I grew up in peak Wonder Bread glory — years before moms were talking about added sugar — when we still got peanut butter and jelly on white bread and CapriSuns in our lunch bag. Since then, I’ve gone through all sorts of sliced sandwich bread phases — including stints buying only locally produced whole-grain breads and high-processed white wheat breads. Two years ago, though, I discover my sliced bread soulmate by a brand called Dave’s Killer Bread.

Here’s what makes Dave’s Killer Bread the best thing since, um, sliced bread.

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Fashion is fickle, and sometimes something that’s super-popular one year is “out” (or just a little overplayed) the next. Like you, I am thoroughly sick of faux taxidermy. But there are a few other design trends that other folks may be weary of that I still think are pretty great.

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A really good fruit salad can be a truly special treat. Light and refreshing, it is so simple to pull together yet has the power to be the star of your brunch, potluck, and even dessert spread. While choosing the right fruits to add to the bowl will certainly help when you want to whip up a crowd-pleaser, the real key to amazing fruit salad doesn’t come from the produce aisle. No, it actually comes from your pantry — and I can almost guarantee that you already have it in your kitchen right now.

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If you’re a human, you’ve likely complained once (or twice) about the lack of storage space in your life. But there’s a blank two-by-three-foot space you’re likely overlooking, and it’s right in your kitchen.

By adding hooks and installing organizers on the back of your cabinet doors, you can create a custom system in a spot you’ve barely given a second glance.

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Nothing says fast and fancy quite like the Italian-American dish of chicken Marsala. A menu staple no matter the restaurant, this dish has seen its fair share of revisions. No matter the update, the pairing of golden, pan-fried chicken with a mushroom-studded Marsala wine sauce hasn’t changed. We’re throwing our hat in the ring with a version we just can’t stop swooning over. With creamy sauce spiked with lots of garlic and, of course, the namesake Marsala wine, this take on chicken Marsala is next-level good.

And while it might sound like a dish that requires hours of cooking, it is actually a super-fast, one-pot chicken dinner that is perfect for weeknight cooking. You can serve the chicken and Marsala sauce over angel hair pasta (just like your favorite Italian restaurant), over cauliflower rice, or, my favorite, with a simple Caesar salad.

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When you get hungry between meals, it can be tempting to reach for a muffin from the coffee shop. (I know I have a real weakness for Starbucks’ lemon poppy seed muffins.) But the body digests carbohydrates faster than protein, which means picking a snack that’s high in protein can actually help keep you full longer than a sugar-bomb that leaves you looking for more snacks an hour later.

If you’re trying to fit more protein in your diet, or just looking for convenient, between-meal snacks that will keep you feeling full and focused longer, here are some of the best snacks you can grab.

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We are on the brink of fall cookbook release season which, for us at Kitchn, is more exciting than Starbucks’ annual “The Pumpkin Spice Latte Is BACK” announcement. Just like fall fashion magazines, which are typically the biggest issues of the year (TBT to when I’d wait by the door to see who was on the cover of my September issue of Seventeen), fall cookbooks feature the best of the best.

Speaking of the best, these are the cookbook titles we are patiently awaiting. But these aren’t just our predictions for best-sellers — while we’re certain that everyone is going to be clamoring for Ina Garten’s Cook Like a Pro and Chrissy Teigen’s latest Cravings: Hungry for More (so are we), we wanted to feature a few books that caught our eye for other reasons too (yes, there’s an Instant Pot cookbook). Here’s our list.

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While yogurt makes a lovely bed for your morning fruit and granola, that’s only the beginning of its wide range of applications in the kitchen. Keep a tub of plain regular or Greek yogurt (preferably full-fat, because fat = flavor) in your fridge, and prepare to experience a whole new world of sweet and savory dishes. Here are more than 25 ideas to prove it.

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The Pioneer Woman has helped you out countless times when it comes to figuring out what’s for dinner or what to bring to the potluck. But we wondered if she’d also have your back when it comes to flipping omelets or scrambling eggs.

We recently took a look at two of her collections of nonstick pots and pans to see if they can help you out of sticky situations.

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If there’s ever a contemporary remake of A Few Good Men, it might be worth recasting Colonel Nathan Jessup. It’s not that Jack Nicholson won’t be up to reprise one of his most iconic roles, it’s just that there’s someone else who could say “YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH!” — and it’s Mary Berry.

Berry, everyone’s fave former Great British Bake Off judge, has admitted that she fudged the truth a bit when she evaluated some of the contestants on the BBC show. Why? Because, like Nicholson’s explosive Base Commander, Berry thought that they (say it with us) couldn’t handle it.

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