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7 Brilliant Ways to Hack a Box of Mac and Cheese Dec. 20, 2023

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The familiar boxes of Kraft Mac and Cheese boasting a packet of cheese powder always bring back memo... Read More

Semi-Homemade: How to Combine Quick-Service Foods with Home Cooking Sep. 11, 2023

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On those super busy days when you just don't have time to cook at home, but eating out is too expens... Read More

What to Do When You're Too Tired to Cook Mar. 27, 2023

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If money is leaking out of your household and you aren't quite sure where it's going, I have an idea... Read More

What Not to Eat Jan. 03, 2023

Lost in Suburbia

I recently took a food test online. There was a list of 50 foods, and you got one point for every fo... Read More

How to Use Your New Instant Pot -- It's Safe and Simple Sep. 14, 2022

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About 25 years ago, there was a pressure cooker renaissance in America. Our grandmothers knew the da... Read More

4 Recipes for Homemade DIY Lawn and Garden Fertilizer Jun. 29, 2022

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I love a beautiful yard, but I hate spending a lot of money to get it that way, which explains why I... Read More

How to Stretch Ground Beef to Make the High Cost Easier to Swallow Nov. 11, 2021

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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' latest official data says in September 2021, the average price ... Read More

Wine for Cooking Oct. 19, 2021

Dan Berger on Wine

The phrase "cooking wine" conjures up horrid images from an era when such liquids were so bad that c... Read More

A Surprising Reason to Use Fresh Ginger in Homemade Marinade Sep. 30, 2021

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The nicest thing happened to me one day as I rifled through the mail. I got a letter from Dr. C. Eug... Read More

Cleverly Delicious Ways to Use Up Leftovers Sep. 27, 2021

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If your refrigerator is at all like mine, it harbors an odd assortment of leftovers and "almost gone... Read More

Cooking Wine Mar. 16, 2021

Dan Berger on Wine

When a recipe calls for a cup of white wine, the cook who wrote that suggestion likely wasn't referr... Read More

How to Make Breakfast a Required Subject Oct. 09, 2019

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Back to school for most kids means new shoes, a cool backpack and an unspoiled 64-pack of crayons. I... Read More

8 Surprising Ways Lemons Can Make Your Life Easier Sep. 17, 2019

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Several years ago, my son gave me the bounty from the two fruit trees that pretty much rule his back... Read More

A Dozen Ways to Make Dump Chicken Sep. 16, 2019

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It's called Dump Chicken, and it's genius. Here's why: You dump chicken pieces and your choice of sa... Read More

Is There a Good Diet? Sep. 13, 2019

Nutrition News

Dieting is nothing new to the U.S., but various diets come in and out of vogue. Remember Atkins, Sou... Read More

How to Make Taco Seasoning Mix and What to Do With It Aug. 29, 2019

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Seasoning packets from the supermarket may be convenient, but they have drawbacks — not the le... Read More

4 Absolutely Brilliant Ways to Cook Corn on the Cob Aug. 28, 2019

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Corn on the cob is a summer staple that should be part of every summer celebration and backyard cook... Read More

3 Ways to Stretch a Can of Tuna to Feed 4 Hungry People Jul. 31, 2019

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Are the popular reality television shows anything close to what you consider reality? Take the vener... Read More

How to Use Home Chef Meal Kits to Cut Food Costs Jul. 18, 2019

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Faithful readers will recall that my husband and I tested, and now continue to enjoy, the popular me... Read More

What to Do With Leftover Green Salad (Don't Throw it Out!) Jul. 15, 2019

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If throwing out perfectly delicious leftover green salad were a crime, I'd be serving a life sentenc... Read More