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I tried a recipe for a single serving of mac and cheese. It’s packed with protein and only took 20 minutes to make.
Making this recipe took me from 1 p.m. to 1:24 p.m., including the time it took for the water to start boiling and the several breaks I took to take photos. I really enjoyed this mac and cheese and already plan to make it again for a quick, fulfilling lunch. Moving forward, I think adding
My friend is 21 years younger. I wanted her skin; she wanted my perspective.
Three years ago, when I met someone 21 years my junior in an online class, I never thought we’d become close. Each week in a writing class, we filled the video call with highly personal details about our lives as we learned how to tell our stories. We spilled our emotions in front of dozens
Inside Germany’s roughly $14 billion plan to deter Russia with a new arsenal of deep-strike missiles
BERLIN — The German government expects it will need almost €12 billion — roughly $14 billion — to build a new arsenal of long-range weapons aimed at deterring Russia, according to defense ministry documents seen by POLITICO. The weapons would give German forces the ability to hit military targets…
Taking solo birthday trips abroad taught me that I don’t need company to do something meaningful
Important milestones are usually celebrated with loved ones, but this year, for my birthday, I decided to take a bucket-list trip to Hong Kong and Japan — on my own. Originally, I’d planned to celebrate at a rooftop bar with friends, but this trip has been on my mind for years. Instead, I cancelled…
I made the easy sausage and tortellini soup I’ve been seeing online. It’s perfect for busy weeknights.
There’s nothing quite like a warm, hearty bowl of soup when the weather starts to cool down — especially one that’s easy enough to throw together on a busy weeknight. As fall approaches, I’ve been seeing recipes for sausage and tortellini soup all over social media. With savory Italian sausage…
I paid $2,292 for my kids’ after-school activities last year — and that was just the starting price
Youth sports is now a $40 billion industry, and the average family spent $1,016 on their child’s primary sport in 2024, a 45% increase from just five years ago, according to Aspen Institute’s Project Play. When I saw this number, I almost laughed. Last season, we spent $2,292 on extracurricular…
Lettuce. Blueberries. Eggs. Jalapeños. Why are there so many food-safety scares this summer?
Bill Marler’s business is booming — and that’s not great for the rest of us. Marler is a food safety lawyer, defending people who’ve been sickened by foodborne illness. He has been doing this for 33 years, with such high-profile wins that he’s become a towering figure in the food safety world. This…
Your favorite products hit by Trump’s new 50% tariffs on Canada
Shots of Fireball could soon get pricier. The Trump administration’s threatened 50% tariffs on some popular Canadian goods went into effect Saturday morning after trade talks with its northern ally fell apart the night before. President Donald Trump first announced the new round of tariffs last…
I dropped out of college and now earn $159,000 as a software engineer. Lifestyle creep left me $30,000 in debt.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation for our Cost of Living video series with Devonte Duncan, 27, a software engineer living in Brooklyn, New York City. It has been edited for length and clarity. When I started making six figures, I remember my friends and I would go out to eat, and the
When heartbreak pays the rent
Gabrielle Stone never imagined she’d get divorced, let alone that she’d tell the world about it. Her first instinct after the one-two punch of ending her marriage, then enduring her first post-divorce heartbreak in 2017, was to log off entirely. She decided to embark on a monthlong trip to Europe à…