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5 days ago |
israel.timesofnews.com | Victoria Brittain
By Victoria BrittainPhilippe Lazzarini, UNRWA Commissioner General, is the latest person to use the distraction of calling for “international media” to be allowed into Gaza “to independently report on the ongoing atrocities including this morning’s heinous crime.”Western journalists have been demanding this for months. But, the truth is there is not a single Western journalist who could report effectively from inside Gaza in this genocide.
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6 days ago |
12tomatoes.com | Victoria Brittain
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1 week ago |
12tomatoes.com | Victoria Brittain
With summer approaching, the time for breezy summer white fabric clothes is in the air. Many people are hesitant to jump into a pair of white slacks or pull on a white T-shirt because there’s the inevitable staining of said white clothes, or last year’s white ones are looking a little dull. Here, this method does double duty, brightening whites as well as lifting out stains.
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1 week ago |
12tomatoes.com | Victoria Brittain
While frying foods leads to delicious results, it often leaves you with a messy kitchen and an even messier pot or pan. This method requires a little bit of folding but gives you a compact fry space that saves you from cleaning up the mess. And it’s all possible thanks to a bit of origami. This method, demonstrated by TikTok user rinatakagi, shows that origami isn’t just for decoration. Here, a basic origami box is made with parchment paper.
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2 weeks ago |
12tomatoes.com | Victoria Brittain
Whether it be covered with a thin layer of streusel (making it a coffee cake) or with a thick layer of streusel (making it a crumb cake), these treats are the bridge between meals, the chameleon of the dessert world, and a hot cup of coffee’s best companion. Coffee cake and crumb cake can be a breakfast treat as well as an afternoon pick-me-up.
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2 weeks ago |
12tomatoes.com | Victoria Brittain
When the days are hot and humid, a cool and refreshing treat is a must. Sure, there’s ice cream and sorbet, but sometimes you don’t want something so heavy. Here is a great fruity way to beat the heat. The best part? It only requires three simple ingredients. While freezing grapes isn’t a new thing, this trick shown by TikTok user kittengabby_cook is a great way to add texture to this freezer treat. After rinsing the grapes off, the grapes are mixed with lemon juice.
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2 weeks ago |
12tomatoes.com | Victoria Brittain
As the days get longer and the weather gets warmer, nothing satisfies the summer season quite like a scoop (or several) of ice cream. Yet, before you start to defrost your freezer’s carton of ice cream, check to see if it’s been recalled. In late April, a report was filed with the FDA by Iowa-based ice cream manufacturer Wells Enterprises, a company that manufactures for popular brand labels like Blue Bunny and Halo Top.
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3 weeks ago |
12tomatoes.com | Victoria Brittain
You know a car hits it big when it can be recognized by its silhouette. This is definitely true for cars like the Chevy Belair and the Ford Mustang, but it is also true of an unassuming underpowered bus made by Volkswagen in the mid-20th century. While it was in production in the 1950s, it hit waves literally in the US in the hippie and surfer communities, used as transporters or even makeshift mobile homes.
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3 weeks ago |
12tomatoes.com | Victoria Brittain
Fried chicken. It’s one of the most comforting of comfort foods in not just Southern cuisine but in the broader American culinary landscape. Yet making fried chicken always feels daunting. Cooking the chicken to the right temperature is always a balancing act. Even if the outer skin has crisped up, the interior could still be raw. That is resolved here with this trick. Well, it’s not a new trick or hack, as this cooking and frying process is common in West African and some Caribbean cuisines.
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3 weeks ago |
12tomatoes.com | Victoria Brittain
As the warmer weather settles in, fresh produce is at the forefront of one’s mind. And nothing screams the warmer weather quite like a juicy, ripe tomato. Yet, before you start slicing and prepping a fresh tomato for your next recipe, you might want to check if it’s been recalled. At the beginning of this month, the Indiana-based company Ray & Mascari Inc. did a large recall of their 4 Count Vine Ripe Tomatoes packaged in clamshell containers.