| How to Set a Breakfast Table Posted: 22 Mar 2019 01:00 AM PDT You may not be able to set the table for breakfast every morning, but when you do get the chance, it adds a really nice touch to the start of your day! Make your table as fancy or as laid-back as you prefer. For a basic setting, you'll need plates, bowls, silverware, mugs, and juice glasses. For more complex table settings, use cloth napkins, extra utensils for different dishes, and carafes full of delicious beverages. You can even prepare a breakfast buffet for when you're having a lot of guests over. A lot of your decisions will be based on how large of a table you have, but even if you have limited room, you can still present a beautiful table. EditSetting a Basic Breakfast Table - Provide plates or bowls for guests, depending on what you're serving. For a meal like pancakes or eggs and toast, a dinner plate should be provided to each guest. If you're serving oatmeal or cereal, give everyone a bowl. If you're serving both types of breakfasts, set a plate at each place and put a bowl on top of the plate.[1]
- Setting a basic table for your everyday breakfast doesn't need to take long at all. Just think ahead about what you're planning to make, and make sure to set out the dishware that'll be needed.
- Lay out silverware at each place setting. A fork, butter knife, and a small spoon should be adequate for a more casual table setting. Place the fork on the left-hand side of the plate, and put the butter knife and spoon on the right-hand side.[2]
- Always place the knife with its blade pointing toward the plate.
- You could also put silverware into a basket on the table and let your guests take what they need for their meal. Some people may not need a knife or a spoon, and this could cut down on the dishes you need to clean later.
- Give each guest a mug or juice glass for their morning beverage. Rather than setting out a mug and a glass for each person, ask each guest what they'd like to drink and set their place with the appropriate drinkware. Juice glasses can be used for water, juice, or drinks like bloody marys. Mugs are great for coffee, tea, or hot chocolate. Set the glass above the plate, between where the plate and the utensils are.[3]
- If you're serving mimosas or some other kind of batch-drink, provide a pitcher of the beverage and the appropriate glasses next to the pitcher so guests can help themselves.
- Set a napkin at each place setting. Use cloth napkins if that's what you prefer, or give everyone paper napkins for easy clean-up. You can put the napkin underneath the fork on the left-hand side of the plate, or just set the napkin on top of the plate.[4]
- If you normally use a napkin-holder at your table, it's okay to just set that out, too, instead of placing a table at each setting.
EditPlacing Formal Settings - Put a plate directly across from each chair. Depending on what you're serving and how large your table is, use either a dinner plate or a salad plate for the main setting. Leave about of space between the table's edge and the bottom of the plate.[5]
- If you're planning to use a tablecloth, lay it out before setting any plates down on the table.
- If you do happen to use a dinner plate, provide a salad plate as well for bread or muffins. Place the salad plate at the upper-left corner of the dinner plate.
- It's okay if your dishes don't all match! Mismatched plates hold a certain kind of charm when presented nicely.
- Set a bowl either on top of the plate or directly above the plate. Provide bowls if you're serving hot cereal, cold cereal, or yogurt. If you're not serving any of those options, you don't need to set a bowl.[6]
- Use smaller bowls for breakfast if you have them. A deep soup-bowl might look cumbersome on your breakfast table.
- Place the silverware around the plate. Provide 1 fork, 1 butter knife, and 2 spoons for each person. Place the fork on the left side of the plate. On the right side, place the butter knife down first, with the cutting edge facing inwards toward the plate. Next to the knife, set a soup spoon and then a teaspoon. If you aren't serving cereal or yogurt, you don't need to set out the soup spoon.[7]
- The soup spoon is for cereal or yogurt, and the teaspoon is for stirring hot beverages.
- Position a juice glass directly above the knife and spoons. Use juice glasses if you have them, but if not, normal water glasses are just fine. Some people even use mason jars for beverages.[8]
- You can often find pretty, unique glassware at thrift stores.
