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It’s been a while since I was in the mode of looking for a new Dutch oven (there are only so many that one can stash in one’s cupboards!) but this creamy white model from Lodge is making me feel a little lustful. So big! So lovely! Oval and luxe — and so affordable!

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Do you have a couple things lingering in your Amazon cart that you’re not totally ready to commit to? Today just might be the day to spoil yourself.

To celebrate the fact that Amazon got the number-one position in a reputation ranking poll — with a record score of 86.27 — they’re rewarding their customers with a sweet deal. For today only Amazon is offering shoppers $8.63 if they spend $50 or more. All you have to do is enter the code “BIGTHANKS” at checkout. The offer does not apply to Amazon Gift Cards, digital content, or video games.

Here are our thoughts on the best thing you can buy with this deal, and some other suggestions that our readers love.

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This is the kind of Chex Mix you’ll want to sneak into movie theaters since it’s got all the components of everyone’s favorite candy bar. Adding caramel sauce, chocolate chunks, and peanuts gives it all the great features of a Snickers, but with the added bonus of the crunch of a good party mix.

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There’s something magical about watching a movie under the stars. But when it’s cold or snowy, the great outdoors just won’t cut it. You could wait for warmer weather and clearer skies — or you can bring the party inside.

I know what you’re probably thinking: Isn’t an indoor backyard movie night just a regular movie night? It doesn’t have to be. With a few key decorations and a theater-meets-bonfire menu, a movie in your living room will feel just as special as a flick in the yard.

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Even if you don’t shake or stir up many cocktails at home, you may have a bottle of aromatic bitters tucked away in the back of your liquor cabinet for that occasional Old Fashioned or Manhattan you or a dinner party guest craves. While bitters are most at home in cocktails, their complex flavor makes them ideal contenders for not only other drinks, but also foods.

Here are five smart ways to take bitters beyond the bar cart.

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Snow days are like unplanned, inconvenient little vacations. All your plans are cancelled whether you like it or not. (Surprise!) Resistance is futile. There is nothing to do but lean in. That includes partaking in cooking projects and indulging in some special-occasion treats. What else are you going to do?

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If there’s one time I always wish for leftovers, it’s when I make biscuits. In fact, a good strategy is to always make extra so you never have to worry about that problem. Once you’ve had you fill of reheated biscuits coated with a spread of butter or jam, try one of these clever ways to use them up instead. Here are seven amazing ways to give those tender, buttery biscuits a second go.

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Imagine, if you will, fresh Gulf shrimp, juicy and aromatic with coriander and lime, combined with all the pickled goodness of a bánh mì sandwich, slathered with a spicy-sweet mayonnaise and enveloped in a po’ boy bun. This is the Vietnamese-inspired po’ boy that we fell in love with in New Orleans’ French Quarter and the one we’re sharing here today.

Without the fried trappings of a traditional shrimp po’ boy, this take is lighter, more piquant, and much easier to recreate at home than its namesake.

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The funniest thing about preparing to have a baby is the stuff you don’t Google like “How to clean bathtub after baby poops in it,” or “Why does baby hate socks,” or, in my case, “How to get over crippling fear of baby choking on solid food.”

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Marmite is a magical and delicious yeasty spread. It is not the only one — copycat versions of it exist around the world — but it is the original, and it is the best. I lived in Australia for a while, where one of its competitors thrives. You know the spread that shall not be named that I speak of. It pales in comparison!

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