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How To Dry Tomatoes in the Oven

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Cooling racks are essential for bringing cookies, muffins, cakes, and more down to room temperature after coming out of the oven, but that’s not all they can do. When paired with aluminum foil, these metal racks transform into a pretty good homemade dehydrator rack.

Here’s how to get your fill of homemade jerky and dried fruit without splurging on a dehydrator.

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Warm Chickpea Salad with Cumin & Garlic

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Chickpeas are one of those pantry staples that we almost always have on hand. If you don’t have a can or two lurking in a cabinet somewhere, add it to your grocery list immediately. A great vegetarian source of protein, the key to the vegan miracle ingredient aquafaba, and all-around delicious, chickpeas are indispensable. If you’re still not convinced, take a look at these 25 incredible, versatile recipes — including desserts! — that you can make with a humble can of chickpeas.

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If cold leftover pizza is a breakfast you’d rather leave as a college memory, but the idea of pizza for breakfast still appeals, then this recipe is for you. Breakfast pizza is a regional speciality of the Midwest, where you can find pizza topped with sausage, egg, and cheese at the local pizza joint as well as the gas station.

While you can make the entire pizza from start to finish in about an hour on a weekend morning, you can also make most of the toppings the night before and bake this pizza up in less than 30 minutes any day of the week.

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The changing seasons are always magical, but something about the transition from blistering-hot summer afternoons to cooler fall days triggers a boost of energy in our family. Suddenly we’re itching to get out into nature and run wild.

Along with pickle-making and our chicken harvest, apple picking is pretty much the only thing on our Fall Family Bucket List that we follow through with every year. With a decade of experience (gosh, now I sound old), I’ve learned a few things, which any family can learn from.

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From Apartment Therapy → Don’t Let a Small Space Get You Down: 6 Simple Ideas for Hosting a Truly Memorable Gathering

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If you’re a savory breakfast-lover like me, this chicken congee, which takes less than two minutes to throw into the slow cooker, will make you look forward to waking up and facing the day. The fact that you’re asleep the whole time it bubbles away makes it the ultimate hands-off recipe.

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Even in an itty-bitty NYC apartment, I absolutely love inviting friends over for casual gatherings. These gatherings are successful thanks to a few key staples I always have on hand. With these five store-bought items, I know I can have a few people over on a whim and not have to stress too much, which is how a good dinner party should be.

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Keep your knife skills sharp — this is what a julienne cut looks like and how it’s frequently used in recipes.

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The Upside Down strikes again. Approximately 10,000 cases of Eggo Nutri-Grain Whole Wheat waffles have been recalled from 25 states. In a statement made by Kellogg’s on Monday, the company explained that the recall was due to a potential listeria outbreak.

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