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This week, I experimented with making super easy Chinese barbecued ribs. The idea came from grocery shopping and realizing that people had bought up a lot of chicken and ground beef. Pork wasn’t as popular. I’m prone to ‘pity purchasing’ and ended up buying a nearly four-pound slab of baby back ribs at Costco. Looking for a simple and fun recipe that used pantry ingredients lingering in my fridge, I decided to apply a Joyce Chen Cookbook recipe to the ribs. Filled with unfussy information, the book was written in 1962, and I’ve made a great fried rice recipe from...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Consumers have many worries right now during the coronavirus pandemic. 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...

Yoga has a ton of benefits. This ancient practice helps you build strength, flexibility and circulatory health; it can also relieve stress and anxiety. Best of all, to practice yoga, whether you’re at home or heading to a studio, all you really need is a yoga mat. As the most important piece of your yoga kit, keeping your yoga mat clean and odor-free should be your top priority. Unfortunately, sweat, dust and other germs can build up on the surface of your mat, causing bad smells and even spreading diseases if you’re not careful. To prevent this and to ensure...

We love when we come across a project where the architect is also the client. Architects’ homes tend to be full of design ingenuity, and Jack Chen’s apartment in Richmond, Australia, a suburb just outside of Melbourne, is no different. Chen’s rather remarkable home is all of 377-square-feet, yet, through multipurpose furniture, hidden storage, and disappearing built-ins, he’s able to fit everything he needs into the tiny apartment—including a bedroom, an office nook, a dining table, and a hardworking kitchen. “I have always been interested in small apartment designs. It is quite popular in other countries, but in Australia the...

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