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Halloween Food Hacks: These Organic Pumpkinsteins Don't Need Any Carving

We've already told you how the Japanese pioneered growing specially shaped watermelons (including square, heart, and Godzilla e...

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How to Engineer a No-Slip Sandwich

Most of us know how to make a sandwich, but how many of us know how to make a sandwich correctly—i.e., so that the slippery ing...

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Shortcut: Quick & Easy Beer Storage Hack

Sometimes the simplest solution is the best solution. You will need: 1 binder clip. That's it. Another simple life hack. Enjoy...

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The Deliciously Lazy Way to Make Creamy Risotto at Home

Why are people so afraid of risotto? Contrary to what a lot of home cooks seem to believe, it's really not a difficult dish to ...

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How to Make Delicious Horchata

You know how you can go to those little Mexican restaurants that have the refreshing drink machines full of that sweet rice dri...

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How to Make Pizza Dough with Only Two Ingredients & Why It Works

Any pizza lover knows that a quality crust is crucial to the whole experience. Good pizza crust should be delicious on its own,...

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Halloween Food Hacks: Easy Spooktacular Hors d'Oeuvres

It's never too early to start planning for the best holiday of the year, right? We've already shown you how to make chillingly ...

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10 Brilliant Substitutions for Specialized Kitchen Tools

My kitchen isn't nearly as well-stocked as I'd prefer, and I often come across recipes that call for odd tools and appliances I...

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10 Easy Tricks to Make Store-Bought Pasta Sauce Taste Homemade

There's nothing better than real, homemade tomato sauce, but to really develop the flavors, it usually has to simmer for a few ...

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Colonel Sanders' KFC Recipe Revealed!

Ron Douglas of Long Island, New York, claims to have reverse-engineered Kentucky Fried Chicken's top secret 11 herbs and spices...

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How to Make Jamie Oliver's "Cheat's" Pizza in 30 Minutes or Less

I'm constantly searching for a homemade pizza dough that tastes good, but isn't too challenging to execute—in other words, a re...

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Halloween Food Hacks: How to Play the Withered Corpse Game

Creating a haunted house for Halloween was a big deal when I was growing up, and the neighborhood kids were always coming up wi...

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Skip the Official Recipe: Here Are the Faster & Easier Ways to Make Cronuts

Alas, I have never tasted an authentic cronut (croissant-doughnut hybrid) from Dominique Ansel's NYC bakery, only its Los Angel...

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You've Been Eating Cupcakes Wrong Your Entire Life

There's a better way to do just about anything, and it's even more apparent when it comes to shoving food down your throat. I'...

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The Squeaky Clean Trick to Eating an Orange Without Getting Your Fingers All Sticky

As a kid, there was nothing more fulfilling than sinking my teeth deep into the succulent flesh of an orange, savoring every dr...

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Halloween Food Hacks: How to Make Shrunken Heads Out of Apples & Potatoes

A great Halloween party depends on the right spooky ambience. Having some shrunken heads in strategic locations is an easy, fun...

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Kitchen First Aid: How to Treat Minor Cooking Injuries with Food

Minor mishaps occur all the time in the kitchen, whether you cut your finger while dicing an onion, scorched your hand in a gre...

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Mess-Free Muffins: No Mixing Bowl Required

In my opinion, the greatest food hacks are the ones that help you cut way, way down on dishwashing. That's especially true when...

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Food Hacks from Our Facebook Fans

We're always looking for great food hacks to help us become better cooks who can create delicious food with less waste, fuss, a...

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Coffee Mugs: They're Not Just for Coffee

Coffee mugs: nothing proliferates more quickly in my kitchen cabinets. People are always handing them out as gifts or as swag, ...

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12 Things Cheap Vodka Is Good for Besides the Obvious

The origins of vodka are shrouded in mystery, with both Russia and Poland laying claim to its invention. Some say Genovese merc...

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How to Fix the One Mistake Most People Make When Cooking with Garlic

Garlic isn't just a food, it's a legend. It's been found in the pyramids of Egypt and is referenced in the Bible. Hippocrates,...

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Make This Spicy Korean Pork Stew with Only 3 Ingredients (And Almost No Effort)

You either love kimchi or you hate it, but for those of us who love it, its salty, briny, spicy crunch is the stuff of life. Ho...

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The Tricks to Making Delicious & Tender Kale Salads Every Time

Kale is the new baby spinach: it's taken over salads everywhere, and for good reason. This nutrient-dense vegetable is a member...

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How to Order Liquid Cocaine & Other Crazy Drinks Off the Starbucks Secret Menu

In-N-Out Burgers on the West Coast is famous for their not-so-secret and secret menus, along with their cheap, no-fuss burgers....

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5 Ways to Make Crispier French Fries, Chicken Nuggets, & Bacon at Home

I know Americans love to hate on the French, but from my standpoint, they've given us a lot of things we should all be thankful...

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You've Been Wasting the Best Part! 5 Delicious Uses for Your "Empty" Nutella & Peanut Butter Jars

Some food jars seem like they're actually designed to prevent you from enjoying every last bit inside. The remnants of sticky f...

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10 Vegetables & Herbs You Can Eat Once and Regrow Forever

There are some ingredients I cook with so often I can never buy too many of them, and most of them are produce. Onions, garlic ...

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Deep Frying Without a Deep Fryer: Which Pan Is Best for the Job?

I don't deep fry food that often, mostly because it uses a ton of oil, which is expensive, and the cleanup is a son of a mother...

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How to Break Open a Can of Food Without a Can Opener

Canned foods aren't only for Doomsday Preppers—they're great for camping trips and super quick meals on the go. When the hunger...