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More Stories The Canned Secret Ingredient For An Extra Creamy Grilled Cheese Upgrade What It Means When A Bartender Pulls A 'Mr. Potato Head' 11 Tips You Need For The Perfect Steak Sandwich DIY Peelable Mango Gummy Candy Recipe The Strategy To Get Your Money's Worth With Olive Garden's Never-Ending Pasta Trader Joe's Products That Completely Failed How America Changed Challah Bread There's A Right Way To Sauce Pasta And It's All About The Tongs The Underwater Hack To Easily Peel Eggs Why You Should Buy Olive Oil In Tins Over Glass Bottles The Secret To Restaurant-Style Sizzling Steak Fajitas At Home Unexpected Foods To Throw In The Air Fryer ASAP Your Mac And Cheese Will Taste Even Saucier With One Simple Swap The Rise And Fall Of Tupperware Canned Fruit co*cktail Ice Is The Secret To Preventing Watered Down Drinks Starbucks Introduces A Twist On Boba For Summer 2024 The History Behind Taco Bell's Sauce Packet Sayings The Sneaky Reasons Restaurants Give You Free Bread Your Pasta Salad Will Be Instantly More Flavorful With One Extra Step 12 co*cktail Ordering Mistakes That Are Confusing Your Bartender The Key To Making Canned Frosting Better Without Adding Ingredients 14 Alternative Uses For Your Muffin Tin Beyond Cupcakes The Wasteful Mistake We All Make With Lobster One Simple Swap For Creamy Potato Salad Without Mayo To Muddle Or Not Muddle Your Mint: That Is The Mojito Question The 5 Mistakes You're Making With Egg Salad Crack An Egg Into Your Oatmeal For An Unforgettably Creamy Breakfast Think Twice Before Putting These Common Things In The Microwave

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    The Canned Secret Ingredient For An Extra Creamy Grilled Cheese Upgrade

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    What It Means When A Bartender Pulls A 'Mr. Potato Head'

    Whether you're out at a fancy co*cktail bar or making a drink at home, it's important to know this fun term that helps you invent new co*cktails.

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    11 Tips You Need For The Perfect Steak Sandwich

    Steak sandwiches always hit the spot, but they're even better when you know what you're doing. These tips will take your steak sandwich to the next level.

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    Recipes ByKatie Rosenhouse

    DIY Peelable Mango Gummy Candy Recipe

    Walgreens became the go-to spot to grab a TikTok-famous candy: peelable mango gummies. Can't find them on shelves? Make your own version with our recipe.

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    The Strategy To Get Your Money's Worth With Olive Garden's Never-Ending Pasta

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    Trader Joe's Products That Completely Failed

    Trader Joe's has lots of popular products, but if the chain decides they have to go, they have to go. Here are some items that got the ax, and for good reason.

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    Cooking ByEmmy Schneider-Green

    How America Changed Challah Bread

    Challah has been enjoyed around the world for centuries, but challah eaten in the U.S. has evolved over the years to include sweeter ingredients. Here's why.

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    Cooking ByAlicia Betz

    The Underwater Hack To Easily Peel Eggs

    Peeling eggs can be a slog, with stubborn shell pieces that shatter or stick too tightly. But peeling eggs underwater can make the chore much breezier.

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    Cooking ByAndrew Amelinckx

    Why You Should Buy Olive Oil In Tins Over Glass Bottles

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    Cooking ByChloe O'Donnell

    The Secret To Restaurant-Style Sizzling Steak Fajitas At Home

    If you're hosting a Mexican-inspired dinner party, steak fajitas are the perfect recipe. To elevate this dish, here's how to recreate that signature sizzle.

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    Cooking ByNatalie Voloshchuk

    Unexpected Foods To Throw In The Air Fryer ASAP

    Hard-boiled eggs and oatmeal cakes in the air fryer? The air fryer is more than just french fries or fried chicken. Get ready to be surprised.

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    Cooking ByTony Cooper

    Your Mac And Cheese Will Taste Even Saucier With One Simple Swap

    It's no secret that the most important part of mac and cheese is, well, the cheese. Luckily, this hack will ensure that every bite is as cheesy as possible.

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    Facts ByAlysa Salzberg

    The Rise And Fall Of Tupperware

    Tupperware isn't just the catch-all name for food storage containers. It's a brand, and it's been around since the 1940s. Here's where the company is now.

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  • Drinks

    Drinks ByJonathan Kesh

    Canned Fruit co*cktail Ice Is The Secret To Preventing Watered Down Drinks

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  • Drinks

    Drinks ByTony Cooper

    Starbucks Introduces A Twist On Boba For Summer 2024

    Call all boba tea drinkers! You'll want to visit your nearest Starbucks this summer to get your hands on its newest and maybe wildest menu item yet.

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    Facts ByAnn Meyer

    The History Behind Taco Bell's Sauce Packet Sayings

    Beyond their piquant contents, Taco Bell's sauce packets are popular for their witty sayings, but the chain's condiments weren't always packaged this way.

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    Restaurants ByTim Forster

    The Sneaky Reasons Restaurants Give You Free Bread

    As you sit at your restaurant table, a waiter brings you a basket of free bread. Why? Are they just being nice? Or is there something more cunning at work here?

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    Cooking ByJulia Mullaney

    Your Pasta Salad Will Be Instantly More Flavorful With One Extra Step

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    Cooking ByChloe O'Donnell

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  • Drinks

    Drinks ByDani Cramer

    12 co*cktail Ordering Mistakes That Are Confusing Your Bartender

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    Cooking ByChloe O'Donnell

    The Key To Making Canned Frosting Better Without Adding Ingredients

    If you expect store-bought frosting to always be dense, gloopy, and unpleasant, this easy prep step can transform it with the need to buy extra ingredients.

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    Cooking ByRebecca Sneeringer

    14 Alternative Uses For Your Muffin Tin Beyond Cupcakes

    Muffin tins can have more than one purpose. Here are some creative ways that you can use your muffin tin for more than just making cupcakes.

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    Cooking ByAlli Neal

    The Wasteful Mistake We All Make With Lobster

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    Cooking ByTim Forster

    One Simple Swap For Creamy Potato Salad Without Mayo

    Mix up your potato salad with this surprising ingredient switch -- you'll get a tangy, summery taste with less oiliness. Here's what to swap in.

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  • Drinks

    Drinks ByMatthew Lee

    To Muddle Or Not Muddle Your Mint: That Is The Mojito Question

    It's not a mojito without a sprig of mint. While some mixologists swear by muddling the mint beforehand, others find it risky. So, which approach tastes better?

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    Cooking ByMichelle Bottalico

    The 5 Mistakes You're Making With Egg Salad

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    Cooking ByAndrew Amelinckx

    Crack An Egg Into Your Oatmeal For An Unforgettably Creamy Breakfast

    There are plenty of ways to elevate your bowl of oatmeal, but one of the most fulfilling has to be adding an egg, which makes it unforgettably creamy.

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  • Kitchen

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