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Bacon is crisped, and then its rendered fat is used to fry this chicken smash burger, keeping the patty moist. For that reason, it is best to cook the burgers in two batches, as directed. �

You should get a quality pot and pan set if you want to up your game in the kitchen.

There are numerous advantages that you can gain from having this handy little collection of cookware. It should be one of the top things you invest in in the kitchen.

A cookware set can be purchase

At a time when "set it and forget it" appliances are more popular than ever, it's safe to assume almost everyone owns either a Crock-Pot, slow cooker or an Instant Pot. But while the terms slow cooker and Crock-Pot are often used interchangeably, there are actually differences between the two.

The local tomatoes have been gorgeous this summer – smooth-skinned, generously sized, messily juicy and bursting with flavor. I may have committed the familiar mistake of “eyes bigger than my stomach” the last time I walked through the market, purchasing so many of the red beauties I ran

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Not a drill: Our Place — you know, the Insta-famous kitchenware brand — is having a huge end-of-summer sale right now. So you can grab the cult-fave Always Pan an

Every day we wake up deciding to stay healthy. We often switch to greens, but for some reason, they don’t taste right. The greens are usually associated with bitter, bland, horrible, and lumpy!

Green Beans are one of these greens. But green beans are underrated. When cooked p

Amy Schulman's work has appeared in a variety of publications including Food & Wine, PEOPLE, Real Simple, InStyle, and Travel & Leisure. Before joining DotDash Meredith, Amy Schulman held numerous editorial positions and crafted restaurant guides, interviewed local chefs and expert

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Chicken Fricassee: Nutrient Rich Healthy Chicken Dish

A wholesome healthy meal for every age group

When you want to eat something delicious and healthy but

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Eggs in cocotte piperade, with tomato, pepper, onion, chorizo, chili pepper

Chef Jeffrey DeFrancesco bakes croissants for his French restaurant, Cocotte in Old Saybrook. 

The dining room at Cocotte in Old Saybroo

Country stores are a hallmark of rural life; the kinds of places where you can buy fertilizer in one aisle, lotion in the next and crickets for bait in a third. Many have survived for more than 100 years by adapting to everything from the Great Depression to the Great Recession. And now, those