The Easiest, Creamiest Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream Doesn’t Even Need Eggs


At birthday parties when I was growing up, there was frequently a bag of the vanilla and chocolate mini Blue Bell ice cream cups being passed out for dessert. I would always ask for a mini chocolate one and would be distraught if there weren’t any left. The horror at the thought of having to settle for vanilla!As I’ve grown up, though, I have come to appreciate a good vanilla ice cream. I used to view it as boring and basic. Now, I view it as understated perfection.
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I’ll Never Shuck Corn Again After Learning an Ingenious Trick That Takes Seconds


Shucking ears of corn for a summertime dinner was always a task designated to me and my brother. As my mom prepped the other dishes, my brother and I sat at the kitchen island shucking the husk and fibrous silk strands off of our cobs and into a plastic grocery bag beneath us. It caused a mess and it took forever. And I just found out that all of that work was for nothing (even if it did create some fond memories).
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The High-Protein Boxed Mac and Cheese I’m Eating on Repeat for Dinner


Boxed macaroni and cheese has been an easy, dependable dinner my whole life. But when Goodles entered the chat when I was in college, its mac and cheese became a weekly (if not more frequent) meal for me. Not only are all the flavors delicious, but they also have fiber and protein in them. So it checks all my boxes. Since the convenient microwavable cups came out, they have been my main method of Goodles consumption.
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