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I Asked a Farmer How To Choose the Best Avocado Every Single Time

Jan 15, 2025 | simplyrecipes.com | Lauren David |Lauren's career |Verywell Fit

I was eating mashed-up avocado on toast long before it became a trend on brunch and coffee shop menus. My Chilean father grew up eating avocado on toast and naturally made it for me when I was a child. Whenever I went grocery shopping with my dad, we would find either too many overripe avocados in the produce aisle or ones that were rock hard. Neither was a good option. This appears to be a universal problem.
The Best Way To Ripen an Avocado Quickly, According to an Avocado Farmer

Jan 14, 2025 | simplyrecipes.com | Lauren David |Lauren's career |Verywell Fit

More than once, I've wanted to serve up a delicious bowl of guacamole only to reach for an avocado in my fruit bowl and find it rock hard. Typically, a hard avocado takes around a week to ripen, but I don't always have that kind of time or patience, which made me wonder how to speed up the ripening process. Whether you need ripe avocados to spread on toast, chop up for a salad or a grain bowl, or mash up into a heaping bowl of guacamole, there is an easy trick that will shorten the ripening time.
These Whitening Kits Are Professional-Grade, According to Shape’s 6-Week Tests

Nov 2, 2024 | shape.com | April Benshosan |Verywell Fit

How do LED teeth whitening kits work? "LED whitening kits work by combining a bleaching gel with the LED light," says Dr. Irina Vaiman Kessler, DDS, Cosmetic Dentist at New York Family Dental Arts. "The gel contains a bleaching agent that helps lift stains from the enamel, while the LED light accelerates this process, enabling the whitening agents to penetrate deeper and work more quickly.
Do Eggs Really Need To Be at Room Temperature for Baking?

Oct 20, 2024 | simplyrecipes.com | Lauren David |Lauren's career |Verywell Fit

Whether you’re a budding baker or have years of experience, you’ve likely seen plenty of recipes call for room-temperature eggs. Maybe you’ve skipped this step because you forgot to take the eggs out of the fridge ahead of time. Or maybe you always adhere to the instructions. Either way, let's get to the bottom of why many baking recipes call for room-temperature eggs. Many baking recipes start with what's called the creaming method.
Is It Safe To Eat Meat With Freezer Burn?

Oct 10, 2024 | simplyrecipes.com | Lauren David |Lauren's career |Verywell Fit

Stocking up on meat that's on sale at the grocery store and then freezing it for later is a great technique for saving money. That is, until you pull out a steak and discover it has freezer burn because it wasn’t properly wrapped, had been in the freezer too long, or both. The good news is that freezer burn doesn’t have to derail your meal plans. Here’s what the experts say about eating meat with freezer burn, plus tips for reducing the chances of freezer burn in the first place.
The $4.99 H Mart Find I Buy Every Time I Go

Oct 4, 2024 | simplyrecipes.com | Apple Mandy |Verywell Fit

I didn't know what a doula was until I got pregnant with my first child. Where I’m from, doulas weren’t that popular since most women rely on their immediate family members to provide emotional, physical, and educational support before, during, and after birth. When I got pregnant in 2020, I wanted my mom to be there, but since flights were restricted during the Covid pandemic, I took my friend's advice and looked for a doula.
10 Slip-On Sneakers That'll Help You Reach Your Step Goal in Style

Jul 23, 2024 | shape.com | Supportive Insoles |Shannon Ullman |Verywell Fit

With all the red-light therapy mask sessions, hot girl walks, and gratitude journaling we're supposed to fit into a measly 24 hours a day, who has time to lace up their sneakers? Slip-on sneakers are the future, both in terms of comfort and practicality. They're like the sweatpants of shoes — so versatile and easy to wear that you'll question why you'd ever put on anything else.
The Only Way You Should Store Raspberries, According to Farmers

Jul 21, 2024 | simplyrecipes.com | Lauren David |Lauren's career |Verywell Fit

I'm first in line to buy a basket of raspberries when they grace my local farmers market. Sometimes I'll even buy them at the grocery store in the off-season. I'm a huge fan of these sweet-tart berries. And that's why it's the worst when I place them in the fridge to top my yogurt with granola the next morning, only to find some have gone mushy. Why do plump, juicy-looking raspberries go bad so quickly? Are there any tricks for storing them so that they don't get mushy and gross?
This New $3.29 TJ's Find Is Flying Off the Shelves (and Into My Cart)

Jun 2, 2024 | simplyrecipes.com | Apple Mandy |Verywell Fit

Upon moving to the U.S. four years ago, merienda has become a vestige of my former life in the Philippines. Growing up in a typical Chinese-Filipino household, a merienda—or afternoon snack—comprises perfectly fried caramelized bananas from a street vendor, a cup of halo-halo as a reprieve from the summer heat or a piece of mamón from Red Ribbon Bakeshop. If you ask me which of the above is my favorite, it would be mamón.
We Put Dozens of Pickleball Shoes to the Test—These 10 Performed Best on the Court

May 22, 2024 | shape.com | Shannon Ullman |Verywell Fit

Whether you play as a hobby or for competition, it’s crucial to have shoes specially designed for your favorite sport. If you’re a pickleball player, you’ll want shoes that keep you stable on the court and prevent injuries like sprains. According to podiatrist Dr. Bruce Pinker, there are many considerations for choosing a pickleball shoe.