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What Is Umami? The 10 Best Plant-Based Sources

Want to tap into the power of umami to add more flavor and satisfaction to your cooking? Here’s everything you need to…

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Ditch Processed Vegan Cheese for These 3 Homemade Vegan Cheesy Toppings

Looking for some cheesy satisfaction? These easy homemade vegan cheese toppings use whole-food ingredients to deliver a delicious cheesy flavor to your…

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Savory watermelon snacks and meals, including watermelon pickles, watermelon poke, gazpacho, and salsa

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Watermelon Salsa, Pickles, Poke, and More: Savory Ways to Enjoy the Juicy Fruit

A classic American snack, watermelon is more than just a sweet treat on hot summer days: The versatile fruit’s bright red flesh…

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Three bowls, each containing a different type of fresh chile pepper, including thai bird, jalapeno, and scotch bonnet chiles, on a light gray wooden floor

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Cook’s Guide to Fresh Chile Peppers

When it comes to chile peppers, cooks fall in two camps: the fiery-food lovers who think the more chiles the better, and…

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Photo of bowl of ground chickpea flour beside a bowl of whole dried chickpeas, with a spoon full of dried chickpeas resting atop the bowl of chickpea flour

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What Is Chickpea Flour? Everything You Need to Know About Buying, Making, and Using this Gluten-Free Wonder

Finely ground, flavorful, and extremely versatile, chickpea flour is a gluten-free flour that should be in every kitchen. Read on for everything…

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two halves of a red onion lying on a cutting board, with one half facing cut side down and the other half facing cut side up, on a solid pink abstract background

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How to Cut Onions Without Crying (Really!)

Anyone who’s ever cooked with onions can tell you that cutting them makes you cry. But it has taken decades of research…

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10 Easy Recipes That Start with Hummus (Plus a Delicious Hummus Base Recipe)

If hummus hasn’t already stolen your heart, get ready to fall in love with this dreamy dip. Made from nutrient-dense chickpeas, the…

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Plant-Based Pros Reveal Their Fave Healthy Movie-Night Snacks

Oil, salt, and sugar are often the stars of movie-night snack spreads, so we asked whole-food, plant-based pros what they like to…

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a small box of dried soy beans sits beside a small bowl of soy sauce, with some green leaves on the table behind it

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Soy Sauce, Tamari, Liquid Aminos: What’s the Difference?

Soy sauce plays so many roles in the kitchen: The Asian seasoning is a must in stir-fries and sushi dipping sauces, of…

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The Only Vinegar Cleaner Recipe You Need

Detox your spring cleaning routine with a DIY cleaner made from a powerhouse pantry staple: distilled white vinegar. Mixed with water and…

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An array of different low-sodium quick-pickled vegetables, including pickles, carrots, quick-pickled red onions, and more, with a cruet full of vinegar in the background

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How to Quick Pickle Onions, Cukes, Green Beans and More: Easy Low-Salt Pickle Recipes

Brighten up snacks and meals with low-sodium, no-sugar, no-hassle quick pickles! You won’t believe how tasty homemade pickles can be, using zero…

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A Cook’s Guide to Black Garlic: What It Is, How It’s Made, Plus 15 Tasty Ways to Use It

Want to add instant wow to your savory dishes? Look no further than black garlic. Once only available in Asian groceries, the…

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