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7 Best Brussels Sprouts Recipes Even the Pickiest Eater Will Love
The best Brussels sprouts recipes will make you fall back in love with this crispy, crunchy cruciferous veggie. Unfortunately, Brussels sprouts have unfairly earned a reputation for being bitter, mushy green balls that are reserved only for Christmas dinner. But in reality, these underappreciated greens deserve to be the star of the show — as…
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12 Super Bowl Food Deals That’ll Make You Want to Skip Cooking This Sunday
This year’s big game day may look a little different due to the pandemic, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have a Super Bowl feast thanks to a number of food deals. Save yourself some time in the kitchen, because plenty of restaurants, chains, and grocery store brands have a variety of great promotions this…
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Why Is My Broccoli Turning Yellow?
No one likes to open up the fridge to find soggy, spoiled produce. But if you’ve ever noticed broccoli turning yellow in your vegetable drawer, you’ve probably thought twice before eating it. After all, the cruciferous vegetable is well known for boasting a bright green shade, especially when it’s fresh. So, what’s the deal with…
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Root Vegetables Harbor More Germs Than You May Think! Here’s How You Should Clean Them
If you’re like me and love taking a trip down the produce aisle just because, you’ll notice more bundles of carrots, radishes, and beets are starting to pop up. These in-season picks make for some tasty side dishes whether you roast or sauté them. But, before you cook these root vegetables, it’s important that you…
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Does Food Last Past the Expiration Date?
Food expiration dates can be utterly confusing. After all, those dates are meant to keep us safe and ensure we eat our food while it’s at its peak in terms of quality and taste, but it turns out, that’s not the whole story. Those sell-by or use-by dates are not always the final answer in…
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This Simple Trick Will Unlock Even More Amazing Flavor From Your Everyday Spices
Spices bring a lot of flavor and depth to our favorite recipes, but there’s a good chance you’re missing out on even tastier bites by simply tossing them into your dish willy nilly. Instead, learning how to bloom spices will take your meals to a whole new level. If you’ve never heard about blooming or…
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10 Unsuspecting Aphrodisiac Foods to Spice Up Date Night
Love potions have been capturing our imaginations for centuries, as every generation becomes entranced with the fairy tales and legends where these love charms live. But love tonics don’t have to just be the stuff of far-away fairy tales. There are actually a lot of everyday foods you perhaps already unwittingly pick up on the…
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Is Drinking Lemon Water Really Good for You?
While they might have access to personal trainers on speed dial, at-home chefs and top plastic surgeons, there’s one cheap healthy habit hoards of A-List celebrities, including Beyoncé, Naomi Campbell, and Gisele Bündchen, swear by, that’s actually affordable for the average person. These celebs all love drinking water with lemon juice every morning. “I try…
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Why You Should Use Coconut Sugar, The Paleo-Friendly Sugar Alternative
You may have seen coconut sugar in health food stores and baking recipes everywhere nowadays. The sugar alternative is making waves for more reasons than one, and we’ve got the scoop on what it is and the best ways to use it. What is coconut sugar? Coconut sugar is produced from the fresh sap in…
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This Easy Trick Turns Regular Flour Into Self-Rising Flour
Anyone who’s opened a cookbook knows that “all-purpose flour” is a bit of a misnomer — there are several varieties that can be called on for certain recipes, like bread or cake. I recently stumbled upon another example while testing out a two-ingredient pizza dough recipe that required self-rising flour (and Greek yogurt). Although I…