- If you're serving an alcoholic drink, like mimosas or bloody marys, provide the appropriate glassware for the drink. Champagne flutes are great for mimosas, and highball glasses are commonly used for bloody marys.
- Provide a cup and saucer for hot beverages to the right of the glass. If you don't have saucers, it's okay to use a mug or teacup on its own. The saucer is a nice addition so people have a place to set their teaspoon after stirring their drink.[9]
- For an eclectic look, use mismatched cups and saucers for each place setting.
- Fold a napkin and set it to the left of the fork. If you have cloth napkins, this is a great time to use them. If you don't have cloth napkins, paper ones are fine, too. If there isn't much room on your table, put the napkins underneath the fork to save space.[10]
EditOrganizing a Buffet-Style Setting - Pick a place for your buffet, like a long counter or side table. You need a place that is big enough to host the food, plates, and other breakfast accessories. You'll want to put the buffet somewhere it'll be easily accessible, but somewhere it won't be in the way of people trying to sit and eat.[11]
- For example, if you have a dining room, try setting up the buffet in the kitchen. That way people can congregate in the kitchen and gather their food and then move out of the way as they head to the dining room to sit down.
- If you are using disposable plates and bowls, don't forget to put out a trash can for people to put their used dishes in.
- Put plates and bowls at the front of the buffet table. Dinner plates, small plates, and small bowls should be set at the very beginning of the table so guests can pick up what they need to gather their food. Consider using disposable plates if you don't think you'll have enough or your normal tableware for all your guests.[12]
- Don't put the silverware or napkins next to the plates, as that can make it harder for guests to juggle things as they try to get their food.
- Lay out the food in serving bowls and on large platters. Keep each type of food separated from the others so guests don't get overwhelmed by all the options. For example, if you're serving toast, bagels, and muffins, lay them out on a large platter all together so that people can see all their options at once. Or if you're serving pancakes or waffles, put the syrup, butter, and other toppings right next to them.[13]
- Consider creating labels or signs to put in front of each dish. This is especially helpful if you have guests that have dietary restrictions—you can specify if a dish is gluten-free, dairy-free, or vegan.
- Some great breakfast-buffet foods are: mini quiches, oatmeal station, fruit salad, and baked casseroles. Think of items that won't require you to be in the kitchen or at the stove.
- Provide silverware and napkins at the very end of the buffet table. Put the silverware in a compartmentalized basket so guests can pick out what they need. Or, you could also wrap a knife, spoon, and fork into each napkin so guests can easily grab a bundle and be on their way.[14]
- This is helpful, too, for people who forget to grab their silverware or don't have a free hand to pick it up. They can just go to the end of the table to get what they need without disrupting the flow of the buffet.
- Set up the drinks on a different table away from the food. People may want to refill their cups more often than they want to get more food, and setting the drinks apart from the food will keep things moving smoothly. For your drink area, include:[15]
- Mugs for hot beverages
- Glasses for juice and water
- Sugar, sugar substitutes, and cream
- Teaspoons or plastic stirrers
- Napkins
- Pitchers of water, juice, or other beverages
- Carafes of hot water and coffee
EditAdding Special Touches - Provide beverage carafes to make drinks more accessible. Instead of having people get up from the table every time they want a refill on their coffee or juice, provide a carafe of the offered beverage(s) so they can stay at the table. Coffee, hot water, cold water, juice, and bloody mary mix are all possible breakfast beverages you could put in a carafe.[16]
- A carafe is a large pitcher used to serve beverages. It can be insulated or not, depending on whether it's for hot or cold beverages, and it can be open-topped or have a lid. Carafes used for cold liquids are generally open, whereas coffee or hot water is usually served in a lidded carafe.
- Use an insulated carafe for hot liquids and a glass carafe for cold liquids.
- Set out cream and sugar for people to modify their hot beverages. Serve sugar in a small bowl with a spoon, and pour some cream into a miniature pitcher. Putting each of these elements into their own container makes your table look nicer than if you were to just set out a carton of creamer or a bag of sugar.[17]
- You could also set out honey for tea, oatmeal, and muffins.
