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I Asked 3 Farmers How to Pick the Sweetest Watermelon, and They All Agreed on the Best Way
6+ hour, 1+ min ago (373+ words) It's a tiny, but telling, detail. We've identified heroic saves for mealy, overripe watermelon, but we firmly believe that the best Rx for bad watermelon is to avoid it in the first place." To help us all be better at…...
How To Remove Grease From Your Kitchen Backsplash, According to a Professional Cleaner
1+ week, 5+ day ago (480+ words) Get rid of those pesky grease stains once and for all. Dotdash Meredith / Janet Maples Many people clean their cooktops and countertops after each cooking session, but often forget the backsplash. Since the backsplash is one of the most overlooked…...
Ina Garten's Famous Cake Is the Festive Dessert Your Summer Party Needs
2+ week, 2+ day ago (360+ words) More than a decade later, it's still a crowd pleaser. The Fourth of July has always felt like peak summer. Deep into warm-weather activities, the grill is well-seasoned, and you still have weeks of late sunsets ahead. The day itself…...
This Tropical Cosmopolitan Tastes Like a Beach Vacation
3+ week, 2+ day ago (145+ words) This tropical twist on the classic Cosmopolitan combines coconut, mango, and pineapple for bright island-inspired flavor. Served ice cold, it's a refreshing cocktail that feels like a mini tropical getaway. This recipe was developed at its original yield. Ingredient amounts…...
This National Pie Judge Has Tasted Hundreds of Pies'Here's His Favorite Recipe
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (430+ words) It transports him back to his mother's kitchen. John Lehndorff is a pie fanatic. Over a nearly 50-year career as a food journalist, restaurant critic, and pie judge, he has served as the founding executive director of the American Pie…...
Toss Your Sour Cream Immediately If It Looks Like This
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (334+ words) Plus, how to store it correctly. We're officially in sour cream season: creamy dips at potlucks, trays of macaroni and cheese set out at barbecues, and coffee cakes for holiday brunches. Of course, it's popular nowadays to use Greek yogurt…...
PSA: You Can Still Get the Beloved Discontinued Enchirito at Taco Bell'and for Cheaper, Too
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (408+ words) We've been waiting for this hack. Kennedy Dierks is a devout foodie and news writer at Allrecipes with over five years of experience in food media. A former Associate Editor at Spoon University, she's written hundreds of articles on food…...
I Asked 4 Professional Chefs How to Make Amazing Restaurant-Style Steaks at Home'Here Are Their Top Tips
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1256+ words) Dust off your cast iron pans'it's time to get searing. There are hundreds of restaurant recipes home cooks proudly make in their own kitchens, yet some dishes remain elusive. Whether it's'equipment,'technique, or'access to specialty ingredients,'certain recipes are just'harder'to…...
The 2-Ingredient Dinner I've Made 3 Times in the Past Week
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (230+ words) It starts and ends with a $3 Trader Joe's find. I'm in an eating rut. It's times like these when I not only crave all things comforting, but also find complicated recipes daunting. And I know I can't be alone. Once…...
This Retro Dessert Won Pillsbury's 1953 Bake-Off, and It Still Holds Up Today
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (322+ words) It's baked with the frosting on top! What if a cake was baked with the frosting already on it, resplendent and ready to serve'the whole kit and caboodle? That's the promise of Meringue Cradle Cake. Baked with a meringue topping…...