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15 Readers Share Their Easiest Summer Dinner Ideas
My 5 Favorite Trader Joe's Shortcuts for Easy Summer Dinners
Lazy Summer Dinners
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I’m Making Room in My Fridge for This On-Everything Condiment
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These Ultra-Crunchy, Tangy Chips Are Unlike Anything I've Ever Tried Before
How to Upgrade Salads Kits For No-Stress Summer Meals
The Instant Pot Should Be Your Go-To Summertime Gadget
Why Sandwiches Are the Ideal Lazy Summer Dinner for Families
Hot Smoked Salmon Is My Secret to Easy, Flavor-Packed Summer Meals
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The $4 Trader Joe's Find I Can't Leave the Store Without
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Michael Twitty’s “The Cooking Gene” Made Me Unapologetically Proud of My Culinary Lineage
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How Charity Morgan’s “Unbelievably Vegan” Changed the Way I Look at Food
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Klancy Miller’s “Cooking Solo” Taught Me the Freedom of Cooking for Myself
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Toni Tipton-Martin Is My Mentor and Teacher, Even Though We’ve Never Met
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How Vallery Lomas’ “Life Is What You Bake It” Helped Me Lean In, Quit My Job, and Follow My Dreams
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Chef Peter Serpico’s “Learning Korean” Is a Cooking Book, Not a Cookbook
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How to Celebrate Summer
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The 5 Things on My Family’s Summer Bucket List This Year
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Why My Summer Celebrations Always Include a Corn on the Cob Bar
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What I Want My Child to Remember About the Magic of S'mores
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I Can't Stop Thinking About This Ultra-Moist Banana Bread
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My Mother's Secret Weapon in the Kitchen Is Her Spice Collection
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Why Sitting Down for Dinner Every Night Was So Important for My Family
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It Takes a Village to Teach Someone to Cook With Love
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How Khadija Hemmati is Celebrating Eid (and Life) in New Ways
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Fried Egg Taco
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Pastes are the Secret to Quick and Easy Grilling
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Tackle Food Waste at Home, the Easy Way
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10 Essential Ways to Tackle Food Waste at Home
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How 5 Nonprofits Are Tackling Food Waste on a Macro Level
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10 Foods You Didn't Know You Can Freeze
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How Heloise Reduced Food Waste Before It Was Cool
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5 Things to Know Before Attending Your First Iftar Gathering
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Why There’s Always Room for Another Person at My Ramadan Table
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7 Smart Cookbooks for Preventing Food Waste at Home
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10 Better Ways to Store Fruits and Vegetables
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When It Comes to Nigerian Fried Chicken, the Tougher the Bird the Better
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My Grandma's Fried Chicken Is Lost, But Not Forgotten
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Rebecca Lang Is Mastering the Art of Fried Chicken, One Skillet at a Time
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The One Tool You Need for Perfect Fried Chicken at Home
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The Secret Ingredient That Makes Southern Thai Fried Chicken So Delicious
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3 French Tips for the Best Fried Chicken Ever
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Why Communal Cooking Is at the Center of My Holi Celebration
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Why You'll Always Find a Can of Cream of Mushroom Soup in My Pantry
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I Tried TikTok’s "Grated Egg Toast" and We Need to Talk About It
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5 Smart Upgrades for Trader Joe's Most Popular Freezer Find
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My Family Taste-Tested 10 Frozen Pizzas—Here Are Our Top Picks
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Will Coleman's Fried Chicken Biscuit Sandwiches
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Bagels Are the Official Carb of 2022
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4 Cookbooks to Kickstart a Plant-Based Diet
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Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee's Lunar New Year Is About Listening to the Elders (and Making Mandu)
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Uyen Luu's Tết Celebration Is Filled With Fruit, Flowers, and Plenty of Dessert
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For Chinese New Year, Vivian Jao Celebrates with a Small-Scale Dinner
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Do You Really Need a High-Speed Blender To Make Smoothies?
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10 Ingredient Shortcuts That Every Smart Cook Should Know
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How I Started My Own Food Traditions for Kwanzaa
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Our 10 Favorite Recipes We Published in 2021
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The Simply Recipes Editors Share Their 12 Favorite Cookbooks from 2021
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Vallery Lomas Shares Her 5 Best Tips for Making Chocolate Chip Cookies
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The One Snack My Whole Family Loves