Tulsa has a lot of offerings in the way of food and beverage. Here are the best bets.
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Here are three different ways to make a frozen cappuccino at home.
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Before you throw away the next empty condiment squeeze bottle from your fridge, give it a good clean and repurpose it in a unique way for your dinner party. ... Read full Story
Fans of vodka should be delighted to know that there are myriad vodka-based cocktails just waiting to be discovered.
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Five Guys sells plenty more than just burgers, but which of its menu items are hits and which are misses? We tasted and ranked them to find out. ... Read full Story
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Here's how to make a S'mores martini at home in just a few simple steps.
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Cooking your bacon in the oven can help you achieve the perfect uniform crispiness and avoid the splattering hot oil that comes with cooking in a frying pan. ... Read full Story
While regional clam chowder varieties can be divisive, we compared store-bought New England and Manhattan styles, then a New England brand came out on top. ... Read full Story
Some of the most beloved 1970s desserts were newly invented at the time. Others had been thought of long before the '70s. Join us on a trip down memory lane.
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Learn how to start a charcoal grill with confidence, from setup to lighting, plus one underrated step most guides leave out.
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Recent tests conducted by Pesticide Action Network Europe have shown a shocking rise in the detectable levels of TFA, or triflouroacetic acid, in wines sampled from ten EU countries. TFA is a persistent breakdown product of chemicals used in refrigeration and agriculture, and is thought to pose a threat to human reproduction and liver toxicity. […]
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A pre-made chicken pot pie makes for an easy and comforting weeknight meal. We tasted and ranked several pie brands to see which one you should choose. ... Read full Story
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To my surprise, making creamer at home is much easier than it sounds. Many recipes, such as this homemade coffee creamer, require only four natural ingredients.
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Here's what he shared about the new dry iced americano drinks on the menu.
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Floral spring cocktails for your fine gin.
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 30, 2025 is:
insouciance \in-SOO-see-unss\ noun
Insouciance is a formal word that refers to a feeling of carefree unconcern. It can also be understood as a word for the relaxed and calm state of a person who is not worried about anything.
// The young actor charmed interviewers with his easy smile and devil-may-care insouciance.
“Gladiator II is OK when Denzel’s off-screen, but sensational when he’s on it. ... What makes the performance great is its insouciance; it’s both precise and feather-light. And it’s what a great actor can do when he’s set free to have fun, to laugh at himself a little bit. ... Denzel’s Macrinus is gravitas and comic relief in one package.” — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 22 Nov. 2024
Did you know?
If you were alive and of whistling age in the late 1980s or early 1990s, chances are you whistled (and snapped your fingers, and tapped your toes) to a little ditty called “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” by Bobby McFerrin, an a cappella reggae-jazz-pop tune that took the charts by surprise and by storm. An ode to cheerful insouciance if ever there was one, its lyrics are entirely concerned with being entirely unconcerned, remaining trouble-free in the face of life’s various stressors and calamities. Such carefree nonchalance is at the heart of insouciance, which arrived in English (along with the adjective insouciant), from French, in the 1800s. The French word comes from a combining of the negative prefix in- with the verb soucier, meaning “to trouble or disturb.” The easiness and breeziness of insouciance isn’t always considered beautiful, however. Insouciance may also be used when someone’s lack of concern for serious matters is seen as more careless than carefree.