Recipes

Cooking is an art form, and there are no limits to what culinary masterpieces chefs will come up with next. (Have you guys ever seen what an air fryer can do?) But when it comes to how brilliant dishes are served, there are many purists out there who think there’s nothing better than the classics. Plates and bowls were invented for a reason after all! Below, you’ll find some of the wildest alternatives to traditional dishes that people have scrutinized in the We Want Plates subreddit. From fish sticks in Crocs to bread in a Versace shoe, we hope you...

In a hostile realm of the ocean, where the pressure is over 830 times greater than on Earth's surface, scientists spotted a fish casually swimming around. No big deal. It's a curious-looking snailfish, and at 27,349 feet (8,336 meters) down, it's the deepest fish ever observed. Researchers spotted the critter on a deep sea expedition in the Izu-Ogasawara Trench, located south of Japan, after lowering a camera with bait down into the ocean's "hadal zone." This cryptic region is named for the Greek god of the underworld, and is home to the deepest of the seas. The record-breaking observation, announced...

Vietnamese Chicken Soup with Baby Spinach (Canh Ga Nau Rau) Searching for a classic and flavorful Vietnamese soup to complement steamed rice? Here is a delicious and comforting Vietnamese chicken and spinach soup to solve just that. Prepared with bone-in, bite-sized pieces of chicken and American baby spinach, this soup is ready in under 20 minutes and made with easy-to-find ingredients.What is CanhVietnamese home cooking centers around steamed rice that is served with at least two side dishes. Canh is typically one of those side dishes. It’s a light and refreshing soup that features a clear broth and made with...

We’ll always have a spot in our gear closet for a hard cooler, but soft coolers have proven to be just as essential. They weigh less and are easy for one person to grab and quickly transport from the deck to the truck bed. There’s a broad range of sizes and softness in soft coolers. Some of these designs are actually very rigid, stout, and stackable. Others are fully collapsible and pliable, and we celebrate the space-saving option for storage. For day-long roams, weekend adventures, road trips, or running errands, these soft coolers kept our provisions chilled without weighing us...

Sometimes we forget about play for our elementary-school aged students! Children learn so much through play, and while a focus on academics has its place, kids definitely need time to learn through trial and error as well as free play! Check out my blog on play ideas to encourage preschool aged development for ideas for younger kiddos! The resource I highlighted in that blog, the Play Center Visual Support resource, is great for early learners! As a school-based occupational therapist (OT), I spend most of my day playing with kids! No fancy equipment required [see 10 Almost Free OT Materials...