Just Add Store-Bought French Onion Dip to Mashed Potatoes

Each year, while developing new and exciting Thanksgiving content, I try to walk the line between “wow, this uniquely delicious” and “she is a mad woman who must be stopped.” This results in praise (from people who are already onboard with my bullshit), but it also brings a lot of festive shouting.

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Author: Claire Lower on Skillet, shared by Claire Lower to Lifehacker

If You Don’t Know What to Say to a Kid, Try This

If you haven’t yet seen Saturday Night Live’s “Duolingo for Talking to Children” sketch, we highly recommend it. It’s funny because it’s true: Talking to kids can be surprisingly intimidating. Should I ask them about school? Doesn’t everyone ask them about school? Wait, are they even old enough to be in school?

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Author: Meghan Moravcik Walbert on Offspring, shared by Meghan Moravcik Walbert to Lifehacker

Use the Instant Pot to combine the best of lentil and French onion soups

Lentil soup does not need to be made in an Instant Pot, as you can whip up a good lentil soup in less than 40 minutes on the stove. Recipes for Instant Pot lentil soup will say the process takes eight minutes, but once you’ve sautéed your vegetables (in batches, as to not overcrowd), brought your pot up to pressure,…

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Author: Allison Robicelli on The Takeout, shared by Virginia K. Smith to Lifehacker