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Two Baking Bosses on Improvising When Baking
Baking Legends Rose Levy Beranbaum and Alice Medrich share the secrets to bending the baking rules.


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Instagram Has Us Craving Perfect Cacio e Pepe Pasta
Our favorite food photos on Instagram this week: Perfect pasta, really good-looking bowl food, and some seriously impressive ravioli.

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It's All (Kind of) Easy in Gwyneth Paltrow's New Cookbook
What happens when an elite celebrity lifestyle guru tries to write a book of easy recipes for the people?

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Our Favorite Kitchen Cleaning Supplies
Kitchen cleaning tools come in every shape and size. These are the best.

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More Dirty Secrets of Home Cooks
Our recent piece on one food writer's dirty cooking secrets inspired lots of feedback from readers, many of whom admitted to having secrets of their own.

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What to Cook This Week: Spring for Big Flavors
This week’s dinner game plan is all about bold flavors and uninhibited eating.

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These Chicken Nuggets Will Put the New McNuggets to Shame
They might not come with soda and a toy, but these three recipes are all you need to conquer crispy-chicken cravings.

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What's the Deal With Red Pepper Flakes?
Red pepper flakes are the centerpiece to any pizzeria's table. One writer got the shakedown on what they're all about.

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Yes, You Can (Make This Easy Springtime Pasta at Home)
Come spring, you can ditch the pasta machine and ignore the long-simmered sauces. Here's how.

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We Tested 4 Ways to Steam Without a Steamer Basket
We tested four techniques for steaming that don't require a separate tool.

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Instagram Is All About Mat'chos for Passover
Each week we round up our favorite food photos on Instagram—it's all part of #CookIt, our hashtag that captures what happens after you find the recipe. This week we found a lot of love for matzo nachos, perfect looking waffles, and a new way to yogurt.

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It's Time to Put Kitchen Cleaning on Your Agenda
An expert told us just how often we should be cleaning the things we sometimes forget to clean.

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The Best Way to Make Cauliflower Rice
We tested every possible way to cook cauliflower rice to create the easiest—and most delicious—version possible.

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Dirty Secrets of a Home Cook
A food writer gives us a peek into what really happens behind the scenes in her kitchen. And some of it isn't pretty.

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Springtime for Hummus
This Middle Eastern dip might be a year-round classic, but that doesn't mean you can't customize it to fit the season, too.


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We Found Yet Another Way to Use Kale on Instagram
Each week we round up our favorite food photos on Instagram—it's all part of #CookIt, our hashtag that captures what happens after you find the recipe. This week we found a new way to porridge, a delicious-sounding aioli, and crispy churros.

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The Single Best Way to Eat Ricotta (Hint: It's Not Lasagna)
Lasagna and manicotti have been hogging ricotta for years. It's time for that to stop.

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How to Make Crispy, Crunchy Fruit and Vegetable Chips in 5 Minutes (Or Less)
Buh-bye, clunky dehydrator! To make a healthy snack from the produce aisle, we're turning to the microwave.