Low Calorie High Protein Mac and Cheese

Low Calorie High Protein Mac and Cheese
I remember the first time I tried to make mac and cheese healthy. I was hungry, broke, and stubbornly committed ...
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Salted Caramel Cream Cheese Cupcakes

Salted Caramel Cream Cheese Cupcakes
You ever make somethin’ that stops the room? Like, full silence, eyes wide, bite halfway to the mouth paused in ...
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A Mexican Tortilla Casserole That’ll Melt Yr Soul Before It Melts Yr Cheese

Mexican Tortilla Casserole
So I’ll tell ya this—first time I made this casserole, I thought, “there’s no way these layers are gonna hold.” ...
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Green Chile Macaroni Sopita: A Warm Bowl of Borderland Comfort

Green Chile Macaroni Sopita:
You ever tasted a memory? That’s what this is. One spoonful of Green Chile Macaroni Sopita and you’re sittin’ at ...
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Have You Ever Fallen in Love With a Potato?

Parmesan Potatoes with Garlic Dip
No, really. Have you ever met a potato so golden, so audibly crisp, so comfortingly addictive that you whisper to ...
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Ever Tasted a Storm in a Bowl? Welcome to Louisiana Gumbo

authentic Louisiana Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
When I first tasted real gumbo on a sticky summer night in Lafayette, it wasn’t just a dish. It was ...
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What Happens When a Cloud Learns to Bake?

Japanese Cotton Candy Swiss Cake Roll
There I was, 3am in Tokyo, sleepless and sugar-starved, standing in front of a 24-hour patisserie window watching a Swiss ...
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Homemade Stromboli: A Rolled-Up Love Letter to Italian-American Comfort

Homemade Stromboli: A Rolled-Up Love Letter to Italian-American Comfort
I remember the first time I sliced into a piping-hot Stromboli—it hissed like it had secrets. Steam rushed out like ...
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Garlic Butter Chicken Bites With Creamy Parmesan PastaAn

Garlic Butter Chicken Bites
You Ever Lick the Spoon and Then Just Stand There? Garlic Butter Chicken Bites With Creamy Parmesan PastaAn indulgent skillet ...
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Chinese Pepper Steak: Wok-Kissed, Saucy, and Just a Bit Rebellious

Chinese Pepper Steak
I was maybe seventeen when I first saw that blistering cloud of soy-scented smoke rise up from a Chinese takeout ...
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