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tastingtable.com | Austin Havens-Bowen
Out of the many essential kitchen tools that any home cook should have in their cabinets and drawers, a meat thermometer is certainly a must. Small to store and often relatively affordable to buy (unless you get a high-tech option), a meat thermometer is perhaps the easiest way to know if your chicken, steak, or other foods are safe to eat.
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tastingtable.com | Austin Havens-Bowen
The 3-Ingredient Hack That Will Turn Your Marinara Sauce Into Tomato Soup
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It's not terribly difficult to make homemade tomato soup — that is, if you have the time and all of the ingredients in the pantry. If you don't have the extra time to make it from scratch, there's one household staple ingredient that can make it quicker to get on the dinner table — and it's not canned tomato soup.
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1 week ago | 
tastingtable.com | Austin Havens-Bowen
The French dish known as Niçoise salad sounds rather fancy, and while it is certainly an elevated meal, one of the main ingredients, tuna, is quite humble, most often out of a can or jar. The tinned fish joins other staple ingredients like hard-boiled eggs, green beans, and black olives, although there are slight variations of the salad. One ideal way to switch up a Niçoise salad at home is to ditch the canned tuna for salmon instead.
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tastingtable.com | Austin Havens-Bowen
The iconic Julia Child had plenty of culinary tips that made it possible to make chef-approved meals and dishes for even the humblest of home cooks. When it came to baked goods, Julia Child had a temperature trick to make soufflés rise properly, but the chef and cookbook author also had a tip to easily make crepes.
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tastingtable.com | Austin Havens-Bowen
Make Chicken Alfredo Faster And Cheaper With One Canned Substitution
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Chicken Alfredo is a relatively easy meal to cook, especially if you use store-bought sauce to pull the poultry and pasta together. But some nights you might need an even quicker way to turn out this dish. Then there's the fact that groceries, especially meats, are pricey these days.
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tastingtable.com | Austin Havens-Bowen
Red Lobster's Store-Bought Cheddar Bay Biscuit Mix Is Missing One Important Ingredient
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If chain seafood restaurants are your preference, then you've likely sat down for a meal at Red Lobster quite a few times. It makes sense considering the restaurant has been around since 1968 and still has over 500 locations globally today.
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2 weeks ago | 
tastingtable.com | Austin Havens-Bowen
There are a plethora of tips, tricks, and ways to cook a burger at home like a pro. But whether you like to throw the patties on a grill or in a pan on the stovetop, the timing is everything so that the end result is flavorful and juicy rather than dry. To turn out burgers with those qualities, there's a 5-6-7 rule that you should follow, and Food Republic spoke to David "Chef Fig" Figueroa, co-founder of Melinda's Foods, to break the cooking technique down.
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2 weeks ago | 
tastingtable.com | Austin Havens-Bowen
Why Your Homemade Guacamole Turned Out Bland, And The Quick Fix
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If you take a bite of guacamole on a tortilla chip or carrot stick and it tastes rather bland compared to what you expect, there might be an easy fix. It's not necessarily unripe avocados, cilantro past its prime, or a lack of lime juice that's the cause of the problem.
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2 weeks ago | 
tastingtable.com | Austin Havens-Bowen
One Major Costco Food Court Fixture Is Different In Every Country
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You can use your Costco membership card to gain entry to stores around the world, no matter where on the globe you reside and pay for the annual fee. For the most part, Costco warehouses look relatively similar, perhaps with the exception of regional products and languages on signage.
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2 weeks ago | 
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The Trader Joe's Condiment That Is Being Recalled In 18 States
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If you've grocery shopped at a Trader Joe's recently, there's one condiment that you might have picked up that you need to look into before you use it. Fresh Creative Foods, the brand behind Trader Joe's Hot Honey Mustard Dressing, issued a recall for the spicy dressing on March 30, 2025. The reason for this product recall is due to an undeclared allergen.
