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It all started with salt. My local grocery store had run out of their house brand sea salt and I couldn’t find another similar salt for a decent price on the shelves. Then I turned around and spotted it — in the bulk bin section, in a drawer I had never noticed before, selling for even less than the packaged generic brand.

That find inspired me to spend a little more time looking closely at the bulk bin sections of my local supermarkets, going beyond the usual nuts, grains, and snacks, and focusing on the types of foods you might not know you could buy in bulk.

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Q: I avoid salmon due to its strong flavor, but I know it’s a high-powered food and want to incorporate it into our diet. Can you suggest a marinade or two that would mask that strong fish taste?

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Hazelnut Coffee Cupcakes

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On Cupcake Project, I’ve converted every imaginable kind of cake to cupcakes. I’ve made angel food cupcakes, pound cake cupcakes, upside-down cake cupcakes, cheesecake cupcakes, and more!

It’s not hard to take your favorite cake recipe and translate it into cupcakes. Here’s the process that I’ve developed over the years.

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Packing lunch should be a simple task, but it’s actually one that isn’t all that, well, simple. Between deciding what to pack, how to pack it, trying to prep ahead, packing something you actually want to eat, and of course, remembering to grab your lunch before heading out the door for the day, it can feel tough.

From prepping to packaging and storing, these six smart tips will get you on the road to packing a better lunch in no time.

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