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Take your tailgate to the next level
55
Fall staples to carry you through the season
37
Pick the best apples for baking
Thoughts 4
Editor’s Note 6
Real Simple 24/7 12
Your Words 15
The Short List 18
what we love
Upgrade Your
Tailgate 21
Think Like a Designer
A sneak peek at the
Real Simple Home 24
Pretty Smart
Beauty buys to simplify
your routine 27
Little Helpers
Clever items that make
every day better 30
The Staple
Frozen peas 32
Room Rx
How to style a
breakfast nook 34
the realist
The Secret to the
Best Apple Pie 37
Cooking School
What you might not
know about coffee 38
Mission: Dinner
Kale-Cheddar flatbread
kids can help make 40
Now What?!?
Solutions for life’s
mini disasters 42
Organize This
Sort out your “don’t
look in there” closet 45
7 Elements That Make
a Home Charming
Design tweaks to
transform your space 48
Road Test
Retinol 52
The Fall Edit
Here’s your new
autumn uniform 55
The Essential
A leather jacket styled
three ways 65
relating
How to Feel
at Home in a New
Neighborhood
Settle in with ease 67
Modern Manners
Catherine Newman
offers advice 74
Saving Grace
A survivor of the
California wildfires on
how his community
helped him rebuild 77
5 Lessons We Can
Learn from Kids
Sometimes they’re wise
beyond their years 81
Pet Tricks
Training hacks that work
(yes, even on cats) 84
The Pantry Challenge
You’ve got miscellaneous
ingredients on hand,
we’ve got the recipes
to match 128
Yes, You Can Find
Time to Read
Practical tips for a
more literary life 136
food
5 Easy Dinners 142
Better for You
Cauliflower Alfredo 148
Road Test
Frozen breakfast 150
for fun
Math Problems
for Adults 154
balance
The Best New Financial
Tools, Hands Down
Money innovations
that make life easier 87
22 Smart Ideas to Take
Control of Your Money
Expert tips to maximize
investing, saving,
insurance, and more 97
Make Over
Your Monday
Spice up your routine
for a more energized
start to the week 104
Ahhh
Take a breather 113
features
How to Waste
Less Every Day
Reduce your trash to
save cash, declutter,
and help the earth 114
10 REAL SIMPLE SEPTEMBER 2019
