Food & Drink
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Lean Into the Holidays With These 24 Healthy and Cheap Recipes
Ah, the holiday season: a time for weight gain and money loss. But it doesn’t have to be that way. These 24 cheap and healthy recipes keep costs and calories low by making smart grocery choices and suggesting money-saving ingredient…
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20 Low-Cost Desserts That Are Easy As Pie
After sweating over a whole meal, who has the time or energy to concoct a complex dessert? These delicious recipes use ingredients that are in ready supply at the grocery store or already in the pantry, and no tool fancier…
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23 Creepy Halloween Party Treats
Halloween parties have come a long way since people tried to convince blindfolded guests that peeled grapes were eyeballs and a bowl of spaghetti was someone’s guts. Recipes for spooky and gross Halloween treats create impressively realistic brains, blood, and…
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26 Must-Try Recipes for Oreo Lovers
Oreos are almost universally loved, and have become so iconic that they’ve spawned a cookies and cream variation of practically every dessert treat in existence. By now we’ve probably all had cookies and cream ice cream and maybe mini cheesecakes…
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The 20 Best Classic Cookie Recipes
Whether gearing up for a holiday baking spree or just looking to add to a stable of tried-and-true recipes, you’re in for a treat. From chocolate chip cookies and snickerdoodles to macaroons and rum balls, we’ve scoured the web for…
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How to Feed a Crowd 15 Ways With a Cheap Cut of Pork
For pork lovers on a budget, there is nothing cheaper than pork shoulder. It often goes on sale for less than $2 a pound and can even be found for less than $1 on a lucky day. An average-size, 6-…
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The 10 Most Common Food Allergies
About 1 in 20 people in the United States suffers from a food allergy, according to a study in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Food allergies occur when…
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10 Ways to Drink Cappuccino on the Cheap
Cappuccino emigrated from Italy as a simple and classic drink made of espresso and foamy milk. Today, a “cappuccino” can be sweet and creamy or flavored and fancy (Frappuccino, anyone?).…
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Beyond the Pancake: 15 Recipes to Try for Maple Syrup Season
Real maple syrup is essentially boiled sap graded for color and intensity of flavor; the rule is that the darker the grade, the bolder the flavor, and a bottle of…
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20 Healthy Foods You’ve Been Preparing All Wrong
It’s easy to get stuck in a cooking rut, but there’s rarely just one way to prepare any dish. If the goal is to eat healthy, a few little-known secrets…
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13 Cheap and Easy Ice Cream Recipes
When it comes to memorable desserts, there’s nothing quite like homemade ice cream. Made with simple, natural ingredients, freshly churned ice cream not only tastes better than store-bought varieties, but…
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Go Nuts With These 15 Cheap and Easy Peanut Recipes
Peanuts have been enjoyed by humans for at least 3,500 years. They were brought to North America in the 1700s, according to the National Peanut Board, and have been common…
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20 Cheap and Easy Ways to Use Rice
Technically the seed of a grass, rice has been a nutritious and cost-effective staple grain for cultures around the world since it was domesticated more than 13,000 years ago in…
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13 Boozy Milkshake Recipes You’re Going to Love
Chocolate milkshakes are one of life’s most indulgent pleasures. Add alcohol, and it’s almost criminally good. While it’s not something to enjoy on a regular basis, as a once-in-awhile treat,…
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12 Easy Fall Decorating Ideas Inspired by Nature
The pumpkins, pine cones, acorns, corn, leaves, and sticks that make fall décor so cozy and charming are close at hand and easy to work with — just turn to…
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13 Beautiful Fall Centerpieces You Can Make at Home
A homemade centerpiece adds personality to a home, setting the tone for decor while matching the colors of the season. Now is the time to start thinking about fall entertaining,…
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25 Cheap and Easy Lemonade Recipes
Lemonade is a versatile, wholesome, and delicious thirst quencher that’s easy and cheap to make even for those squeezing lemons by hand with a citrus squeezer or a small electric…
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20 Cheap and Easy Cheesecake Recipes
Is it cake? Is it pie? Who cares? Find a savory escape with the cool, creamy taste of cheesecake. This selection of recipes — including a few spins on classic…