- Put out a butter dish with its own knife for toast and muffins. Instead of asking guests to use their own cutlery to spread butter, set out a separate knife that is designated just for the butter dish. Check the butter before you put it out to make sure there is enough left and that the butter is in good shape (not covered in crumbs or hardened anywhere).[18]
- If you aren't serving toast and muffins, you most likely don't need to set out the butter.
- Give your guests an assortment of jams and jellies to spread. If you can, put each jam and jelly into their own small bowls with spoons. This makes the presentation look a little nicer.[19]
- If you're offering multiple options, you could even create cute labels to put on each container so guests easily know which option they're choosing.
- Warm a pitcher full of syrup for pancakes and waffles. Use the kind of pitcher that has a lid, or use an open pitcher. Whatever you have available is fine! Make sure the container is microwave safe, fill it with syrup, and then heat it up for 30 to 60 seconds.[20]
- If you don't have a specific syrup pitcher, you could also use a gravy boat or a creamer pitcher for a similar look.
- Place salt and pepper shakers out so people can season their food. For a fancier table, put miniature salt and pepper shakers in front of each person's place setting. If you don't have that capability, just put out one shaker of each seasoning in the center of the table for guests to use as they need.[21]
- You could also use salt and pepper bowls or boxes with small spoons for a nice effect.
- Take some time to look through your cupboards to see what kinds of flatware, silverware, drinkware, and jars you have available. Make a list of what you'd like to put on the table and plan out how you'll present everything beforehand.
- Fresh flowers can really elevate a breakfast-table setting. Add a bouquet to the middle of the table, or put a small vase and an individual flower in front of each person's place setting.
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| How to Take Care of Mini Pet Turtles Posted: 21 Mar 2019 05:00 PM PDT Mini turtles are species that stay small, generally reaching an adult shell length of no more than . Small turtles are not only cute and fun to watch, but they are usually easier to house and care for than larger species. Proper care depends on the species of mini turtle you choose. Research the needs of some of the popular small turtle breeds—such as musk turtles, mud turtles, and spotted turtles—before you bring one home. EditTaking Care of Musk Turtles - Provide a tank for a single turtle. Like most small turtle species, musk turtles are aquatic, meaning they spend almost all their time in the water. Get a tank that will offer your turtle plenty of space to swim and explore its underwater environment.[1]
- If you want to keep a pair of musk turtles, get a tank. Avoid housing 2 males together, as they may become aggressive with each other. If you keep a male and female together, you may need to separate them if the male harasses the female.
- These turtles typically grow no longer than . The males tend to grow slightly larger than the females.
- Put a submersible filter in the tank. You'll need a filter to keep your turtle's water fresh and clean. Look for a filter that is "submersible" or "internal."[2] If you're not sure what kind of filter will work best, get advice from a reptile specialist at your pet store or from your exotic pet vet.
- Turtles produce a lot more waste than fish, so using a filter is important for keeping your turtle's environment from becoming dirty and foul-smelling.
- Fill the tank with non-chlorinated water, but keep it shallow. Pour in enough water that your turtle can swim around, but keep it shallow enough that the turtle can stretch up to breathe while its back feet are still on the floor of the tank. That way, your turtle won't have to tread water constantly to reach the surface.[3]
- You can buy a water conditioner to neutralize chlorine and other harmful chemicals in your tap water. Check your local pet store or search online for an appropriate conditioner for turtle tanks.
- Offer a basking spot for your turtles. Musk turtles don't spend a lot of time out of the water, but they may occasionally want to bask. Provide a small area of the tank where your turtles can crawl completely out of the water if they need to.[4] This could take the form of:[5]
- A plastic basking platform
- A large rock that the turtle can climb easily
- A piece of driftwood
- A floating turtle dock
- Give your turtle a UVB basking light and water heater. All turtles need UV light and heat to help them stay warm and properly metabolize essential vitamins and minerals. Get a high-quality UVB reptile clamp lamp and position it directly over your turtle's basking spot.[6]
- Look for a heat lamp with a built in thermometer. Ideally, the light should warm the area directly under it to around , while the rest of the tank should stay around .
