How to Wash Potatoes to Actually Get Them Clean, According to Our Test Kitchen

Should you rinse them right away after bringing them home or wait until you’re ready to cook? Blaine Moats Since we can do everything from bake and twice bake to roast, fry, grill, hasselback, hash, smash, and salad-ify spuds, we almost always have a big bag of potatoes on hand. We celebrate and savor them often in recipes ranging from timeless casseroles to trending Million-Layer Potatoes, and...

This Unexpected (and Inexpensive!) Decor Item Is Everywhere at the Magnolia Home Store

Re-create this clever decor trend in your home—for just a few dollars! Emily VanSchmus As a home editor, I was in decor heaven on a recent trip to Magnolia. I was prepared to spend a pretty penny at the Magnolia Home store, but my favorite thing in the shop wasn’t actually for sale. Even better: You can re-create the unexpected trend in your own home for just a few dollars.The Magnolia Home...

Can You Eat Potatoes with Sprouts? Experts Share if It’s Safe

Settle the debate of whether or not it’s safe to eat sprouted potatoes. Getty Images / Catherine Falls Commercial You’re about to start making your favorite potato recipe when you notice them: knobby, misshapen white growths poking out of the potato’s skin.Commonly called “eyes,” these growths occur when potatoes are left in storage for too long and start to sprout. They’re...

Joanna Gaines Says She Always Craved the Same Meal After Delivering a Baby

Luckily, you don’t have to go to the hospital to enjoy her top pick for post-delivery meal. Laura Cavanaugh / Getty Images Joanna Gaines has many areas of expertise, just one of which is being a mom. With five children—Drake, 19; Ella, 17; Duke, 16; Emmie, 14; and Crew, 6—whom she shares with her equally-talented husband Chip, Joanna could probably give a masterclass in motherhood right...

Zombie Foreclosures in U.S. Decline in Q3, Reaching Lowest Levels Since 2021

Based on ATTOM's newly released third-quarter 2024 Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report, almost 1.4 million (1,357,423) residential properties in the United States are vacant. That figure represents 1.3 percent, or one in 76 homes, across the nation - roughly the same as in the second quarter of this year. The report also reveals that 222,934 residential properties in the U.S. are in the process...

Six states approved for HUD disaster relief over the past two weeks

Since Aug. 13, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced disaster relief efforts across six states due to presidentially declared major disasters resulting from a hurricane, flooding, tornadoes and landslides. A few days after President Joe Biden issued a major disaster declaration in Florida stemming from Hurricane Denby, HUD announced the implementation of federal...

Baby boomer retirements squeezed by rising home insurance costs

The baby boomer generation is “slipping through the cracks” of the U.S. retirement system due to the rising prices of home insurance across the country, according to an analysis from online insurance marketplace Insurify. “A new source of financial strain on retiree budgets is homeowners insurance premiums, which have skyrocketed by 20% between 2021 and 2023,” the report stated, citing data...

Rate’s reverse mortgage leader on product specialization and growth

By maintaining a consistent posture that is informed by the dynamics of the traditional forward mortgage business, Rate’s reverse mortgage division has seen notable growth in the year after the appointment of new leadership. Ryan Ogata, Rate’s executive vice president of reverse mortgage lending, previously described how his experience in the forward lending business helped to inform the way he...

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