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Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Consumers have many worries right now during the coronavirus outbreak. Somewhere on the list for some is keeping their car dependable, especially for those who work at “essential” businesses and need to commute.  There are many basic car care tasks, such as checking fluids and inspecting tires, that can be performed in your driveway. And in an ideal world, you would have been ahead of all routine services and repairs, such as an oil change, before social distancing.  People in many parts of the country have been advised to...

Put it Up! My friends and family have laughed at me “getting my inner homesteader on” while we are social distancing. I am always pretty good about food waste but feel especially compelled right now to make sure as little as possible goes into the trash. Even though I am not in the high-risk category, I want to limit my time outside the home and keep my trips to the grocery store as few as possible. And, where I may have tossed the random piece of fruit before the coronavirus crisis, this week I decided to make a few jars...

For those of you who don’t know, I used to work at a Donut and Ice Cream shop called Paul’s Donuts which recently closed. While I worked there, I never made the donuts but I definitely had some favorites picked out. Apple Fritters were my favorite thing on the menu! Now that I am stuck at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, I figure heck! Why not indulge! I hope you get a chance to try these! Ingredients: Apple Fritter: 1 cup all purpose flour 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp salt 2 tsp fresh lemon juice 3...

Throwing up your hands in despair because you can never find anything in the kitchen? Struggling with a constantly messy bathroom? You’re not alone. Lots of people—well, probably with the exception of tidying guru Marie Kondo—grapple with these issues. It’s even worse if you’re also bequeathed with a small kitchen or a tiny bathroom, because then organising these small spaces takes on a whole other level. The kitchen and bathroom are some of the most functional and hardworking spaces in the home. Naturally, we spend a lot of time in there and there are lots of things going on in...

Easy chocolate mousse covers boxed strawberry cake in this Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cake Roll.  This is a simple pantry recipe you can make with your kids. This post is sponsored in conjunction with #SpringSweetsWeek. I received product samples from sponsor companies to help in the creation of the #SpringSweetsWeek recipes. All opinions are mine alone.   Yeah, that’s now what I thought it would look like when I finished it. I know. That’s not the best way to start a blog post. But even though the cake roll wasn’t actually achieved, it tastes AMAZING so I just had to share...