- Keep the light on for 12 hours during the day, then off for 12 hours during the night. This will help the turtle maintain its natural biological rhythms.
- You can also keep the turtle's water warm with a submersible heater. Maintain a water temperature of .
- Decorate the tank with medium-sized gravel if you wish. Musk turtles don't need a substrate, but adding gravel or a few rocks can make the tank look more attractive.[7] Take care not to put in any rocks that are small enough for the turtle to swallow.
- Keeping the bottom of your tank bare will make it easier to clean.
- Feed your turtle a variety of animal foods. Musk turtles are primarily carnivorous. Offer your turtle foods such as earthworms, crickets, bloodworms, snails, and cut up pieces of fish or shrimp. You can also give your musk turtle pellet foods that are specifically formulated for freshwater turtles. Put the food directly into the water with the turtle.[8]
- Musk turtles younger than 6 months should be fed twice a day. Feed turtles older than 6 months once every other day.[9]
- Offer only as much food as your turtle can eat in about 10-15 minutes. Clean up any uneaten food right away so that it does not go bad and contaminate the water.[10]
- Ask your vet to recommend a multi-vitamin supplement for your turtles. Add the supplement to their food once a week. Hatchlings need a daily calcium supplement, while adults should have calcium supplements 3 times a week.[11]
- Handle your musk turtle cautiously. Musk turtles can bite, and they also tend to release a nasty odor when they're scared or stressed (hence the name!). If you must handle your turtle, carefully pick it up from the back of the shell. This will make it harder for the turtle to bite you, and may also prevent it from feeling as frightened.[12]
- Musk turtles have long necks, so take care that your turtle doesn't stretch around and bite you while you're trying to pick it up.
EditCaring for Mud Turtles - Give an adult mud turtle a tank that's at least . Although mud turtles are tiny (with most reaching no more than in length), they love having lots of space! While hatchlings can do well in a tank that is only , you'll need to upgrade them to a larger space as they get into the juvenile and young adult stages.[13]
- As a general rule, your aquarium should have of floor space for every of turtle.
- Provide a canister filter for the tank. Canister filters are ideal for mud turtle habitats because they can filter out lots of waste and don't disturb the turtles with a lot of vibration.[14] Ask at your local pet store or check with an exotic pet vet to get recommendations for the best kind of canister filter to use.
- You can also build your own canister filter if you prefer. Search online for tutorials for making DIY turtle tank filters.[15]
- Offer a large basking area (occupying about 1/3rd of the tank). Make sure your turtles have a relatively large "haul-out" area where they can come out of the water and bask. Mud turtles spend more time on land than some other species of aquatic or semi-aquatic turtles.[16]
- You can buy or make your turtles a rock-like basking shelf out of plastic or fiberglass, or provide a large rock or piece of wood for them to hang out on.
- For mud turtles, the tank's floor area should be about 2/3rds aquatic and 1/3rd basking area.
- Fill the tank with clean water twice as deep as the turtle's length. Make sure the water is deep enough so that your turtle can easily dive and swim. Use fresh, unchlorinated water, and change out 1/3rd of the water once a week.[17]
- Talk to your vet or a reptile specialist at your local pet store about how to achieve the ideal pH and chemical balance for your turtle's water. Mud turtles like slightly brackish water with a pH of 6.6-7.6.
- Decorate the bottom of the tank with large river stones if desired. A bare-bottomed tank is easier to clean, but you can decorate your mud turtle's habitat with some pretty polished cobbles for a more natural and attractive look. Make sure to select stones that are too large for your turtle to swallow.[18]
- If you choose to add stones, you will need to stir up and agitate the rocks once a week in order to keep debris and dirt from accumulating between them.
- You will also need to remove all the rocks and disinfect them in a solution of 1 part bleach to 20 parts water once every 2 to 4 weeks.
