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The 20-Minute Dinner I’ll Be Making All Summer Long

May 6, 2025

Orzo—the elongated rice-shaped pasta—has quickly become one of my go-to cupboard staples. It’s quick-cooking, can be paired with many different flavors, and takes on a cozy, creamy texture when simmered....

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The Best Vanilla Cake Is Also the Easiest

May 6, 2025

Whoever started associating vanilla with “boring” clearly never had a great slice of vanilla cake. Done right, a simple vanilla sheet cake is full of floral, complex vanilla flavor enveloped...

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Martha Stewart’s 1-Ingredient Upgrade for Better Brownies Every Single Time

May 6, 2025

Key Takeaways • Swapping half the butter with oil yields fudgier, denser brownies. ​• Oil adds moisture and density without the water content found in butter. ​• Go with neutral...

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OREO Just Released a New Limited Flavor—It’s the First of Its Kind

May 6, 2025

Chocolate Covered Pretzel OREOs Availability: Available nationwide at your favorite grocery retailer as of 05/05/2025, but for a limited time. Why I Love It: These OREOs capture the joy of...

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I Asked 3 Experts for the Best Tomato Paste—They All Said the Same Thing

May 6, 2025

As an Italian-American, I find myself making tomato-based dishes every week. From minestrone to penne alla vodka and ragu, all of these meals share one key ingredient: tomato paste. I...

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I Asked 4 Experts for the Best Fresh Mozzarella—They All Said the Same Thing

May 5, 2025

In my family, we take our mozzarella very seriously—the mozzarella on the table is expected to be so fresh that it cuts like butter. While we’re lucky to have an...

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Deviled Egg Pasta Salad

May 5, 2025

About the author Holly Nilsson is the creator of Spend With Pennies, where she creates easy, comforting recipes made for real life. With a passion for nostalgic flavors and simplified...

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The $4.89 ALDI Find Is Worth Every Penny

May 5, 2025

When I first saw jars of pineapple spears in coconut water at ALDI, I immediately thought, “What a clever idea!” Instead of syrup or pineapple juice, the fruit is canned...

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Pioneer Woman’s 4-Ingredient “Chocolate Dream” Dessert Makes Me Feel Like a Kid Again

May 5, 2025

Key Takeaways Ree Drummond’s (a.k.a. The Pioneer Woman’s) Chocolate Dream Tart consists of a rich chocolate ganache in a chocolate cookie crust. I use a store-bought crust and all bittersweet...

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5 Easy, No-Stress Dinners I’m Making This Week

May 5, 2025

As a mom to a picky toddler and husband (yes, even food writers have picky kids), the quest for a weeknight dinner that my whole family will eat is a...