Recipes
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20 Restaurant-Worthy Twists on Boring Pantry Staples
If you’re getting tired of the same old dishes you’ve been making from your pared-down pandemic pantry, good news: it’s easy to switch things up without going out and buying a bunch of new ingredients. Instead of muffins, you could…
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15 DIY Sauces and Condiments to Liven up Multiple Meals
Americans love condiments, from ketchup and hot sauce to mustard and mayonnaise. Stocking up on store-bought sauces is convenient, but there are benefits to making your own. Premade sauces often contain chemicals that help preserve, color, and emulsify, while natural…
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How to Make Your Own Cold Brew Coffee and Save
As summertime approaches and the heat ramps up, few things taste quite as refreshing as cold-brew coffee. But it can be an expensive treat compared with iced coffee, which is simply strong coffee poured over what many people — including…
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16 Easy Pasta Salad Recipes for Summer
When the weather starts to sizzle but you’re stuck inside, look for meals that require little or no cooking and can be eaten chilled. For backyard picnics or quick weeknight meals, pasta salads are a cheap staple. They’re endlessly versatile…
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22 Quick and Easy Cold Salads for People Who Hate Lettuce
Salad doesn’t by definition have to include lettuce or other greens, and some folks are perfectly happy if leafy vegetables are missing links in their food chain. For them, these thrifty salad recipes will be a welcome sight, because they…
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20 Comfort Food Recipes That Freeze Well
Meal prep is essential for creating inexpensive versions of your favorite prepared frozen food. There are massive savings to be had when making your own version versus store-bought frozen food, which is often three times the price for a smaller…
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30 Amazing 5-Ingredient Recipes
Just because you’re short on ingredients, time, or counter space, doesn’t mean you have to forgo cooking delicious meals at home — even if you’re not able to grab everything…
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Babka to Yorkshire Pudding: 25 International Baked Goods to Try at Home
Explore global baking traditions at home with 25 savory and sweet recipes made from affordable ingredients — no travel required.
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12 Clever Twists on Comfort Food That Mom Would Make
From preparing dinner for mom to creating memories with your kids, cooking is a loving way to celebrate Mother’s Day and share traditional family meals year-round. The comfort food prepared…
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Use Your Noodle: 20 Creative Recipes That Highlight Pasta’s Many Shapes
Pasta is widely considered the ultimate comfort food. Even gluten-sensitive stomachs can now enjoy gluten-free rice- and quinoa-based pastas of all varieties. Aside from being delicious and easy to prepare,…
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26 Delicious Recipes That Use Up Those Aging Condiments in the Fridge
We all have almost-empty bottles and jars of condiments languishing in our fridges, especially those one-offs we buy for specific recipes that we’ll likely never use again or maybe items…
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19 Spices and Sauces to Keep Home-Cooked Meals Interesting
Spices and sauces can be key in reinventing new flavors with the same old ingredients, especially when trying to minimize the trips to the store for fresh foods or when…
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50 Easy Recipes You Can Make in 20 Minutes or Less
When the heat is on and time is scarce, complicated dishes can be recipes for disaster. Take the easy way out instead. Simpler dishes made with basic ingredients are the…
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30 Cheap and Easy Recipes From Canned Foods
There’s no denying that canned goods last a long time and help create quick, tasty, often money-saving meals. And while a diet relying wholly on processed foods isn’t good, canned…
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33 Holiday Slow Cooker Recipes to Feed a Crowd
The holidays are busy for everyone. If you’re having guests over, one way to save time and effort is to utilize your slow cooker as much as possible. Most crock…
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12 Healthy Meal Hacks for Hectic Households
Imagine life with three or more kids, all involved in extracurricular activities well into the evening — and maybe one spouse travels. It’s unlikely there’s much time for meal prep…
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18 Easy, Patriotic Foods to Bring to a Fourth of July Party
America’s birthday, Independence Day, July Fourth. Whatever you call it, this is a day for fun, fireworks, and low-key cookouts based on recipes — from appetizers through the night’s final…
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21 Community College Students Who Went on to Make Millions
It’s a well-worn piece of trivia that many of the world’s most successful people were bad students or even kicked out of school while others achieved impressive university degrees, but…
