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- make · 10 minThe tool kit that covers 90% of home repairsBuy these once, buy them decent, and stop buying tools for a decade.Read
- make · 180 minMake cassava bread (ereba) at homeEreba is Garifuna memory you can eat. The method is old, the ingredients are two, and the patience is the recipe.Read
- make · 300 minRefinish a wood table instead of replacing itA weekend, a sander, and a finish. Old furniture is usually better wood than new furniture.Read
- make · 20 minSharpen a kitchen knife properlyA dull knife is the one that cuts you. Fifteen minutes fixes years of neglect.Read
- make · 50 minCook a simple coconut fish stewA weeknight version of a coastal staple — one pot, whole fish or fillets, coconut milk doing the work.Read
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