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Maybe you’ve recently perused a cocktail menu and noticed the many varieties of bitters in the lists of ingredients. Or perhaps you’ve noticed small bottles labeled “Angostura bitters” while browsing your local liquor store (the distinctive label that looks too big for the bottle might have caught your eye)? And maybe you’re wondering, “What exactly is this mysterious ingredient, and does it belong in my home bar?”

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Depending on where you live, you might be knee-deep in snow, or maybe you’re still hoping for the first flakes of the season. Regardless of how many snow angels you’ve made this year, you probably had some experience making paper snow flakes as a kid, right?

You know what we speak of: The art class project that required you to fold pieces of paper and use scissors to cut out (semi) intricate designs.

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Eaten on their own, bitter greens — like broccoli rabe, chicory, turnip greens, and kale — can have a bite that’s strong and assertive. Not everyone loves the intense bitterness these greens have when left wild and untamed.

But paired with the right ingredients or given a little TLC first, these strongly flavored greens can offer a softer side, full of mellow richness. Here are five ways to tame the bite of bitter greens.

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A peanut butter and jelly sandwich is a lunch-box classic for good reason — it’s sweet, salty, and comforting all at the same time. It can easily go beyond two slices of bread and into Chex Mix, making it a perfect after-school, in-between meetings, or really anytime snack. You just need some peanut butter and raisins to make it happen.

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From Apartment Therapy → Not the Same Old, Same Old: 12 Unexpected Kitchen Design Choices

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A vision of Southern cooking includes platters of biscuits, pimento cheese sandwiches, and sweet tea on porches — all very accurate. But Southern food is so much more than that too. Interested in mastering a few Southern classics? We’ve rounded up 28 Southern recipes from our archives — some very traditional, and some more contemporary. We’ll give you pimento cheese, and then we’ll show you how to use it in a deviled egg; we’ll give you cornbread, and then we’ll show you how to turn it into stuffing.

These recipes will help you fill your kitchen with the taste of Dixie!

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Hauling out the buckets and swabbing the decks may be fine for a sailor, but as the captain of your own ship, you have better ways to keep your floors squeaky-clean. Or you will, once you read this great advice from Jim Ireland, president of White Glove Elite, a New York City-based cleaning company.

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From Apartment Therapy → Before & After: An Under $200 Creatively Colorful Kitchen Makeover

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Stocked with cornmeal and grits, various hot sauces, pickles and preserves, and a handle or two of bourbon, the Southern pantry is an object of fascination for many chefs north of the Mason-Dixon line.

But a cuisine that’s fueled by fats demands a fair bit of climate-controlled real estate, too. Sneak a peak into any Southerner’s refrigerator, and you’re likely to see these five key ingredients for cooking seriously comforting Southern fare.

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We are in the midst of peak winter storm season, which means it is time to stock your cabinets with the essentials. It is true that storms rarely appear without warning; it is also true that, like a Boy Scout, it is best to be prepared.

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