- Put a basking light and water heater in the tank. Mud turtles need lots of warmth and light to stay healthy and metabolize the vitamins they need. Place a UVB heat lamp over the turtle's preferred basking site and maintain a temperature of under the lamp. Use a water heater to keep the water at .[19]
- Your curious mud turtle might try to bite the submerged water heater. Protect the heater and turtles by placing a piece of PVC pipe over the heater. Drill several holes in the pipe to let the heat out.
- You can use a heat lamp or under-tank heater to warm the terrestrial part of the tank to .
- Make sure to give the turtles a natural light/dark cycle by keeping the basking lamp on for 12 hours at a time and then switching it off for 12 hours during the night.
- Feed your turtles a variety of animal foods. Mud turtles are carnivores, and they do best with a varied diet. Offer foods such as small to medium-sized feeder fish, snails, insects (such as crickets), and earthworms. Don't give them more than they can eat within 10-15 minutes.[20]
- You can also offer your mud turtles freshwater turtle pellets.
- Hatchlings should be fed twice a day, while adults need to be fed once daily.
- Add a multi-vitamin supplement to your turtle's food once a week. Young mud turtles also need a daily calcium supplement, while adults need extra calcium 3 times a week.
- Avoid handling your mud turtle. Mud turtles are not cuddly pets, so don't pick them up more often than you need to. If you have to pick up your mud turtle, grasp it at the back of the shell so that it can't bite you.[21]
- Like musk turtles, mud turtles have long necks. Take care to keep your hands far enough out of the way that your turtle can't reach back and nip you.
EditKeeping Spotted Turtles - Keep your spotted turtles in a large tank or medium-sized turtle tub. Spotted turtles can get a little larger than other mini turtles, achieving an adult shell length of up to . They do best in a tank that is at least or a medium-sized aquatic turtle tub habitat.[22]
- Spotted turtles are sociable, so you can keep a group of them together if you wish. For example, you could house up to 4 males and as many as 15 females in a tub that is by .
- Equip the tank or tub with a submersible or canister filter. Use a high-quality turtle tank filter to keep your turtles' water fresh and clean. This will help prevent your spotted turtles from developing fungal infections and other health problems.[23]
- Ask your vet or a specialist at the pet store to recommend a filter that will work well with your turtles' enclosure.
- Give your turtle(s) plenty of basking spots. Spotted turtles are prone to fungal infections, so they need to be able to come out of the water and dry off completely from time to time. Offer them at least 2 basking areas (such as large rocks or pieces of wood) where they can climb out and lounge before returning to the water.[24]
- Take care not to place any pumps or filters in an area where they will splash water up onto the basking spot(s).
- Keep the water no more than deep. Although spotted turtles are aquatic, they are not strong swimmers. Keep their water relatively shallow to prevent drowning. Make sure their water is clean and free of chlorine and other harsh chemicals.[25]
- In addition to providing easily accessible basking spots, you can also help prevent drowning by giving your turtles artificial plants to cling to.[26]
- Provide plenty of light and heat. Put a UVB heat lamp over your turtles' favorite basking spot. The basking spot should be heated to around . Use a submersible heater to keep the water temperature at about .[27]
- Don't allow your turtles' water to exceed , or they will go into a dormant state known as aestivation.
- Place a sand or rock substrate in the habitat. Spotted turtles do well with a little substrate at the bottom of their tanks or enclosures. If you wish, you can use a shallow layer of sand or small to medium-sized rocks.[28] Be sure to agitate the substrate once a week to stir up loose dirt, and change out or disinfect your substrate during regular tank cleanings.
- If you use rocks, select stones that are too large for your turtles to swallow.
