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Tips for Perfecting Quesadillas

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If you enjoy Mexican food, you’ve no doubt come across the quesadilla. This simple, flat, rich, and flavorful specialty consists of hot and crispy tortillas enveloping ingredients such as cheese, meats, vegetables, spices, and herbs. In its simplest form, it’s…

What Exactly is Strawberry Ketchup?

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There are few condiments more iconic than ketchup. Between its bright red color, sweet-tangy taste, and versatile deliciousness, ketchup has become a staple in American cuisine. For most people, tomatoes come to mind when they think of ketchup, but you…

Summer Snack: How to Cut Watermelon into Sticks

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Tossed into a summer salad, frozen into refreshing popsicles, or mixed into a salsa, there are a myriad of delicious ways to make the most of a perfectly ripe watermelon. Cut into wedges, triangles, or chunks, this hydrating fruit is…

Enhance Your Baked Potatoes with a Flavorful Spice Blend

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The potato is consistently ranked as one of the most consumed vegetables in America — and for good reason. This ever-versatile vegetable can be found in many forms such as french fries, chips, hash browns, mashed potatoes, tater tots, and…

Revamp Your Store-Bought Jam with These Easy Tips

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Store-bought jam is a staple pantry item in many homes because of its range of fruity flavors, affordability, and the myriad ways to use it. You don’t have the hassle of buying, cooking, and mashing fruit like you would when…

Creative Ways to Use Za’atar in Your Cooking

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There are few ingredients as emblematic to Levantine cuisine as za’atar is. Most Lebanese, Syrian, Palestinian, and Jordanian households have a jar of za’atar in their pantry, whether it’s store bought or homemade. It’s as important to the levant as…

Innovative Ways to Use Frozen Lemonade Concentrate

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The frozen aisle at the grocery store is like a treasure trove of products, some of which you may have never thought would come in a frozen variety. One such item is frozen lemonade concentrate. The grocery store already sells…