Recipe Roulette: What Should I Have for Lunch? — Videos from The Kitchn

Of all the decisions you have to make during the day, why should lunch be one of the hard ones? Recipe Roulette helps you figure out what to eat with just a click.

Simply start the video, then hit pause whenever you like to help find what you should have for lunch. You can find the corresponding recipe in the list below. Depending on what you land on, whether it’s a toasted farro salad or a cashew chicken salad wrap, we’re making choosing lunch easier — one click at a time.

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7 Ways to Turn an Avocado into a Snack — Snack Hacks

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An avocado snack may just be the best snack. It’s creamy and extra satisfying, thanks to its high level of healthy fats, which means incorporating it into your afternoon snack break will ensure you’re full until dinner rolls around. But while simply piling it on toast is undoubtably a solid decision, it’s only just the start of the countless ways you can turn avocado into a snack. Here are seven suggestions to break you from your avocado toast habit.

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Get Fancy Fast: 5-Ingredient Dinners & Dessert — Fast & Fancy 5-Ingredient Dinners

Sometimes you want to make dinner a little fancier than usual — you know, like a bring out the linen napkins and pop open a bottle of wine sort of night — but that kind of evening doesn’t have to be an exhaustive affair. In fact, you can have a fancy dinner (and dessert) whichever night you like, be it a busy Tuesday or a cozy Saturday night in. The secret to success is keeping the ingredient list short (under five!), relying on grocery store conveniences for help, and making a few easy upgrades.

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Did Anyone Else Notice the New Stand Mixers on This Season of The Great British Show? — Food TV

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The Great British Baking Show is wrapping up season three tonight for the United States (it already aired on BBC One earlier this year). If you’ve been following along the last month or so, you know this season has been full of interesting characters and delicious, sugary creations.

The true star of this season, however, is the subtle addition of the new stand mixer in the series. Did you notice?

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Recipe: Watermelon Curry — Recipes from The Kitchn

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A curry? Made from watermelon? You don’t get it. Neither did I — at least at first. When I came across this traditional dish from Rajasthan, the largest state in India located in the northwest corner of the country, I didn’t quite know what to think of it.

I can eat pounds and pounds of watermelon in all forms throughout the summer, but this isn’t one I expected. I tried it anyway, and guess what? It works — it works extremely well. This sweet and spicy dish is proof that watermelon is far more versatile than you ever imagined.

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