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Cinnamon Toast Crunch Is a Buttery Streusel Waiting to Happen
When you crush this cereal and mix it with butter and brown sugar, it becomes the perfect topping for your next quick bread.

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Pardon Me, Does Mustard Need to Be Refrigerated?
The spicy, vinegary condiment is built to last, but we have some suggestions for keeping your mustard collection in tip-top shape.

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This Ancient Flavored Salt Making Tradition Will Bring Your Dying Herbs Back to Life
A zero-waste solution to your herb surplus.

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How to Store Lemons, Limes, and Other Citrus for Lasting Flavor
The chiller isn’t always your best bet.

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Eitan Bernath Has a Strategy for Warm Cookies on Demand
The 20-year-old chef lets us in on his grocery shopping habits and very smart freezer system.

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How to Safely Decorate Cakes With Flowers
Not all blossoms are safe to decorate with, so check out these tips before you start assembling your next layer cake.

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This Passover, Go Wild With Matzo Toffee Toppings
Dress up a batch with rose petals and pistachios, crushed potato chips and marshmallows, or any number of clever combinations.

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Give Your Hot Cross Buns the Muffin Treatment
This easy version pays homage to the classic, but there’s no yeast required.

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Welcome to the Age of Carefree Floral Cakes
The free-flowing, foraged cakes of today are not your grandma’s rose-lined layers.

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How Long Do Hard-Boiled Eggs Last?
If your Easter egg hunt involves hard-boiled eggs this year, read this first.

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This Quick Dough Gives You Infinite Pastry Possibilities
Whipping up a 4-ingredient choux is the first step to cheesy gougères, ice-cream-filled profiteroles, and towering croquembouches.

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How to Pit an Olive Without Any Fancy Tools
And why buy unpitted in the first place? A cookbook author, a line cook, and a grocery store owner weigh in.

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What All the Words on a Bag of Coffee Actually Mean
Natural vs. washed, blend vs. single-origin. A fruit salad’s worth of flavor notes. You need a cheat sheet to understand how the descriptors on the bag translate to the taste inside each cup.

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How to Keep Your Cakes From Doming and Cracking
Domed, cracked cakes are not the look. Here’s how to prevent it from happening.
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Tips and Tricks for Cooking With Type 2 Diabetes
Working with a certified diabetes educator is the best way to learn how your specific diet and lifestyle can affect your experience with type 2 diabetes. But here are a few general pieces of advice to help you get started.

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Out of Vanilla Extract? Try One of These Substitutes
Give your bakes a boost with these flavorful substitutes for vanilla extract.

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8 Days of Passover Recipes, Because the Holiday Doesn’t End at Seder
Not sure what to cook during Passover? This meal plan has you covered with spinach-and-matzo pie, homemade coconut macaroons, and standout “tzimmes” chicken.

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Why Does Overmixing Matter in Baking, and How Do I Avoid It?
When you're in the middle of making cookie dough or cake batter, what does “be careful not to overmix” really mean?

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For Foolproof Funnel Cakes, Ditch the Funnel
Here’s everything you need to know to get started making perfectly crispy funnel cakes at home.

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Use This Bread-Baker’s Secret to Take Your Homemade Loaves From Good to Great
Deeper flavor and a better crumb could be yours.