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Back to school hacks

Back to school hacks
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We all know how taxing morning routines can be. Here's a clever idea. Use a timer. It’s amazing how motivational a simple countdown can be. You can use the microwave or oven timer, your phone or even buy a dedicated timer, but time those jobs, whatever you do! Setting a five minute countdown for getting dressed in the morning speeds things along nicely. Slow eaters also benefit from a ticking clock

If your notebooks all look the same, it is a good idea to colour a bit of the page tops so you can differentiate between them without having to dig them all out of your backpack in a hurry.

Tired of lending stuff to your friends that you never get back? Use your phone to take pictures of your friends with items you lend them so that you can keep track of your stuff. Have a breakfast smoothie any morning by chopping up and freezing all the ingredients for a smoothie in individual sandwich bags. When you're ready, grab a bag and throw the ingredients into a blender and enjoy.

Keep apples from turning brown by using a knife or apple corer/slicer to cut around the core. Put the apple back together and wrap a rubber band around the apple. The apple will still be fresh at lunch.

Most importantly, do not procrastinate when it comes to your studies. Why? According to research, the retention rate is 60 percent higher if you study your notes within one day of taking them.

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Spicy cashew peanut mix

The Goan Network
Published Jun 6, 2016, 12:00 AM IST
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Spicy cashew peanut mix

Ingredients 3 tbsp canola oil 2 cups roasted and unsalted cashews 2 cups roasted and unsalted peanuts 3 tbsp. sugar 1 tbsp. ground coriander 1 tbsp. ground Sichuan peppercorns 1 tbsp. Kosher salt 1 tsp. Thai chilly flakes 3 garlic cloves, minced 2 tbsp. fish sauce 2 tbsp. fresh lime juice, plus more as needed 1 shallot, thinly sliced 1 bunch Thai basil, leaves roughly torn Instructions Heat the oven to 250°. In a 12-inch skillet, heat the oil over medium. Add the cashews,…

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