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What to Do When Your Kids Eat With Their Fingers, Not Forks
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What to Do When Your Kids Eat With Their Fingers, Not Forks

It's time to get hands-on about practicing table manners, experts say.
Here Are Mark Bittman's First Instant Pot Recipes
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Here Are Mark Bittman's First Instant Pot Recipes

He loves it just as much as you do.
How to Cook Pork Chops the Right Way
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How to Cook Pork Chops the Right Way

Dry, grey, rubbery pork chops have no place in your kitchen.
Why I Let My Daughter Eat Baby Food Pouches All Day Long
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Why I Let My Daughter Eat Baby Food Pouches All Day Long

If you’re sheepishly staring at that stack of baby food cookbooks, you’re not alone.
How to Make Pizza in Your Cast-Iron Skillet
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How to Make Pizza in Your Cast-Iron Skillet

One tiny sweltering kitchen + one hot cast-iron skillet = great pizza at home?
Sunday Stash: 8 Ways to Use the World's Easiest Tomato Sauce
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Sunday Stash: 8 Ways to Use the World's Easiest Tomato Sauce

For this month's Sunday Stash, we're making a big batch of my super-simple tomato sauce, freezing it in small quantities, and using it to make meals all month long.
How to Make a Cheese Plate for Yourself&-and Why That's a Powerful Idea
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How to Make a Cheese Plate for Yourself—and Why That's a Powerful Idea

It's the easiest, most elegant solo dinner there is.
A Cocktail Party Guide for Beginners
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A Cocktail Party Guide for Beginners

Rule #1: Don't put out a cheese plate.
Weekly Meal Plan: Roast Chicken and Grains Do It All
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Weekly Meal Plan: Roast Chicken and Grains Do It All

A big roast chicken and a batch of grains are going to be your best friends this week.
I'd Rather Share a Plate Than Have My Own
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I'd Rather Share a Plate Than Have My Own

Love is a dinner served on one plate with two forks.
I Cooked Every Day in January and It Completely Changed My Relationship
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I Cooked Every Day in January and It Completely Changed My Relationship

#cook90 was just supposed to give me home-cooked food on the table. It ended up giving me much more.
Please Stop Trying to Sneak Vegetables Into Your Kids' Food
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Please Stop Trying to Sneak Vegetables Into Your Kids' Food

Give them a chance to give peas a chance.
Weekly Meal Plan: Winter Comfort Food Is a Go
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Weekly Meal Plan: Winter Comfort Food Is a Go

It's cold out there. Feed your winter cravings with chicken noodle soup and lasagna.
8 Ways to Make Soup Faster
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8 Ways to Make Soup Faster

Making soup doesn't have to be an all-day affair.
6 Things You Can Do with That Lonely Can of White Beans
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6 Things You Can Do with That Lonely Can of White Beans

Meet the little can that just saved dinner.
6 Dishes Kids Can Cook Without Any Help From You
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6 Dishes Kids Can Cook Without Any Help From You

Because they can't live on butter-and-sugar sandwiches alone.
cook90, Week 4: The Grocery List
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cook90, Week 4: The Grocery List

Everything you need for a week of sumptuous salmon, spicy sprouts, and an end-of-week stir-fry.
How to Make Homemade Microwave Popcorn in a Paper Bag
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How to Make Homemade Microwave Popcorn in a Paper Bag

Without burning your house down.
Melissa Clark's Brilliant Dinner for One Is This Brothy Bowl of Cabbage