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Eat Like Jane Austen With These Recipes From Her Sister-in-Law’s Cookbook

Jane Austen, thinking about toasted cheese.

Eat Like Jane Austen With These Recipes From Her Sister-in-Law’s Cookbook

Learn How to Cook, Distill, and Harvest Beets Like a Schrute With the New Family Cookbook

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Learn How to Cook, Distill, and Harvest Beets Like a Schrute With the New Family Cookbook

The Best Way to Cook Hot Dogs at Home

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The Best Way to Cook Hot Dogs at Home

Eat in for Less During Blue Apron’s Early Memorial Day Sale

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Eat in for Less During Blue Apron’s Early Memorial Day Sale

Fancy Feast Just Released a Cat Food-Inspired Cookbook for Humans

"Get your own."

This Two-Second Trick Makes It Easier to Cook and Peel Hard-Boiled Eggs

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Make the Most of Your Food Scraps With IKEA’s Free New Cookbook

Those potato peels are ready for a glow-up.

Feast Afrique, A Digital Archive Dedicated to West African Cuisine, Is Now Online

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The National Museum of Women in the Arts Is Looking to Share Your Beloved Family Recipes

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Election Day Used to Be Celebrated With Election Cake—a Boozy, Sugar-Filled Treat That Bakeries Across America Are Reviving

You deserve cake this Election Day.

Learn How to Make Your Own Ghostbusters Slime

Bill Murray gets slimed in Ghostbusters (1984).

Hendrick’s Clever New ‘Streaming’ Service Offers Videos of Creeks, Brooks, and Other Trickling Waters

Why yes, that is a squirrel in a top hat eating a cucumber.

Food Timeline: You Could Be in Charge of the Web's Most Ambitious Food History Site

Painting of a Puebla Kitchen, by an anonymous artist.

How to Make the Ancient Roman Fish Sauce Garum at Home

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5 Ingenious Tricks for Saving Burnt Cookies

"Please bake our brethren on the middle rack next time."

Why Does Altitude Affect Baking?

This woman is going to make a quick stop at Whole Foods' bakery section before book club.