Innehållsförteckning för June 2020 från Good Housekeeping

RIVETING BEACH READ Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner After years of enduring a toxic friendship with society girl Drue Cavanaugh, Daphne Berg has found her niche as a plus-size Instagram influencer on the rise. But when Drue asks her for a big favor, Daphne has to decide how far she’ll go for a friend who has already hurt her. This tender novel explores the boundaries of female friendship, not to mention the beautiful mansions and charming dunes of Cape Cod. ENGROSSING FAMILY SAGA The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett The identical-twin Vignes sisters grew up to live very different lives, one back in her predominantly black hometown and one across the country passing as white with a husband who knows nothing of her past. This multigenerational story reveals how tightly…

BRING YOUR DINING ROOM TO THE DECK. Complement a rustic all-wood dining set with an assortment of colorful throw pillows, dishware and candlesticks. STEAL THE LOOK Love the colors and textures of your home’s interior? Take them outdoors with these pretty picks. HANG A MIRROR ON THE PORCH. A simple mirror is an unexpected accessory that can brighten your outdoor space and even make it feel larger. MODERN ACCENT MIRROR BY MISTANA, $103, WAYFAIR.COM ROLL OUT A PATIO CARPET. A simple waterproof area rug instantly makes any outdoor space feel cozier—and helps create the feeling of a room. Set the mood with a gorgeous summer-hued bouquet in a classic white vase. FOR SIMILAR: STEELMAN STRIPED OUTDOOR RUG BY HIGHLAND DUNES, $290, WAYFAIR.COM THE PROJECT AMP UP YOUR DINING AREA The perfect…

CAROLYN FORTÉ GH HOME CARE LAB DIRECTOR @fortecarolyn Q I just installed laminate flooring in my home. How should I clean it? — JENNY A. A: Good choice! Laminate flooring is easy to care for, and today’s options are more durable than the laminate of the past. To remove dust, dirt and grit, vacuum it at least once a week with the bare-floor attachment. If you have only an upright vacuum, switch off the rotating brush. Wipe up spills and stains promptly. To wash the floor, use a microfiber mop with a product that is safe for the finish and won’t leave a residue, like GH Seal star Weiman Hardwood Floor Cleaner. Always clean laminate in small sections, and never saturate it with water. Some manufacturers suggest using a mix…

1. Grief arises in surprising situations. You might feel it when you lose a job or a marriage, but you can also feel it when you are missing the ability to do something you love or even an unremarkable daily routine. “Any change or transition to a new phase of life can cause grief,” says Neda Gould, Ph.D., director of the Mindfulness Program at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. “Even retirement, usually thought of as a happy occasion, can trigger grief because the role and identity you had for so long has shifted.” Sometimes you may not even recognize that you’re feeling a loss. For instance, if someone close to you has dementia, you might mourn the person he or she once was. 2. You might show physical symptoms.…

Sanitize the cutting boards. These hardworking surfaces take a real beating. Plastic boards are easy to clean and can go into the dishwasher, even on the sanitizing cycle. Scrub wood boards in hot, sudsy water with a stiff dish brush, then dry. To help freshen and bleach out stains, go over any board with half a lemon dipped in salt. To sanitize boards: Mix 2 tsp chlorine bleach and 1 gallon of water; carefully pour enough of the liquid on the board to cover it; let sit two minutes; air-dry; then wash and rinse the board. Keep separate boards for meats and veggies, and condition wood cutting boards with a protective oil after cleaning. LAB PICK: GH SEAL STAR FURNITURE CLINIC WOOD CUTTING BOARD OIL, $9, FURNITURECLINIC.COM Spiff up the…

Halloumi is a salty semisoft cheese that won’t melt on the grill. HOW TO PERFECT A ROLL Create this easy-to-dip appetizer in three simple steps. Feta 101 For the best taste and longest shelf life, choose blocks of feta packaged in brine. DOMESTIC • Usually cow’s milk • Mildly tangy, salty • Dry and easily crumbled GREEK • Sheep’s milk (some goat) • Complex, tangy, salty • Dry yet slightly creamy • The only cheese allowed to be named “feta” in Europe BULGARIAN • Usually sheep’s milk • Salty, tangy • Dry yet slightly creamy FRENCH • Sheep’s milk • Mildly salty and tangy • Creamy Cowboy Caviar Texas chef Helen Corbitt originally created this crazy-colorful dip to take advantage of the Lone Star State’s star legume, the black-eyed pea.…