- Give your turtles an array of animal-based foods. Like most mini turtles, spotted turtles are carnivorous. Offer them foods such as crickets, earthworms, mealworms, pieces of chicken, crab, or tadpoles. You can also offer them freshwater turtle pellets.[29]
- Some spotted turtles will eat small amounts of leafy greens, such as romaine lettuce.[30]
- Hatchlings and younger spotted turtles should be fed several small meals throughout the day, while adults should be fed once every other day. Don't feed them more than they can eat in 15-20 minutes.[31]
- Handle your spotted turtle sparingly. Spotted turtles become stressed out when you handle them a lot, so try not to pick them up more often than you have to. If you do need to hold a spotted turtle, do so for no more than 20 minutes at a time, 3 or 4 times a week.[32]
- To avoid bites and minimize stress on your turtle, grab your turtle with both hands near the back of the shell.
- Other popular small turtle species include Reeve's turtles, map turtles, and box turtles. No 2 species have the same needs, so research the best way to care for whatever type of turtle you choose.
- Whatever kind of mini turtle you keep, you will need to clean its habitat regularly. Wash your turtle's tank and any items in the tank thoroughly every 2-4 weeks.
- Many turtle species can live long lives, with some reaching lifespans of 50 years or even up to 100 or more. If you buy a turtle, plan on caring for your companion for many years or decades.
- Always purchase turtles from reputable breeders rather than buying turtles that were captured from the wild. Removing turtles from their natural habitat is destructive to the ecosystem and can be traumatic or even deadly to the turtle.[33]
- In the U.S., it's illegal to sell a turtle with a shell that's less than long. This is because small turtles are more likely to carry salmonella than their larger counterparts.[34] If you do buy or adopt a tiny turtle, always wash your hands thoroughly with warm water and antibacterial soap after touching the turtle or objects in its habitat.
- Quarantine new turtles away from any other turtles you may have for at least 60-90 days to ensure that they don't have any infectious diseases or other health problems.[35]
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| How to Do the Orange Justice Dance Posted: 21 Mar 2019 09:00 AM PDT One of the most popular dance moves on Fortnite is the Orange Justice dance. While it looks like a difficult dance, it is easy enough to learn. With a little practice, you'll be dancing just like the Orange Shirt Kid in no time. EditMoving Your Legs - Make sure your feet are shoulder width apart. Start by getting into position. You don't want your feet too spread out, but you also don't want your feet too close together. Imagine that your shoulders and feet are the four corners of an upright rectangle.[1]
- Practice swaying your legs to your right. To sway your legs to the right, bend your knees as if someone is kicking them from your left side. Then practice until you get a feel for the movement and can do it without thinking.[2]
- Try swaying your legs to the left. Once you're able to sway your legs to the right, try doing it in the other direction. Just imagine that someone is kicking your knees from your right side.[3]
- Sway your legs from side to side. If you can sway your legs to the left and to the right, then the next step is to try swaying your legs from side to side in a seamless movement. Practice just the leg movement for a few minutes or until you get a feel for it.[4]
EditAdding the Arm Movements - Cross your arms down and to your left as you sway your hips to the left. Make an 'X' shape with your arms. You should put your right arm on top of your left, and keep your palms facing your body.[5]
- Put your arms down as you lean to the right. As you sway right, keep your left arm on the left side of your body, and your right arm on your right side. You'll want to keep your palms facing your body.[6]
- Sway left and open your arms. As you sway to the left, outstretch your arms up and to the side. Your arms should be in a "I don't know gesture."[7]
- Sway to the right with your arms down. You should make your arms parallel, with your right arm on your right side, and your left arm on your left side. Keep your palms facing inward.[8]
- Clap up as you move to the left. As you sway to the left, raise your arms in front of your face and clap. You should make a triangle with your arms with your head in the middle.[9]
- Your hands should be just above your head.
- Combine the leg and hand movements. Once you've got a feeling for doing the leg movements and the hand movements, try doing them at the same time. Go slow at first and then go faster when you get more comfortable doing it.[10]
- Practice, practice, and practice. No one can master the orange justice dance in a day. Getting good at it takes lots of time and practice. Don't give up if you can't get it down right away. Stay positive and keep trying!
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