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Spring cleaning hacks - make your blender clean itself

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How to clean a blender in 3 easy steps

REFRESH - GROUND MEAT SAFETY

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How to tell if ground meat has gone bad

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Martha Stewart uses this secret ingredient for the best grilled cheese ever

Banana Wallpaper

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6 easy hacks to keep bananas from ripening too fast

Joy Bauer makes 2 wraps with healthier Caesar dressing

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Cutting board hack

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Why this cutting board ‘hack’ is infuriating home cooks

Sam Sifton's Chicken with Caramelized Onions and Croutons + Weeknight Fried Rice

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Sam Sifton's no-recipe chicken dinner and weeknight fried rice are quick & easy

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What's the difference between heavy cream and whipping cream?

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Celebrity chef solves stressed-out parenting problem with 5-minute bake sale snack

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This is the 1 thing you should never do when using your microwave

A dryer sheet could be the answer that'll solve your scrubbing woes.

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Stop scrubbing! How dryer sheets will help you clean up the kitchen

How to frost a cake perfectly with a paper towel

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The perfect way to frost a cake requires a paper towel

Ina Garten and fried chicken

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Cut down on the greasy mess with Ina Garten's trick for perfect fried chicken

How to clean your jewelry

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Here's the absolute easiest way to clean jewelry

Chocolate shavings

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The best thing to do with a vegetable peeler (that's not peeling veggies)

Image: Young woman cooking in loft apartment

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Busy? Tired? Make your own TV dinners ahead of time