BOURSIN CHEESE, $6 FOR ONE, BOURSIN.COM WHY IT EARNED THE GH SEAL Crafted from high-quality cream, pleasingly smooth and available in a variety of flavors, Boursin cheese will take your cocktail party to the next level. 1 FRESH INGREDIENTS When analyzing the nutrition label, our food pros noted the short list of minimally processed ingredients such as pasteurized high-quality cream, milk and herbs. With its creation inspired by traditional French techniques, the cheese is free of artificial growth hormones. 2 DELICIOUS TASTE Flavors range from the original Garlic & Fine Herbs to festive spins like Maple Bourbon and Cranberry & Spice, which GH’s registered dietitian says “tastes just like Thanksgiving.” GH testers raved that every flavor was “creamy and fresh-tasting.” 3 INCREDIBLE VALUE A welcome addition to any cheese platter,…

Tally textures. Explore nature’s variety by keeping track of how many different textures you can find while you’re out. Look for items that are rough, soft, sticky, prickly and so on. Play critter copycat. This active game lets you talk about the animals that share the planet with us. The leader hops like a frog, flutters like a butterfly or darts like a squirrel, and everyone else follows suit. Make up animal actions to mimic faves: Wag your “tail” like a dog or take careful steps like a cat. Go on a scavenger hunt for sounds. We are often so focused on what we see that we forget to keep our ears open. Every so often, stop walking, ask everyone to close their eyes and listen. You might hear a…

I’ve accomplished more around the house in the past month than I have in years, and I know I’m not alone. All over social media, I’ve been admiring pictures of glorious loaves of sourdough, fresh coats of paint, handmade blankets, original artwork, fun crafts and more evidence of our urge to create. I’ve talked to enough yarn-loving colleagues and friends to think about starting a GH Knitting Club (if you’re interested, please email me at jane@goodhousekeeping.com!). Last month, my aunt started making fabric face masks, which in turn inspired my mom to fire up her sewing machine. And over 3 million of you, good readers, have visited our mask-making video tutorial at goodhousekeeping.com/facemask, ready to jump in and help with the shortage of masks. I am so impressed! Speaking of…

WHY FRIZZ HAPPENS… Almost everyone battles it. In fact, a whopping 95% of women in GH’s tester panel reported that it was an issue for them. But what causes it? “Hair damage and the environment are the external factors to blame, though some hair textures, like curly, are inherently more frizz-prone,” says GH Beauty Lab Director Birnur Aral, Ph.D. “Hot tools, brushing and chemical treatments like haircolor can lift the outer layer of strands [the cuticle], making them more porous. In high humidity, this allows moisture to enter strands, causing them to swell and frizz, and in dry weather it lets moisture escape, producing flyaways.” But unwanted poof doesn’t have to be your destiny: These top hair-expert tips help fight frizz in every step of your routine. 1 Start with…

ENCLOSE YOUR SPACE Give your outdoor area a cocoon-like feel. 1 Install drapery for protection from the sun. 2 Add a welcoming touch with layers of lighting — including paper lanterns. 3 Use movable coffee tables to make the area more flexible and play up the relaxed vibe. 4 Go for an indoor-living-room feel with L-shaped seating that makes the most of the space. HANGING PAPER LANTERNS, $15, ORIENTALTRADING.COM JUST BUY IT Sunbrella Solid Outdoor Curtain, FROM $149, POTTERYBARN.COM…

March 11 6:38 p.m. “On that day, my hospital started restricting visitors. Nurses warned my father that if he left the delivery room, he might not be able to come back, but he was determined to meet his granddaughter, so he sat in the hallway. The doctors and nurses jokingly referred to him as the entrance security guard.” —Chelsea Sedghi, Annapolis, MD “We’re on the front lines.” Scientist Whitney Strosnider and her husband, a flight paramedic, are fighting the pandemic — together. I’m a medical technologist at a hospital in Richmond, VA. When doctors and nurses test patients for COVID-19 (and other diseases), the swabs come to my lab. Every day, I come into contact with hundreds of patient samples that are potentially infectious. These days, we are taking extra…

