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The Deliciously Bizarre Way You Can Use Leftover Pizza

Basically, leftover pizza is kinda gross, but no one wants to waste it. The Today Show's Samantha Kubota thinks they've found the answer to utilizing it.

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The Real Difference Between Beef Stew And Irish Stew

According to the New York Times, truly traditional Irish stew contains only a few ingredients: mutton, onions, potatoes, and sometimes carrots, instantly distinguishing it from a stew made from beef. Irish stew is also typically thickened with mashed potatoes.

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This Viral Peanut Butter Cup Hack Changes Everything

There's something so special about peanut butter cups. Whether you prefer these treats in holiday shapes or the original cup design, you don't want to be caught without one when you're hit with a craving. Fortunately, this recent TikTok gives you just the hack to satisfy without leaving your home.

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The Real Difference Between Eggs Over Easy And Sunny-Side Up

If you know how you like your breakfast, but the meal doesn't always arrive on your plate the way you expect, it might be down to how you are ordering your eggs. It's surprisingly easy to get confused by the difference between eggs cooked over easy and sunny-side up.

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This Secret Starbucks Frappuccino Tastes Just Like Apple Jacks

The Starbucks secret menu just got a little bit longer, thanks to the work of Totally the Bomb. The newest drink they've come up with is a Frappuccino that is Apple Jacks-flavored, and it's just in time for apple picking season.

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The One Trick You Need For Better Filet Mignon

Once you've secured your filet mignon, how do you make that tender, juicy meat taste even better? According to Eat This, Not That!, it's all in the seasonings and basting you do during the preparation of the meat.

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Why You Shouldn't Make Bacon In A Slow Cooker

Bacon is thinly cut and designed to cook hot and fast, to get it crispy on the outside and slightly chewy in the center. This makes it a bad candidate for slow-cooking, since over-cooking it will cause the meat to dry out, which no one wants.

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Pumpkin Spice Latte Lovers Need This Starbucks Macchiato In Their Lives

Starbucks secret menu is really not that secret at all, however if you're trying to order one of these imaginative drinks, make sure you go with a recipe to avoid confusing your barista. Help is at hand if you want to try this all new Starbucks pumpkin secret menu drink but aren't sure how.

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TikTok Just Reinvented Scrambled Eggs

After a while, scrambled eggs can become pretty mundane, even if they're made to perfection. While there are plenty of other ways you can enjoy your eggs -- whether you like them over easy or sunny-side up -- there is a new TikTok egg trick going viral on that's definitely worth giving a try.

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The Genius Way Ayesha Curry Uses Up Overripe Bananas

Overripe bananas happen and seemingly overnight. But what to do with that mushy mess? Banana bread is always an option, but what if you've had all the banana bread you can stomach? Well, leave it to cookbook author and wife of NBA superstar Stephen Curry to come up with a banana fritter recipe.

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The Game-Changing Trick That Makes Defrosted Meat Taste Better

If you keep meat in your freezer at all times, you are probably familiar with the slight change in flavor that occurs after defrosting it. This is frustrating because you paid for that flavor and it feels a tiny bit like you're being punished for planning ahead and buying in bulk, right?

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Here's How To Get The Right Consistency For Aioli

When done right, aioli elevates a simple hamburger to a gourmet meal fit for Gordon Ramsay. When attempted and failed, however, aioli is a sad reminder of what might have been, a slop of runny, garlicky disappointment that slides, unsatisfyingly off your expectant french fries.

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Here's Why Brussels Sprouts Smell So Strange

Brussels sprouts have been the butt of jokes forever. Kids notoriously hate them, while well-meaning parents continue to serve them for dinner. Most can agree that Brussels sprouts are good for you, but they also emit a weird aroma. What's with the smell?

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How To Rescue Overcooked Vegetables

Is there anything more disappointing than overcooked vegetables? You set out with good intentions and then in a matter of minutes, your hopes and dreams are reduced to a mushy mess. As there's little chance of eliminating all distractions, let's take a look at how to rescue overcooked vegetables.

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Starbucks' Secret Ghostbusters Frappuccino Changes Everything

The fall season of secret menu drinks is officially in full swing, and at the rate they're going, you'll likely have enough Starbucks secret menu drinks to get you through a whole month of spooky (or not-so-spooky!) Halloween movies. The newest addition to the lineup is the Ghostbusters Frappuccino.

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The Secret Ingredient That's Missing From Your Pesto

Crushed fresh basil, finely grated parmesan, pine nuts, garlic, and olive oil are basic ingredients for a simple, delicious pesto sauce. All that's missing is a bit of miso paste, right? What's that now?

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Here's How You Can Make Scrambled Eggs In The Oven

When eggs need to be scrambled fast - no ifs, and, or buts, about it - consider cooking them in the oven. Granted, you won't end up with perfect, puffed egg curds. But if fluffiness isn't your first priority, oven-cooked scrambled eggs are guaranteed to give you rapid and plentiful results.

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You Should Be Grilling Your Donuts. Here's Why

Honestly, there are not too many ways we can ameliorate what is already almost pure perfection, but trust the internet to step up to the challenge and not let us down. This one might come as a surprise, but you should be grilling your donuts.

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Mountain Dew-Infused Pickles Are Turning Heads

Mountain Dew pickles are the new novelty snack and as adventurous food explorers, we have to check out new innovations at least once. Whether pickles can count as a dessert is a debate we'll let you decide for yourself.

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Here's The Proper Way To Debone Chicken Thighs

When it comes to chicken — and Halloween, come to think of it — don't be scared of a few bones. And if you already appreciate the humble chicken thigh's superior taste, flavor, and texture, you can save a few bucks by de-boning it yourself.

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The Big Mistake You Make When Scooping Ice Cream

You're probably thinking, "What could be easier than scooping ice cream?" But as fate would have it, we can make a lot of mistakes when we open up a carton of our favorite cookies and cream ice cream or raspberry sorbet and prepare to scoop it.

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The Creative Solution This Dad Made For Pandemic Trick-Or-Treating

One Cincinnati man, Andrew Beattie, rose to the challenge of innovation to allow trick-or-treating to continue during the pandemic.

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This Is Why Your Pancakes Aren't Fluffy

Struggling to master the perfect, cloud-like, melt-in-your-mouth pancakes? Take a deep breath. Like growing pains, pancake pains are rights of passage that all of us go through in the quest for the fluffiest 'cakes. Let's review the basics. If your batter is too wet, your mix could be missing flour.

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The Least Gross Things You Can Make With Extra Zucchini

Oh no! It finally happened! You were approached by a smiling neighbor or coworker bearing a gift: it's the unspeakable summertime surplus zucchini! If the thought of a zuke makes you want to puke, you may find yourself in somewhat of a dilemma. Here are some ways to make your zucchini tolerable.

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This Is The Worst Cut Of Tuna You Can Buy

Good, fresh fish can be a delicious and nutritious meal option, but if you're buying the highest-quality fish, it's not cheap. When you're springing for some fresh caught tuna, you want to make sure you know what you're buying and you don't end up with the wrong cut.

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Here's How To Keep Food From Sticking In The Air Fryer

Air fryers are a great tool for cooking your favorite foods in the crispiest (and healthiest) of ways. Like many cooking tools, it's important to properly grease the frying chamber so the food doesn't stick to the surface.

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The 30-Second Hack For Better Guacamole

Guacamole, in any of its hundreds of variations, has a good shot of achieving these heights. But (just like overly mashed or under-seasoned guacamole can turn a heavenly experience into something disappointingly mundane) there are things you can do to elevate your everyday guac.

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