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

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

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.

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

Learn How to Make Your Own Ghostbusters Slime

Bill Murray gets slimed in Ghostbusters (1984).

Learn How to Make Your Own Ghostbusters Slime

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.

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

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.

9 Delicious Uses for Sourdough Starter Discard

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Whip Up Your Favorite Writer’s Favorite Cocktail With How to Drink Like a Writer

Ernest Hemingway looked even more natural with a drink in hand than a pen in hand.

9 Surprising Things You Can Make in Your Instant Pot

There might be fresh bread in there. Or wine.

Finally: IKEA Is Sharing Its Swedish Meatball Recipe With the World

You can now make these iconic meatballs at home.

The New-York Historical Society Is Sharing Historical Recipes From Its Archives

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Flamin' Hot Cheetos Grilled Cheese Is the Perfect Recipe for a Virtual Cooking Party

The spicy grilled cheese ingredient you never knew you craved.

How to Make Queen Elizabeth’s Beloved Chocolate Biscuit Cake at Home

Queen Elizabeth II at an afternoon tea event in 1999.

Turn a Handwritten Family Recipe Into a Touching Kitchen Keepsake

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