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For a parent with both vegetarians and carnivores in the family, the multi-cooker has transformed dinnertime.

Big-batch pesto, saucy chicken, and a 10-minute shrimp dinner.

It was published in Gourmet Magazine in 1999. People have been losing their minds over it ever since.

With a stash of cooked-from-scratch beans in the fridge or freezer, you can pull together these easy, healthy meals in minutes.

Roast chicken with white beans, swordfish steaks, avocado soba noodles.

And just way better.

Chipotle-lime steak, salmon burgers, and peanutty rice noodles.

Did your favorite brand scoop the competition?

This just might be the coolest birthday cake hack we know.

Chicken shawarma, herby tuna pasta, and mapo tofu.

Zingy roast chicken, irresistible homemade fish sticks, and oodles of fresh herbs.

Sheet-pan paella, quick chicken curry, and pesto for days.

And I don't feel guilty about it at all.

The Repertoire author, columnist, and part-time cafeteria cook makes her wife and kids chicken stew, fattoush salad, and pain-in-the-neck candied citrus peels that turn out to be totally worth it.

Crisp pork cutlets, an amazing lentil soup, and creamy cauliflower carbonara.

How a professional baker made peace with purchasing packaged sweets for her family.

To boost a child's confidence in the kitchen, give them a cooking tool all their own—just maybe don't get the Disney version.

With offerings like fire truck carts, free blueberry muffin samples, and even a petting zoo, these supermarkets make family shopping trips a lot less painful.