I have seen a lot of canned vegetable upgrades lately. One person suggested adding canned mushrooms to a grilled cheese, and another said to pour canned collard greens over white rice. I thought those tricks were pretty smart, so I asked our team if anyone had any other hacks tucked up their sleeves. One canned vegetable our team reaches for a lot is creamed corn.
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Apple Bread
Fresh chunks of apple + applesauce = double the fall flavor. READ MORE…
Filipino Braised Beef (Beef Pares)
Comfort food looks different from one kitchen to the next, and for me it’s a big bowl of saucy chicken adobo or a platter of crispy fried lumpia. These are the dishes I grew up on, and they’re the ones I crave when I need a taste of home. Beef pares is another classic comfort food. This sweet and savory braised beef dish started as a street food sold in Quezon City, a town northeast of the city of Manila in the Philippines.
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I Never Make an Old-Fashioned with Bourbon or Whiskey Anymore — I Use This for a Much Richer Flavor
It’s cheaper too. READ MORE…
My 3-Ingredient Mug Cake Is So Easy, I Have It Memorized (Boxed Cake Trick!)
I always have a box of cake mix tucked away in my pantry, but let’s be honest — I don’t always have the time (or the motivation) to bake a full cake. That’s where this trick comes in: With just three ingredients and a microwave, you can turn a few spoonfuls of cake mix into a warm, single-serving dessert in minutes. The best part is that it works with pretty much any boxed cake mix flavor you’ve got on hand.
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We Tried 10 Bags of Medium-Roast Coffee Beans — And the Clear Winner Tastes Café-Worthy
The best way to start the day.
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Better (and Cheaper) Than McDonald’s: I Ate Frozen Breakfast Sandwiches Everyday for a Week to Find the Best One
It’s half the price.
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The Absolute Best Grocery Store Frozen Chicken Pot Pie Is Just $5
There’s always one in my freezer.
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Homemade Cosmic Brownies
There’s a very specific kind of joy that comes when peeling the wrapper off a Little Debbie Cosmic Brownie — a dense, fudgy brownie topped with a thick layer of chocolate frosting and a smattering of rainbow candy-coated chocolate chips. Our homemade version channels all that nostalgia, but with a serious glow-up: a rich, from-scratch brownie built with real bittersweet chocolate and finished with a dark chocolate ganache.
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Move Over, Mac and Cheese: This Award-Winning Chef’s New Boxed Pasta Tastes Like It Came from a Fancy Restaurant
It’s going to be a repeat buy.
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