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Cooking Basics

A stack of Brown Sugar Pop Tarts

Homemade Brown Sugar Pop Tarts

Learn how to soften cream cheese fast for use in recipes calling for softened cream cheese.

How to Soften Cream Cheese Fast

A stack of Homemade Hot Pockets filled with pepperoni, mozzarella and marinara sauce, set on a concrete countertop.

Homemade Hot Pockets

Glass bowl of strawberry chipotle BBQ sauce surrounded by strawberries.

Strawberry Chipotle BBQ Sauce

Bacon gravy in a white gravy boat.

The Best Bacon Gravy

How to Fry Eggs

Photo of a pantry filled with staple items like spices, vinegars, oils, and salt

How to Stock Your Pantry: A Guide for the Home Cook

Pan seared fish with asparagus on

How to Pan Sear Fish

Cubes of Homemade Fruit Snacks stacked on a counter.

Homemade Fruit Snacks (with spinach!)

Strawberry Nectarine Fruit Leather wraps on a table top.

No Simmer Homemade Fruit Roll Ups

Homemade pizza sauce in a white bowl.

2 Minute Pizza Sauce

Lemon Poppyseed Buttermilk Syrup being poured on a stack of pancakes.

Homemade Lemon-Poppyseed Buttermilk Syrup

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