Discover my favorite Instant Pot chili recipe inspired by Wendy’s—simple, delicious, and perfect for cool weather days. A family-approved comfort classic.
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Roasted Vegetables: My Gateway to Healthier Eating
From oven to air fryer: Simple methods for creating caramelized, flavor-packed vegetables that will transform your healthy eating habits.
Apple AirPods: The Best Way To Clean and Restore Lost Volume
Apple AirPods can get clogged with earwax and loose volume. This simple way to clean wax and debris from your AirPods also helps remedy that low volume problem.
How I Store My DVDs & Blu-rays With Target’s Cube Storage Shelves
I wanted to find a way to store my growing DVD and Blu-ray collection around my small home theater setup, so I decided to adapt some existing Room Essentials cube storage shelves from Target for storing my movies. Cube storage shelves are, by themselves, not great for...
Cleaning A Costco Danby Premiere Dehumidifier
For a while now, I've noticed that my Danby Premiere (model DDR60A3GP) dehumidifier from Costco hasn't worked as well as it used to. It would run constantly, as it always does in our perpetually moist basement, but never put a drop of water in the tank. I'm religious...
VERSION 2.0: Low-Cost Rain Barrel Irrigation System
In this follow-up to my original video on the subject, I show you how I set up a low-cost, reliable and reusable gravity irrigation system for watering our garden. As I had done in the previous version of this setup, I am harvesting rainwater from the roof of my...
Low-Cost Gravity Irrigation System From A Rain Barrel
I'm an idea guy with an insatiable love of tinkering and finding better ways to do things. I've built and repaired computers. I've learned web design by turning my ideas into fully-functional local niche web communities. I've also gotten quite good at landscaping...
How To Fix Code P1518 On A Ford Windstar
Recently, I had a check engine light on my 2001 Ford Windstar, so I took it to Autozone to have the code read. It came back with code P1518, with stands for "Intake Manifold Runner Control Stuck Open." After reading forums, most pointed to a plastic "bushing" clip...