How to eat cereal the right way – No dishes required!

Wordless Wednesday | October 23, 2013 | By

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Uh, no, I think I’ll pass.I keep watching anyway, though, because at the last split second, it looks like the milk explodes. Is it simply the milk reaching the top and having nowhere to go? Or did he actually start to choke there?

Don’t like pumpkins? Make jack-o-lanterns from oranges!

Halloween, pumpkin | October 21, 2013 | By

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Well huh. I happen to love real jack-o-lanterns, but there’s no denying that it’s a time-consuming task that can feel more like work than fun by the end.

Unless you’re super crafty and can spend tons of time making elaborate designs, then the thrill of carving pumpkins tends to die after a few years of making more or less the same face every year.

These oranges are on a much smaller scale, though, and would be perfect for wanting to decorate and celebrate, but without as much effort and time. I imagine they’ll still be messy and the stickiness of oranges would rival pumpkins’ sliminess for which is worse.

After a few times of lighting the candles inside, these would dry out and be ready to be tossed into the trash (or garbage disposal for an easy refresher!). Realistically, they’d probably sit on my own counter for far longer than that, but I can guarantee you that they’d still make it to the trash before the melting, molding pumpkins on my porch would.

Oh, and at least with these, when you scoop out the middles, you can simply eat the insides immediately. I’ve had my fair share of throwing hacking up pumpkins for puree and roasted pumpkin seeds, but there’s something appealing about not having to put in nearly as much work for instant satisfaction with these.

How to use your hotel coffee maker and iron to prepare your travel meals

coffee | September 16, 2013 | By

How to grill your grilled cheese sandwich in a hotel room or dorm room using a standard clothes iron

Traveling usually means eating a lot of fast food or sandwiches from a cooler, but some people get a lot more resourceful than that. Most times, you just need a source of heat and both the coffee maker and iron can provide that.

So of the most obvious techniques involve using the coffee maker to heat water for oatmeal or an iron for grilled cheese sandwiches. You can also fry eggs, cook bacon, prepare soft-boiled eggs, and even steam vegetables!

This wiki has a whole list of other foods you can try out in your hotel room, including Lemon Pepper Chicken in your coffee maker! Just make sure you clean out whatever small appliance you end up using so that the housekeeper doesn’t have to deal with your unique mess.

(Oh, and keep these in mind if you’re a college student living in the dorms. You may not be allowed an iron, but you’ll usually have access to a microwave as well.)