helps alleviate nausea. Drinking ginger tea may help ease symptoms of motion sickness; such as dizziness, nausea, and cold sweats....

Goat milk butter (or goat butter) has an almost velvety texture and a true melt-in-your-mouth quality that, to me, elevates it beyond any other butter out there. Here’s what to know before subbing goat butter in every recipe you know and love. How Goat Butter Tastes All butter is made by the same process no matter what animal’s milk it comes from, says Seair Lorentz, communications manager with California-based Meyenberg, the country’s largest producer of European-style goat butter and the only one that ships nationally....