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Everyone’s Making Baked Potatoes Right Now
Culture

Everyone’s Making Baked Potatoes Right Now

The stats are in and our perfect baked potato recipe is topping the charts. Also: a bidet debate.
There's No Better Time to… Make Yourself a Bedtime Elixir
Cooking

There's No Better Time to… Make Yourself a Bedtime Elixir

It's the equivalent of leaving the office.
Support Restaurants By Buying These Delicious Food Products
Coronavirus

Support Restaurants By Buying These Delicious Food Products

Restaurants need help. You need a new sauce for your can of chickpeas.
10 Tips For Keeping Produce Fresh Until Your Next Trip to the Grocery Store
There's No Better Time to… Stock Your Freezer With Homemade Dumplings
Cooking

There's No Better Time to… Stock Your Freezer With Homemade Dumplings

That cooking skill you’ve been meaning to master? Now's your chance.
Bliss and Fear
Lifestyle

Bliss and Fear

Terrible things and beautiful things can happen at the same time.
How to Turn One Blender Sauce Into a Week’s-Worth of Delicious Meals
Lifestyle

How to Turn One Blender Sauce Into a Week’s-Worth of Delicious Meals

We’d eat just about anything with this spicy cashew dressing drizzled on top.
Pasta Shapes For Your Emotional State
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Pasta Shapes For Your Emotional State

Feeling sad? There’s a carb for that.
This App Is the Calmest Thing in My Life Right Now
Lifestyle

This App Is the Calmest Thing in My Life Right Now

It’s a safe, meditative space that provides me with a brief break from reality.
How the Bon Appétit Staff Is Working Out at Home
Lifestyle

How the Bon Appétit Staff Is Working Out at Home

We’re hoarding endorphins and sweating out the stress. 
Stop Panic-Buying Toilet Paper and Get This Instead
Shopping

Stop Panic-Buying Toilet Paper and Get This Instead

Thanks to this bidet attachment, I am the president *and* secretary of the Clean Butt Club
There's No Better Time to… Use the Oldest Thing In Your Pantry
The Only Kitchen Scrubbing Pad That Matters Is Homax Steel Wool
Culture

The Only Kitchen Scrubbing Pad That Matters Is Homax Steel Wool

For the gunkiest stuff on my pots, pans, Dutch ovens, and baking sheets, I count on these steel wool pads.
A Community Space Closes Its Doors But Opens a Virtual Home
Lifestyle

A Community Space Closes Its Doors But Opens a Virtual Home

Ethel’s Club, a social and wellness club for people of color, has launched a digital membership.
Save Your Tasteful Glazes and Funny Handles, I Like My Coffee From a Novelty Mug
Cooking at a (Social) Distance
Lifestyle

Cooking at a (Social) Distance

Onigiri, freezer bread, and yes, beans.
You Don’t Need a Recipe to Make a Damn Good Smoothie
Lifestyle

You Don’t Need a Recipe to Make a Damn Good Smoothie

The BA Test Kitchen’s Smoo Crew shows us the way.
Banana Bread, Comfort Me, Dammit!
Culture

Banana Bread, Comfort Me, Dammit!

I’m baking with the random flours I’ve accumulated, plus, what the rest of the BA staff is excavating from their pantries.
These Bins Keep My Pantry Tidy No Matter How Many Beans I Buy
Lifestyle

These Bins Keep My Pantry Tidy No Matter How Many Beans I Buy

My pantry is the only thing that's not chaotic right now. 
Why I'm Still Having Happy Hour, Even At a Distance
Cooking

Why I'm Still Having Happy Hour, Even At a Distance

I can't tell 10 a.m. from 2 p.m., but I do know when it's time for a drink.
Marijuana Edibles and Pounds (and Pounds) of Pasta: Jia Tolentino on Writing and Cooking
Culture

Marijuana Edibles and Pounds (and Pounds) of Pasta: Jia Tolentino on Writing and Cooking

How holing up in a series of remote Airbnbs to work on her book reminded her why she writes in the first place.
We Could All Use This Therapist's Advice Right Now
Lifestyle

We Could All Use This Therapist's Advice Right Now

Melody Li works with patients in the hospitality industry, but she's got words of wisdom for us all. 
11 Crafty Cooking Tools Claire Saffitz Has Rigged on Gourmet Makes
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11 Crafty Cooking Tools Claire Saffitz Has Rigged on Gourmet Makes

From a blowtorch Reese’s smoothing devise to a….potato?
What “Together” Means When We’re Apart
Lifestyle

What “Together” Means When We’re Apart

In our isolation, we need to think, more than ever, about community.