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What Are Shell Beans&-And How Do You Cook Them?
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What Are Shell Beans—And How Do You Cook Them?

Available in their dried, canned, and frozen form year-round, fresh shell beans are really a prize of late summer. And their time is now.
What Are Liquid Aminos and How Did They Become a Staple of Hippie Cooking?
How Bagged Salad Mix Took Over the Produce Section
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How Bagged Salad Mix Took Over the Produce Section

Who thought of packaging salad greens in boxes, bags, and kits in the first place—and do you have to wash bagged salad before using?
Why Do Recipes Call for Unsalted Butter?
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Why Do Recipes Call for Unsalted Butter?

It comes down to one thing: control. 
What’s So “Nutritional” About Nutritional Yeast?
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What’s So “Nutritional” About Nutritional Yeast?

These funky flakes might be the O.G. health food fad.
A History of Ketchup, America’s Favorite Condiment
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A History of Ketchup, America’s Favorite Condiment

This go-to cookout condiment originated in South Asia and contained no tomatoes.
Ramen Seasoning Packets Are the Flavor-Boosting Secret Your Cooking Needs
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Ramen Seasoning Packets Are the Flavor-Boosting Secret Your Cooking Needs

These tiny umami-packed flavor pouches can turn any savory dish into better versions of itself. 
Spicy Giardiniera Is a Busy Cook’s Best-Kept Secret
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Spicy Giardiniera Is a Busy Cook’s Best-Kept Secret

Turn up the flavor of your pasta sauce and your tuna salad with this jarred condiment from the Windy City
The Cult Hot Sauces You Can Score on Amazon
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The Cult Hot Sauces You Can Score on Amazon

Turn up the Scoville scale with these bottles of lip-tingling hot sauces that we just can’t get enough of.
How Shelf-Stable Gnocchi Became a Dinner Hero
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How Shelf-Stable Gnocchi Became a Dinner Hero

This once-disparaged ingredient has become pantry gold for chefs and cookbook authors.
The Root Vegetable That Fueled a $25 Million Ponzi Scheme
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The Root Vegetable That Fueled a $25 Million Ponzi Scheme

Rich in carbohydrates and easy to cultivate, these little rhizomes once promised to solve all of our energy problems.