Tuesday Things.
1. I keep writing 2020 as the date on things (like a check, etc) but not because I’m not used to writing 2021. It’s because I feel like last year was still 2019 and we just lost an entire one in between.
2. Desperately need these coconut macaroon brownies.
3. I tried this onion cutting hack: place a wet paper towel right by the onion as you slice, and apparently it won’t make you cry? Total fail for me. I even moved the damp paper towel around, higher up, right on the counter next to the onion – nope!
4. Best tips for kids in the kitchen.
5. TV things!! I did like a Million Little Things just a bit better last week! Also thinking about starting The One on netflix.
6. Last week I bought an electronic fabric shaver to remove pilling from our couch and chair, and it’s basically been the highlight of my life. This definitely has to be the definition of getting old.
7. Are you planning any summer trips/road trips? We still have our annual michigan vacation planned but nothing else because of the baby timing. There are just so many places I am dying to go!
8. The most anticipated spring books! Ahhh I can’t wait for my summer reading list to come out next month. So many good ones!
13 Comments on “Tuesday Things.”
freezing onions for at least 15 min/lighting some candles are the only things that work for me!! And sometimes they don’t even work haha. The candle flame helps burn up the gas from the onions before it gets to your eyes… I’ll light like 3 and put them all around the cutting board sometimes lol.
I wet my knife and onion before cutting and that works pretty well for me!
Have you read The One? Luckily the book and show are so so different, but the show can’t even compare. There are totally different storylines and characters in the book. It was such a great read!
On your #3 (onion cutting) tip:Â
Cut the onion in half or quarters. Place in ice water. Stick your knife in there too. After a couple minutes cut your onions. It should eliminate the tears or reduce it greatly, depending on the type of onion you’re cutting. Some onion types over others contain more oils that can make you tear up differently.  I have a little desk fan that I use in the kitchen to blow over the onion to make that go away from me.  That’s works great for me too.Â
I’m not sure what you’re doing differently, but lately I’ve been getting your posts on the day that they’re published instead of the following day. I like it!
We recently got a fabric shaver too! It’s way more fun than it should be. Haha. Since it’s the end of our winter it was nice to clean up my sweaters.
We went to Palm Springs for spring break – rented a house with a pool. I think we might do the same for a summer vacation. We’re debating between Palm Springs and San Diego.
Onion goggles. An absolute necessity.
I just watched the first episode of The One on Netflix. Have you read the book? I read the book a few months ago and enjoyed it, but that also means I remember it enough to keep expecting the show to follow that plot– which it definitely doesn’t! Trying to make myself forget the book so I can enjoy the new story.
Also re: onions, I try to remember to store a couple in the fridge. I think cutting an onion that’s been refrigerated at least greatly reduces the tears. My eyes are super dry, so when I cut a room temperature onion it is total chaos for me and I’m just crying like crazy!
Ive tried all the onion hacks. Nothing works except wearing swim goggles. Looks ridiculous but keeps my eyes dry. Lol.
I keep a small battery operated fan in a kitchen cabinet. Â It’s only maybe 5″ round? Â When I chop onions, I grab the little fan, set it to my right, the fan blows the “cry chemical” to the left. Â Never an issue. Â Ever. Â Been doing this for about 10 years now. Â Just a little mini fan is all you need. Â Just enough to give you a draft and waft away the onion odor.
https://www.amazon.com/Zahooy-Handheld-Personal-Rechargeable-Adjustable/dp/B083PQ631G/ref=sr_1_21?dchild=1&keywords=mini+battery+operated+fan&qid=1617798829&sr=8-21
Wait. You still write checks?
I agree with the comments about The One! Definitely loved the book and would highly recommend it! The show and the book are really completely different and the book is my favorite of the two.Â
I really liked The One. Reminded me a bit of The Circle – have you read that? I had a stomach bug a few weeks ago and binge watched The One in one day… interesting concept to think about and how it would/could change our society…