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5 Vintage Dishes Grandma Loved That Are Worth Serious Cash Today
Melinda Page, Sarah Zlotnick 18 May 2025 at 10:00 am·4-min read From collected keepsakes to copper cookware, our grandparent's homes can be a treasure trove of sentimental—and high-value—vintage finds. Perhaps nowhere is this more true than in the dining room, where Grandma likely kept her wedding china and other dishware on display when it wasn't set out for special occasions. Curious to know if the pieces you dined on as a kid are worth big bucks today?
5 Vintage Dishes Grandma Loved That Are Worth Serious Cash Today
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4 Jobs Worth Delegating
Guests often ask “How can I help?” Here are some jobs that most party-goers would be happy to take over and relieve some of your holiday stress. By Melinda Page Updated January 19, 2009 Checking Coats Assign the kids or an early arrival this task so you won’t have to run back and forth between the front door and the bedroom. Tending Bar Set out all the glasses and trimmings, then anoint someone bartender for the day, or let guests mix their own drinks.
Tailgating 101
There are three kinds of tailgating, and only one of them is fun (the other two involve road rage and shady financial transactions). The football and NASCAR kind takes its name from the tailgates of cars and trucks, which make an ideal place to stage an impromptu picnic in a parking lot. According to tailgating aficionados, if there's no game or race involved, it's not a tailgate―it's just a picnic.
Bruschetta Four Ways - Real Simple
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Easy Pan Equivalents
If you find yourself without the proper size pan specified in a recipe, it’s usually possible to use another, as long as you substitute a pan with comparable volume and depth (keep in mind that results may vary, depending on the recipe). Download the Baking Pan Equivalents worksheet―it offers equivalents for the most common bakeware. If you make a switch, keep in mind that cooking times will likely change.
7 Common Cooking Mistakes
Mistake #1: You Didn’t Read the Recipe Through Before You Started Cooking “Reading a recipe is like looking at a map before going on a trip. It’s the best way to make sure your meal is successful,” says Linda Carucci, author of Cooking School Secrets for Real World Cooks. Most cooking mishaps happen when a crucial detail is overlooked.
New Uses for Easter Things
Credit: Yunhee Kim Don't let them be passé come Monday. Try these new uses for the seasonal trimmings. Eggshells as Bottle and Vase Cleaners Credit: Yunhee Kim Here’s an idea for all those eggs you hard-boiled: Use their broken eggshells to clean the hard-to-reach places in bottles and vases. Drop some crushed shells in the bottle, add warm water and a drop of dishwashing liquid, and give it a good swirl.
Real Simple's Top 20 Kitchen Tools
Shown from left to right: OXO Good Grips 12-Inch Locking Tongs The springs in the hinges of these tongs respond with barely a squeeze, cutting down on fatigue when you need to open and close them for, say, sautéing spinach. Nonslip handles and scalloped tips give you a firm grip. To buy: $13, oxo.com. Microplane Medium Ribbon Grater Most graters work in only one direction.
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