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By the author of Be Ready for Anything and the course Bloom Where You’re Planted Given the current concerns, you may be adding some emergency supplies that you are unfamiliar with to your pantry and medicine cabinet. This article explains how to use potassium iodide after a nuclear strike and addresses some frequently asked questions. At the end, there’s a link to a downloadable format of this article that you can print out to keep with your emergency supplies. I’m not a doctor – this article is based on research done on the FDA and CDC websites. Sources are cited at...

Bavarian manufacturer Sandhelden has created four 3D-printed trophies made from locally sourced quartz sand from Bavaria, Germany, for a drawing competition by design and architecture collective Archisource. The twisted, grey trophies aim to reveal the material's opportunities within the design industry and were created by Archisource and Sandhelden for Archisource's annual Drawing of the Year Awards. The sand is bound with Furan made from sugar cane, corn husks, or rice hulls Sandhelden 3D printed the trophies using binder jetting technology, which uses a layering process to 'print' an object into shape. Layer by layer of quartz sand is glued together by...

These Smoked Ribs are smoked to perfection. They are full of flavor and slathered in our favorite BBQ Sauce. Smoked for 6 hours the ribs are tender and fall right off the bone! Smoking meat is my husband's newest and best tasting hobby. He got a smoker last summer and has been going crazy with making us some great meals. His Smoked Pork Butt is one of my favorite things he smokes. He uses a traditional wood smoker, and it is usually an all-day event for him. He loves it, and I don't have to cook for a meal or...

INGREDIENTS 1 batch Beyond Amazeballs 1 batch Not So Basic Marinara 1 packaged of vegan sandwich or bread rolls of choice** Vegan cheese*** Optional: vegan butter and Trader Joe’s Green Goddess Seasoning blend INSTRUCTIONS Preheat oven to 375° F Toast bread rolls in a pan or cast-iron Butter your toasted bread and sprinkle Trader Joe’s Green Goddess seasoning on it. (This step is completely optional but it’s absolutely delicious!) Place a slice of vegan cheese (cut in half) on bottom piece of your roll, bake in oven for 3-5 minutes to begin to melt cheese Remove rolls from oven and...

I created this interactive sensory Haggadah template so that parents and teachers can craft a unique Haggadah for the youngest children too! You can find my paper seder plate craft here. This post contains affiliate links. Craft your own interactive sensory Haggadah for Passover! I’m super excited to finally be sharing this super fun sensory Haggadah template in both SVG (Cricut or other dye cutting machine) and PDF (hand cutting) formats. For me, it was a project three seasons in the making due to life changes, 2020, and a new baby getting in the way. An interactive felt Haggadah is...