I am 30 and my dad is convinced he’s had it since before I was born. I have been using this to make cookies and cakes literally my entire life. Google ai is telling me this model was produced from 1960-1979 but obviously that is not a reliable source. I am curious if anyone here could give me more information on this model. It still runs perfectly!
When I first started gardening I meticulously sprayed aphids with soapy water all summer long. I could keep the population down but they always quickly bounced back. One year I was lazy and let it get really bad. Then I started to see lots of hover fly larvae (pictured), ladybug larvae, and these weird little fruit fly things that I came to learn are parasitoid wasps. 2 weeks later the aphids were essentially gone with zero work.
Aphids can reproduce so quickly that even a few left alive can cause an outbreak fast. The natural predators are much less numerous, and their populations grow slower. If you spray pesticides, you kill most of the aphids but likely all of the predators. The aphids are back in a few days but the predators take much much longer.
Nowadays I actively plant flowers to attract the predators. I like to let cilantro and carrots flower as these seem to draw a lot of the natural predators in. Every year I slightly freak out at how bad the aphids get then their population crashes and I’m good for the rest of the year. Thinking back to the hours and hours I spent spraying for little progress feels crazy now
My brother and his wife are expecting their first baby in a few days. I was planning on making a few frozen meals to help them out their first few weeks. I had posted to find advice for freezing a full sized lasagna and a lot of people seemed to think it would be too much. Now I’m kind of doubting if it will be too big of a portion. We are a family of eaters and I feel like I could polish off a full sized lasagna over the course of a few days but I’m still unsure. People were also saying foods you can eat with a single hand are better but I already bought all the ingredients, and my sister and law always asks me to make lasagna for family dinners. I honestly don’t want to scrap the plan and start over but if a different choice would be more helpful I’m willing to go back to the drawing board. So overall I’m wondering, as a parent of a newborn would a full sized lasagna be great, or a hassle to manage with a baby and too much to eat at once?
My brother and his wife are about to have their first baby. They have many strengths, cooking is not one. I am planning on doing a few freezer meals to help them out for the first few weeks as they adjust to the new family member. I am planning on making lasagna, enchiladas, and Shepard pie. What I’m not sure of though is if I should bake/parbake these things then freeze, or just freeze them fully uncooked. What will give the best texture and taste considering these will likely be eaten within the next few weeks?
I am considering applying for an associate accounting job (location: Washington state) but noticed it is listed as safety sensitive and they test for marijuana. I do occasionally smoke, never at work, but I worry I wouldn’t pass the test. Is this legal to disqualify me for this position in Washington state? I struggle to see how an accounting position could put me at significant risk of death if I were impaired and my understanding is for non safety sensitive jobs a positive marijuana test can not be used to disqualify someone.
Edit to add since people are acting like I’m stupid. Washington recently passed a law saying employers cannot fire/disqualify an employee for a positive marijuana test unless they are in a safety sensitive position (please correct me if I am misunderstanding this law)