Perk up the coffeemaker. Whether you brew a whole pot or a cup at a time, a clean machine makes better-tasting coffee. Wash—don’t just rinse—the carafe and filter basket to remove oils. For single-serve machines, wipe grounds from the pod chamber. Wash and dry the drip tray to keep mold away. At least four times a year, descale with vinegar or a machine cleaner and several clear-water rinses. LAB PICK: GH SEAL STAR AFFRESH COFFEEMAKER CLEANER, $4, AFFRESH.COM Spruce up the stove. Your oven’s self-cleaning cycle is your kitchen BFF. Just wipe out the ash when this high-heat cycle is done! Get to spills promptly and degrease the window with a spritz of vinegar and a gentle scrubber. Wash grates in sudsy water. Clean glass tops daily to prevent baked-on…

COMFORT FOOD Chicken Bolognese Prep 15 min. | Total 20 min. 1. Cook 12 oz mezzi rigatoni per pkg. directions. Reserve 1 cup pasta water, drain and return to pot. 2. Meanwhile, heat 1 Tbsp olive oil in large skillet on medium. Add 2 cloves garlic (pressed) and cook, stirring, until starting to sizzle, about 1 min. 3. Add 1 lb ground chicken, ½ tsp red pepper flakes and ½ tsp each salt and pepper and cook, breaking up with spoon, until almost cooked, 4 min. Add ½ cup dry white wine; simmer until nearly evaporated. 4. Add ½ cup low-sodium chicken broth and toss to combine, then bring to a simmer. Fold in 1 Tbsp grated lemon zest, ½ cup grated Parmesan, ¾ cup flat-leaf parsley and 1 Tbsp…

Brad Montague first realized how much kids could teach us about joy and living in the moment in 2012, when his Web series, Kid President, went viral. In the videos, Montague’s adorable brother-in-law, Robby, then 9, dons a suit and tie and delivers pep talks as only a child can. “Treat everyone like it’s their birthday,” he says in one. A few years later, Montague embarked on a “listening tour” of classrooms nationwide to find out from kids what messages they’d like to pass along to adults. He gathered those lessons into a new book full of heartwarming, chuckle-inducing illustrations called Becoming Better Grownups: Rediscovering What Matters and Remembering How to Fly. Here, he shares some of what he learned. FOCUS ON THE POSITIVE Montague was struck by kids’ sense…

TANGY SALAD Toss 1 shallot (sliced) with 2 Tbsp each white wine vinegar and olive oil and ¼ tsp salt. Cut 1 small cantaloupe and 1 seedless cucumber in pieces. Arrange on platter; spoon dressing on top. REFRESHING SLUSHIE Simmer ¼ cup water and 2 Tbsp sugar. Remove from heat; stir in 2 sprigs basil. Cool, then strain. In batches, puree one 6-lb cantaloupe (cut up) and syrup. Pour into a metal pan; freeze 8 hr. With fork, scrape into flakes. SWEET + SALTY APP Thread bite-size cantaloupe pieces, thinly sliced salami or prosciutto (folded into quarters) and fresh basil leaves onto skewers.…

These days when I go to work I feel like I’m going into battle. I try to make sure to be hydrated, to be rested, to be ready. Once you go in there, you don’t really know when you’re going to get a chance to pause. Plus, when you’re wearing so much — a full gown, two masks, a shield and a head cover — there’s a major risk when you take off the gear to, say, drink from a water bottle or eat a snack. I probably wear it for six or seven hours before I take a five-minute break and take everything off. By that point, your face hurts. Your forehead hurts. Your ears hurt. I tested positive for COVID-19 myself and spent 12 days at home quite…

