Author: candacebd
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No Eggs for Your Cake Mix? Try Greek Yogurt for the Fluffiest Treats Ever
Whether you’re avoiding dairy or eggs are just too dang expensive right now, your favorite desserts don’t have to suffer. (Or maybe you started baking, only to realize your pantry was stocked with cake mix…only no eggs. And you really don’t want to drop everything and head to the grocery store. Just us?) Greek yogurt…
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What Makes People Judgy? The Cringey (Yet Eye-Opening) Truth
You’ve felt it before: Someone eyeing you up and down, whispering to another—and you can’t help but wonder if they’re judging you. And since we’re all human, I’m sure you’ve been there, too: Going all who does he think he is?! over something someone’s doing. It’s natural, but what makes people judgy? How can we…
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Review: Are Funny Face Bakery Cookies Worth It?
If you have a penchant for liking dessert pics and staking out new bakeries to try out, you’ve probably seen New York’s Funny Face Bakery cross your feed. As someone who plans out Bluey cakes and Peppa Pig treats for her kid’s birthday (or just a random Tuesday), their take on pop culture cookies immediately…
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My Biggest Mistake as a Manager
You ever look back at life—say, when your brain pings you awake at 3 a.m.—and cringe as you relive a season of your past? No? Just me? Well, when I think of my first two years as a manager of a team, I wince. And want to reach out to those direct reports with a…
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Wednesday Addams-Inspired Costume Ideas
Even though Netflix’s series, Wednesday, didn’t premiere until a month after Thanksgiving, it was already generating tons of buzz as a Halloween costume (with searches up 120 percent then). Since then, interest in Wednesday Addams’s looks have only snowballed, inspiring the whole “soft goth” trend (aka a muted smoky eye and lip). A black collared…
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Are Chrissy Teigen’s Cravings Baking Mixes Worth It?
Baking Chrissy Teigen’s blueberry cream cheese pancakes from scratch is a process—one you’ve got to plan an hour or so for—but I love them so much, I’ll gladly put in the effort to dice cubes of cream cheese and freeze them. (I’m the type who wakes up hungry, so any breakfast recipe involving planning is…
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How to Make a Wreath for Beginners (And for $6 or Less!)
When it comes to making holiday decor, I’ve always been intimidated by wreaths. Lush ones featuring real greenery can get pricey, fast—but it turns out that learning how to make a wreath doesn’t have to be super complicated or expensive. Between a trip to the tree farm and the Dollar Tree, I was able to…
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White Elephant Gift Ideas Under $10, $25 & $50
Coming up with solid white elephant gift ideas is not easy—especially ones under $10, $25 or whatever your budget may be. That’s where we come in. After scouring what’s trending online and chatting with friends and editors about the top gifts they’ve given (and received) during these parties, we’ve broken down our top 2022 gift…
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Some People Are Just Going to Hate You—Here’s How Anne Hathaway Deals with It
As much as I know I can’t please everyone, I still try. I’ve agonized over whether people liked me, whether I offended them, whether they hated me—and why (or what I could do to change their mind about me). It’s a classic Type 9, people pleaser tendency. I’ve been working on letting go; realizing I…
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Everything Bagel Focaccia
Everyone made a huge deal about sourdough during the pandemic, but why wasn’t anyone raving about focaccia?! How did we sleep on focaccia? After baking a batch a few weeks ago, it became my instant obsession. Yes, it needs to rest overnight, and yes, it involves a ton of olive oil (the good kind), but…
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What to Serve with Biscuits and Gravy
One of my mom’s specialties growing up was biscuits and gravy. (My mom’s recipe is a riff on Pioneer Woman’s, with extra Jimmy Dean sausage.) Whether they’re made from scratch or aided with a few shortcuts—hey, Pillsbury Grands are pretty good—the Southern staple is the kind of soul-satisfying meal that’s so hearty you can skip…
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A Cozy Look Inspired by ‘Folklore’-Era Taylor Swift
With the release of Midnights, Taylor Swift is everywhere. And while you could throw on a gray floral sheet, sunglasses and cat ears and call yourself an “Anti-hero” ghost, there’s another low-effort—and equally cozy—last-minute costume to consider: A throwback to Swift’s Folklore era. While Taylor Swift once sold a sweater that looked just like the…
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