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VH1 announced today that Martha Stewart and Snoop Dog will be teaming up to host a reality show called Martha & Snoop’s Dinner Party. The show will focus on the two cultural icons throwing dinner parties for their celebrity friends. “At our dinner party, we will exemplify America’s fascination with food, entertaining and celebrity. ‘Martha & Snoop’s Dinner Party’ will redesign the traditional food competition shows in a new, different and very funny way,” Stewart says of the upcoming show.

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When it comes to avocado toast, the best slices go well beyond two ingredients. If you require further proof, let us present this caprese avocado toast. All the components of a caprese salad — from the ripe tomatoes and the creamy mozzarella to the fresh basil and the tangy balsamic glaze — are a good friend to the cool avocado. If there was ever an example of when the whole is better than the sum of its parts (and we’re talking about irresistible parts!), caprese avocado toast nails it on the head.

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From Apartment Therapy → Before & After: A Charming DIY Kitchen Update for Under $5k

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These oven-dried tomatoes are nothing like their sun-dried cousins. They aren’t the ultra-dry, chewy tomatoes you find jarred at the supermarket. No, these oven-dried tomatoes are luscious, tender, and — forgive me for saying this — completely obsession-worthy. Trust me, I’ve eaten through two batches already this summer.

Beyond being a no-fail method for preserving a bumper crop of plum or Roma tomatoes, oven-dried tomatoes stored in olive oil make a lovely hostess gift and are equally at home in your morning scrambled eggs as they are on pasta. They’ll also do double duty as an appetizer and a topping for toast. Making these tomatoes only requires three ingredients, a little bit of aluminum foil, and time.

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Sun tea conjures up the charming memories of my grandmother’s tea pitcher on my grandparent’s screened-in porch. As kids we drank it over ice on the front steps, swatting away mosquitoes. My mother used to brew an unsweetened version of it on our tiny apartment balconies when I was a teenager. And then iced tea seemed to disappear from my life entirely until I moved to the South and learned how a proper Southerner makes boiled iced tea for surviving sweltering Southern summers.

I’ve missed the charm of the tea pitcher brewing in the window and wondered, Where has all the sun tea gone? It turns out that many folks have been scared away from brewing sun tea because of the rumored risk of bacteria in the tea. Sun-brewed tea may be a thing of the past, but we can take the principles of sun tea and enjoy a delightfully slow-brewed cup of tea when it gets hot in the summer.

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The Easiest Thai Green Coconut Curry

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Can’t decide what to make for dinner tonight, or can’t pull yourself away from the Olympics coverage long enough give it any thought? No problem! Let your favorite Olympic sport help guide your inspiration for tonight’s meal.

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Chicken Caesar Pizza

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Caesar salad is timeless — an enduring classic that’s inspired many variations. From the fresh romaine and the crunchy croutons, to the shaved Parmesan and rich, salty dressing, this is a combination of flavors that can travel beyond the salad bowl with great success.

With that in mind, we’re reimagining the Caesar salad, capturing its essence through its most iconic flavors and textures to bring you everything from a Caesar-inspired roast chicken to a sheet-pan pizza perfect for your Tuesday night.

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I recently had a pretty bad Caesar salad experience at a fast-causal restaurant: The salad arrived in a plastic clamshell (the rest of our dinner did not) with romaine pieces so large I could not even get my mouth around them, exactly four croutons, and the tiniest packet of Caesar dressing. In hindsight, I knew better than to order that particular salad — telltale signs of salad sadness were everywhere. If only I’d had this handy list available instead to guide me toward Caesar salad nirvana and away from disappointment. Keep these in mind and learn from my mistake.

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From Apartment Therapy → Hold On to Summer: 15 Fire Pits and Chimineas (For Every Budget!) to Keep You Outside Longer

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We get excited about a lot of fresh summer produce, but if there was just one single item to get really excited for, it’s Hatch green chiles. They’re starting to arrive right now and will continue into October, but don’t wait too long to pick some up because they’re only in season for a short time. We’re making the most of them while we can — starting with breakfast.

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