Jessica Santina

Reno

Writer and Editor at Freelance

Managing Editor at edible Reno-Tahoe

Freelance writer/editor, college writing teacher, and mother (not necessarily in that order!)

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Articles

Regency reversal: Brüka’s new, original comedy turns the ‘Bridgerton’ genre on its head

2 weeks ago | renonr.com | Jessica Santina

Dearest reader, if you’re like me, you often fantasize—especially these days—about escaping to another land, another time, where problems seemed smaller and less complicated. For some of us, it’s 1950s America; for others, it’s England in the early 19th century, which is so richly described in Jane Austen novels and the COVID-era escapist series Bridgerton.
Give Frozen Fries The Love They Deserve With This Unexpected Cooking Method

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Jessica Santina

As the weather heats up, home cooks start looking for ways to limit the amount of time they spend in the kitchen prepping meals and standing over a hot stove. When it comes to french fries, you know you can skip the arduous task of peeling and slicing potatoes and buy some great frozen versions. You need more than a baking tray to make sure your frozen fries are evenly cooked in the oven, but what if you could skip the oven altogether?
Beck Baumann's shiny sculptures brim with joy • Reno News & Review

3 weeks ago | renonr.com | Jessica Santina

Like a lot of artists, Beck Baumann didn’t really think the art she turned to as a hobby could be the makings of a business. The sketches she made in her lap while taking calls for her remote tech-support job at a software firm and the occasional beaded or sequined craft made in her free time were the extent of her artistic endeavors. But after she lost that job in the economic crisis of 2008, Baumann, a stay-at-home mom, decided to take advantage of a chance at a true artistic second act.
This Chain Restaurant Used To Have A Hotline To Answer All Your Burger Questions

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Jessica Santina

Each year, as warm weather settles in, Americans throw the covers off their grills, refill their propane cans, and start scheduling their barbecue parties. The unofficial grilling season starts on Memorial Day, second only to the Fourth of July as the most popular barbecuing day of the year.
Use Your Slow Cooker For The Easiest Butter Chicken Of Your Life

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Jessica Santina

Just trust us—once you try these dreamy melting veggies for the first time, you'll want to make them just about every night. We've developed an easy …
Use Your Slow Cooker For The Easiest Butter Chicken Of Your Life

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Jessica Santina

Almost everyone loves Indian food. In fact, it's consistently ranked as one of the most popular cuisines in the world, recently placing No. 12 in Taste Atlas' 100 Best Cuisines report. Yet it's also one that people generally prefer to eat out — being ranked the "most difficult" cuisine to master in a 2021 British study of 2,000 adults.
How To Choose The Most Succulent Ham To Feed A Crowd

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Jessica Santina

Like turkey at Thanksgiving, a ham is synonymous with Easter and springtime. The cases in grocery store meat departments start filling up with hams, from giant, bone-in whole hams to 1-pound, presliced boneless hams. How do you know which ham is the best-tasting, most-succulent option for your big Easter celebration?
Global Aerospace Manufacturer Click Bond Becomes Industry Partner in SMU Innovation Research Lab

1 month ago | einnews.com | Jessica Santina

Global Aerospace Manufacturer Click Bond Becomes Industry Partner in SMU Innovation Research Lab Click Bond's Digital Solutions use mixed reality to improve installation A Click Bond engineer places adhesive-bonded nutplates on an aircraft Mixed reality is used to show exactly where a Click Bond part should be placed, improving precision As a full member of SMU's Center for Digital and Human-Augmented Manufacturing, Click Bond joins Lockheed Martin in shaping the future of manufacturing.
Sam's Club Has A Generous Discount Senior Membership: Here's How It Works

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Jessica Santina

As shoppers grapple with rising grocery prices, any opportunity to find special savings is especially welcome these days. Wholesale club memberships like Costco and Sam's Club can be a great way to save money, and so can promo deals for special populations, such as veterans, teachers, and seniors. In fact, the new Sam's Club senior discount on membership for 2025 is quite generous.
How '90s TV Helped Turn Sun-Dried Tomatoes Into A Must-Have Ingredient

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Jessica Santina

Who would have thought that a wrinkly, dried-out fruit would become one of the United States' biggest food crazes in the 1990s? It happened to sun-dried tomatoes, a retro food trend from the '80s and '90s. The story goes back to 1979 when Steve Jenkins, an employee at New York's once-famously trendy market Dean & DeLuca, saw large cans of sun-dried tomatoes hanging from the ceiling of a market in Cannes, France. He knew they were right for his own store and called the owner to say so.