Wash your face regularly (and thoroughly). The easiest way to minimize your pores is to keep them clean. Yet 12% of women don’t regularly use face cleanser, according to a GH survey. “When dirt clogs pores, they expand and appear larger,” says Margarita Lolis, M.D., a dermatologist in Hackensack, NJ. “So it’s important to wash your face daily, especially before bedtime, with a gentle cleanser to remove any impurities and grease.” To cover all areas of the face, including the hairline and around the nose, where grime can accumulate and clog pores, apply your cleanser “from the middle of the face up, then out and down along the hairline and perimeter to just under the chin,” says GH Beauty Lab Senior Chemist Sabina Wizemann. GH BEAUTY LAB PICK: BEAUTY LAB…

pretty planter Embrace the beauty of summer by displaying your favorite blooms in a metallic hanging pot. cute catchall Use a small woven basket to tote essentials like sunscreen and flyswatters to the yard. cozy reading nook Books are more enjoyable with a bold chair, a garden stool (full of drinks) and greenery nearby. handy bar cart Turn a simple bar cart into a conversation starter that’s ideal for entertaining. Rest a beverage dispenser on a patterned towel, add a gorgeous bouquet and use decorative containers for drinks and bar tools.…

FIRST THINGS FIRST: While these moves won’t prevent or cure COVID-19, building up your body’s defenses is one of the best ways to keep yourself as healthy as possible overall. “It’s particularly important right now to maintain your immune system so that your body is better able to fight viruses,” says Neha Vyas, M.D., a family medicine specialist at the Cleveland Clinic and an assistant clinical professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. As always, wash your hands frequently for at least 20 seconds, and take extra care if your immune system is compromised because of illness or a medication you take. Prioritize sleep. When you skimp on zzz’s, research shows that you’re more likely to become ill after being exposed to a virus. While you sleep, your…

Get stainless steel to shine. Keeping appliances showroom shiny is no picnic: Every time someone wants a snack or loads the dishwasher, fingerprints appear! To combat these marks, choose a nonabrasive stainless steel cleaner made specifically for appliances—not sinks or cookware—with ingredients to repel smudges. Apply the cleaner with a microfiber cloth, wiping with the metal’s grain to avoid streaks. Do a second pass around and behind the handle, for extra protection, and also wherever grime is heaviest. Turn the cloth over or use a second one to buff to a shine. LAB PICK: GH SEAL STARS WEIMAN STAINLESS STEEL CLEANER & POLISH, $5, AND STAINLESS STEEL CLEANING & POLISHING MICROFIBER CLOTH, $6, WEIMAN.COM Renew your kitchen cabinets. The fact that your cabinets look clean doesn’t mean they are clean.…

1 PET STAIN BUSTER The Bissell handheld carpet and upholstery cleaner makes quick work of furry family members’ messes. Unlike many portable carpet cleaners, the cordless device, powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, is designed to store the cleaning solution in the tank. To remove a stain, press the trigger to spray solution on the spot and use the built-in brush to scrub, then press the vacuum onto the area and pull toward you. LAB RESULTS Our expert analysis found that this easy-to-use (and easy-to-store) stain remover worked not only on pet problems, but also on food spills like coffee and juice. In GH Cleaning Lab tests, it removed even set-in stains without damaging the carpet pile. It performs well on pet beds, area rugs and even car interiors. ISSELL PET STAIN…

KEY: Q QUICK & EASY G GLUTEN FREE M MAKE AHEAD V VEGETARIAN O ONE POT H HOLIDAY FAVORITE SUMMER ROLLS G V Active 30 min. | Total 30 min. FOR DIPPING SAUCE 1½ Tbsp lime juice1 Tbsp rice vinegar1½ tsp low-sodium tamari or soy sauce1 tsp water1 scallion, green part only, thinly sliced½ tsp maple syrup¼ tsp red pepper flakes FOR ROLLS 8 rice paper (spring roll) wrappers1½ cups baby greens1 avocado, sliced1 scallion, cut into 4-in. matchsticks¼ pineapple, peeled and cut into 4-in. matchsticks½ English cucumber, cut into 4-in. matchsticks4 oz green beans, trimmed and blanched¼ cup fresh mint leaves½ cup pea shoots (about 1 oz) 1. Make sauce: In bowl, whisk together all ingredients. 2. Assemble rolls: Fill pie plate or large bowl with warm water. Working…