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Mary Todd Lincoln’s Almond Cake Is Retro and Delicious

June 26, 2025

Though Abraham Lincoln had humble beginnings, Mary Todd was from a well-to-do family in Kentucky. She’s well-known for her Southern hospitality, love of entertaining, and an iconic recipe: White Almond...

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This $9.99 Aldi Find Is a Copycat of My Favorite $49 Crate & Barrel Product

June 26, 2025

My favorite cutting board is one I accidentally inherited from an ex about twelve years ago. We’d been living together, and when we broke up, that wood fiber cutting board...

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The $2.99 Trader Joe’s Find So Good Fans Are Buying 6 at a Time

June 26, 2025

One of the most wonderful things about food is that it can teach us about different cultures, cuisines, and global flavors. Guava most certainly isn’t new on the culinary map,...

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Snacking Dinners Is the Cookbook of the Summer

June 26, 2025

Summers in my North Carolina hometown were marked by long, steamy days and the simplest and best of foods: pimiento cheese sandwiches (on white bread ONLY), tall glasses of crumbled-up...

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How to Make the Perfect Tomato Sandwich, According to a Tomato-Obsessed Southerner

June 26, 2025

I have been obsessed with tomatoes for my entire eating life. Living in Virginia, I grew up traipsing through summer gardens and picking off the ripest, warmest tomatoes for a...

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This $5.99 Aldi Find Is a Copycat of a Popular $40 Pottery Barn Product

June 26, 2025

Every summer, I promise myself that I’ll get into the habit of drinking more water. It’s nothing particularly fancy—just me trying to hit my hydration goals in every way possible....

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How To Submit for Simply Recipes: The 2025 Freezies

June 26, 2025

We’re now accepting submissions for Simply Recipes The 2026 Freezies Awards, where we feature the best new frozen food products available at national supermarkets. The winners will be revealed on...

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I Asked 4 Experts To Name the Best Popsicles—They All Said the Same Brand

June 26, 2025

Nothing screams summer quite like a popsicle—a frozen, sweet (and sometimes tangy) bar of fruit-flavored ice. Whether you lean towards mango, strawberry, lime, or another flavor, few things are more...

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Oreo Is Releasing a Limited-Edition Flavor—and It’s the Best One Yet

June 26, 2025

I remember the first time I ever ate an Oreo. It was in the mid-’90s, and I was backstage at a dance recital. One of the girls in my class...

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Martha Stewart’s Easy Fruit Salad Is the Best I’ve Ever Had

June 26, 2025

It never ceases to amaze me when a seemingly too-simple recipe ends up wowing me. For instance, I wrote about Martha Stewart’s easy baked salmon that is cooked with just...