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Here is the recipe that produces a tender juicy steak with tasty brown crust.

1. Use beef steaks, which are at least 3 centimeters (1.2 inch) thick.

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In Germany, providing hiring managers your letters of reference (Arbeitszeugnis) from all your previous jobs is serious. Inability to present such letters raises the same suspicion as a gap in the CV.... more »

The basic rule for choosing pasta for the sauce (or vice versa) is how much sauce the pasta can carry. In general, the more sauce it can carry the better.... more »

Most risotto recipes contain instructions like this:

Add stock in small increments. Stir constantly until the batch has been absorbed, then add another batch. Continue until the rice mixture is creamy.... more »

Take a sling or bamboo or collins glass. 10-12 mint leaves. 20 ml fresh limejuice. 15 ml sugar syrup (2:1 sugar:hot water and cool down) 50 ml light or dark (older) rum.

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Salt is actually a natural plant killer. If concentration of salt in the soil is high enough, it can kill almost any plant. Have you ever seen a plant growing right on the beach next to the sea?... more »

To get the smell of garlic off your fingers, rub them on the tap of your kitchen sink, or any other stainless steel surface.... more »

Guys look at girls all the time, especially at the good looking ones. This feels bit awkward when being together with a girlfriend or wife. At the beginning of one relationship I got a nice offer from my girlfriend: let’s look at girls together and comment on them, e.g. their clothes, hair style, bodies, make up etc.... more »

Butter dissolves resin stains. Especially, when slightly warmed up. Put on your palm about the same amount of butter that you normally put on a toast.... more »

Clean the paint brushes first. Wipe the paint into old newspaper and/or rinse the paint brushes in white spirit. Thorough rinsing is not necessary though.... more »