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How to Bake With Yeast When You're a Total Noob
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How to Bake With Yeast When You're a Total Noob 

Get to know yeast, one of the best single-celled microorganisms around. 
The Best Dutch Oven Is Two Dutch Ovens
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The Best Dutch Oven Is Two Dutch Ovens

Oval or round? There’s a right shape for every job.
It Should Be Against The Law for a Focaccia Recipe to Be This Easy
The Creamy-Sour Soup I Need On All Sick Days (And Winter, In General)
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The Creamy-Sour Soup I Need On All Sick Days (And Winter, In General)

Kadhi over rice is the food equivalent to your favorite cozy cold-weather sweater.
Creamy Vegan Pasta…and 9 Other Ways to Turn a Can of Beans Into Dinner
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Creamy Vegan Pasta…and 9 Other Ways to Turn a Can of Beans Into Dinner

It’s creamy, it’s beany, and you don't even have to break out a blender.
My Boyfriend Is in a Serious Relationship With This Curried Peanut Dip
You Told Me to Buy a Kitchen Scale But the Recipe Doesn't Give Weights. Now What?
This Ingredient Makes Any Cake Look Like It Came From A Fancy Bakery
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This Ingredient Makes Any Cake Look Like It Came From A Fancy Bakery

Those fools (um, your friends) will never know.
The One Thing I Do Every Time I Bake Cake to Avoid Disaster
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The One Thing I Do Every Time I Bake Cake to Avoid Disaster

Learn it once, remember it forever. 
“Can I Sub This For That?”: An Almost Comprehensive Answer
How to Make Salsa Out of Anything
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How to Make Salsa Out of Anything

Strawberries? Tarragon? Rick Martinez shows us the way.
3 Scotch Cocktails That Are For You, Not Your Grandpa
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3 Scotch Cocktails That Are For You, Not Your Grandpa

Keep your $$$ single-malt Scotch—we'll take the more-affordable, just-as-great blended Scotch, thank you very much. 
Alison Roman Made a Creamy, Cheesy, Spicy Baked Pasta
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Alison Roman Made a Creamy, Cheesy, Spicy Baked Pasta

When she couldn't find one she liked, she created one she did.
Risotto Doesn’t Have to Be High Maintenance
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Risotto Doesn’t Have to Be High Maintenance

It just takes two to make it happen.
Some Personal News: We’ve Graduated From Chocolate Chips
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Some Personal News: We’ve Graduated From Chocolate Chips

We're taking chocolate to the chopping block.
For the Love of Cookies, Please Don't Skip This Step of the Recipe
If Tofu Scramble Can Fuel My CrossFit Workouts, It Can Keep You Satisfied Until Lunch
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If Tofu Scramble Can Fuel My CrossFit Workouts, It Can Keep You Satisfied Until Lunch 

A great source of P.B.P. (a.k.a. plant-based protein). 
We Fixed Everything That’s Wrong with Turkey Chili
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We Fixed Everything That’s Wrong with Turkey Chili

You’ll want to “gobble” it up—get it!?
How to Throw a Weeknight Dinner Party Without, Quite Simply, Perishing
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How to Throw a Weeknight Dinner Party Without, Quite Simply, Perishing 

A Rocky-style training montage for how I pull off a midweek get-together without breaking a sweat. 
My Four Strongly Held, Certainly Correct Opinions on Nachos
3 Starter Recipes to Sharpen Your At-Home Cooking Skills
The “All-My-Friends-Have-Dietary Restrictions” Dinner Party Strategy
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The “All-My-Friends-Have-Dietary Restrictions” Dinner Party Strategy

Tyler Kord's best advice for accommodating everyone without making 10 separate meals. 
This Vintage BA Recipe is the Definition of "Oldie But Goodie”
The Melted Cheese Problem™
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The Melted Cheese Problem™

Why your melted cheese is greasy-lumpy-gross—and how to fix it. 
With Grief Comes Food
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With Grief Comes Food

On Kobe, and dinner.
Cornstarch is a Powerful Tool That Must Be Used Responsibly
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Cornstarch is a Powerful Tool That Must Be Used Responsibly

Learn how to use cornstarch and you'll be rewarded with its many riches. 
Make Pretzel Focaccia, Buy Good Sausages, Win the Super Bowl
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Make Pretzel Focaccia, Buy Good Sausages, Win the Super Bowl

Even the easiest homemade bread will make a store-bought spread sing.
Piccata Makes Any Winter Veg Taste Like It's on Spring Break
What is White Pepper, Anyway?
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What is White Pepper, Anyway? 

