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If you’re like most of us, there’s a shelf in your pantry holding several boxes of pasta. The staple food keeps well and can easily be turned into dinner with a simple homemade sauce (or even quicker jarred sauce). 

But if you haven’t given much thought to what’s in the box, you may want to reconsider. Pastas are not all made equally. One small difference can make even the simplest pasta dish taste like it

Source: Why Chefs Swear by Bronze-Cut Pasta

We love so much of Martha Stewart’s advice around the home and kitchen. It’s hard not to, when she’s a bona fide superstar entrepreneur and an expert at so many things. So, I was thrilled when I got the chance to sit in on a “Fireside Chat” between her, Flamingo Estate’s founder Richard Christiansen, and David and Nina Kohler at last year’s Kohler Food & Wine Weekend in Kohler, Wisconsin. The town where the

Source: Martha Stewart Says This Is the Only Olive Oil She Uses at Home

As “biohacks” like peptides, cold plunges and high-tech wearables grow in popularity, some advocates promote the idea of dramatically extending human life — but others say it’s better to focus on more healthy years rather than living forever.

Dr. Annu Navani — chief medical officer at Le Reve Wellness in San Jose, California, where she leads advanced regenerative and longevity medicine programs — said the biggest myth is that people will

Source: Longevity doctor shares 4 free habits for a longer, healthier life | Fox News

With plenty of time until Labor Day rolls around, I’m soaking in the last few weeks of summer by eating fresh peaches and enjoying lunch poolside. There will be plenty of sales when the season changes, but Amazon has already kicked things off with a plethora of end-of-summer markdowns.

This weekend is a great time to shop Le Creuset Dutch ovens, OXO cooking utensils, and Ninja air fryers as the retailer clears out inventory. Just be sure to check out while you can because these discounts won’t

Source: The 50 Best Deals From Amazon’s End-of-Summer Sale, From $2

Contrary to popular belief, butter doesn’t have to be refrigerated. According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), it’s safe to leave butter on the counter if it’s been pasteurized and has enough fat and salt mixed in to inhibit bacterial growth. While whipped and reduced-fat butters should never stray far from your refrigerator door for long, a stick of salted butter can feel perfectly at home on your kitchen counter for an extended period of time.

Source: Store Butter at Room Temperature With These Butter Bells and Crocks

If you hear the term “longevity” and think only about living longer, you’re missing half the point.

“What we actually want is both more years and more of those years lived in good health,” says Dr. David Barzilai, a longevity physician and the medical editor of Harvard Health Publishing’s Special Health Report Pathways to Longevity. “Almost no one wants additional years of frailty and dependence; they want more years of feeling well, moving freely, thinking clearly, and staying engaged with

Source: The 5 pillars of longevity: Movement, nutrition, sleep, stress reduction, and social connection – Harvard Health