Black pepper sheds its coat. 
Before You Buy a Persimmon, Remember This
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Before You Buy a Persimmon, Remember This

They’re winter’s greatest delight. But keep in mind which type you’re buying.
Make Homemade Ginger Shots and Kick Your Winter Cold to the Curb
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Make Homemade Ginger Shots and Kick Your Winter Cold to the Curb

Break up with the juice shop and never look back. 
There are 40,000 Types of Rice in the World—Here's How to Pick the One You Need
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There are 40,000 Types of Rice in the World—Here's How to Pick the One You Need

A super-simplified guide to an incredibly complicated subject. 
Forget Hot Wings, I’m Making This Masala Fried Chicken From Now On
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Forget Hot Wings, I’m Making This Masala Fried Chicken From Now On

Crispy, funky, and extra spicy, this recipe from chef Chintan Pandya of New York’s Adda restaurant has everything I want in a finger food.
Breakfast Blondies Get Me Out of Bed When Nothing Else Can
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Breakfast Blondies Get Me Out of Bed When Nothing Else Can

Chia pudding makes me hit the snooze button. 
The Absolute Most Important Factor in Brewing Great Coffee
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The Absolute Most Important Factor in Brewing Great Coffee

More coffee beans does not make for stronger or better coffee. 
Tofu That’s Crispy and Glazed All at the Same Time
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Tofu That’s Crispy and Glazed All at the Same Time

It’s a weeknight dinner FTW.
When It Comes to This Snack, Store-Bought Is Better Than Homemade
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When It Comes to This Snack, Store-Bought Is Better Than Homemade

You can't beat them so you might as well embrace them.
6 Things to Do With a Can of Chipotle in Adobo Sauce
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6 Things to Do With a Can of Chipotle in Adobo Sauce

There's always leftover chipotle in adobo sauce, but throwing them away is a shame. Here's how to use up the rest of that spicy, smoky can of goodness.
I Have This Tofu-Kimchi Soup Recipe Memorized
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I Have This Tofu-Kimchi Soup Recipe Memorized

Don't be so impressed: It's only 69 words. 
Memorize These 3 Words and Eat Well Forever
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Memorize These 3 Words and Eat Well Forever

Beans, greens, and sardines—a healthy rhyme you can actually eat.
The #1 Chicken Noodle Soup Mistake
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The #1 Chicken Noodle Soup Mistake

Excluding “there's never enough of it." 
I'll Take a “Chaat Treatment” Over a “Spa Treatment” Any Day
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I'll Take a “Chaat Treatment” Over a “Spa Treatment” Any Day

A very fast, very satisfying way to turn a couple of potatoes into dinner.
How to Get Your Kids to Eat a Giant Tray of Vegetables
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How to Get Your Kids to Eat a Giant Tray of Vegetables

Make like Deb Perelman and call it “Pita Chip Salad.”
Get Those Mushy Vegetables Out of My Soup
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Get Those Mushy Vegetables Out of My Soup

Out of my way, soggy carrots. 
Don't Know How to Carve a Chicken? This Recipe is the Best Place to Start
A Meat Mallet Belongs in Your Kitchen, Even if You Never Eat Meat
Never Cut a Squash Again
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Never Cut a Squash Again

Roast them whole into submission first. Then, scoop ‘em!
Name a Fruit More Versatile Than a Plantain And I'll Give You a Cookie
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Name a Fruit More Versatile Than a Plantain And I'll Give You a Cookie

Whether they're green or black, plantains can do it all.