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Although many would say the greatest thing about summer is the sunshine or the endless excuses to eat ice cream, those of us in the know see red when we talk about summer.

That’s right, I’m talking about tomatoes. Summer tomatoes are so unlike the pulpy, insipid versions that haunt most grocery markets year-round. These jewels of summer are bulbous and thin skinned, bursting with sweet juices, and need only a sprinkle of salt and a schmear of mayonnaise to make the perfect summer lunch. However, if you want to get a little fancier and don’t mind turning on the stove, you aren’t alone. Pinterest’s most popular tomato recipe, which has been saved over 175,000 times, is a one-pot wonder that is savory and satisfying without taking all day to prepare.

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Foil packet dinners are a lazy cook’s best friend. All you have to do is place your ingredients in the center of a large piece of tin foil, seal it up into a neat little package, and let it cook in the oven or on the grill. You can even eat right out of the packet, which means you won’t have to wash any pots, pans, or plates when dinner’s over.

Whether you’re heading out on a camping trip or you’re just looking for a no-fuss dinner to make this week, these 10 foil packet chicken dinners are here to make your life easier.

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If you scream for ice cream (and don’t we all?), you can experience all the cold treats that the great state of New York has to offer in a single day. Start in Brooklyn, where everything is small-batch, including the ice cream. Cross over the Brooklyn Bridge to Manhattan, where inventive, often wacky scoops rule the ice cream parlor stool, then meander through the quaint towns and farmlands upstate and get your fix of custard and soft serve. End your trip in the gorgeous Finger Lakes region, where you should have an ice cream sundae with a cherry on top, naturally.

Of course, you may prefer to stretch things out, interrupting your frozen sweets crusade with stops at farmers markets and orchards, bucolic inns and small-batch breweries. We’re just saying: It can be done in a day.

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Are you tired of lettuce, tomatoes, carrots and celery? Do all the “normal” vegetables in your fridge and cupboards fail to excite you these days? If you’re looking for a healthy, lesser-known veggie to star in your roasts, salads, sides and grilled dishes this summer, you should seriously consider trying fennel. Fennel is a relative […]

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Many years ago, I was working as a legal assistant at a busy law office. My employers and coworkers were awesome, but the job left me stressed out. It was sometimes hard for me to relax, even on off hours. My work-life balance was not ideal and, as a result, I wasn’t sleeping very well […]

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Not all couples, no matter how glamorous, rich or famous, have the skills necessary to improve the quality of — or even save — their marriage. Overcoming relationship problems can be difficult for the average couple. Throw in the paparazzi, beautiful fans, enormous egos and you can see why so many celebrity couples are choosing […]

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Confession: I am a high-anxiety person and few things make me more anxious than travel. It was much worse when I was a kid, but to this day, going on an overnight trip anywhere sends my anxiety into overdrive. It’s especially bad if there is a long travel time involved, and don’t even get me […]

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This weekend, two moving containers were delivered to our driveway and slowly but surely filled with everything in our Georgia home. Left are a few kitchen staples and enough clothing for each of us to “camp out in our house” and on the road for the next two weeks. It would be incredibly easy to give up meal planning for the next couple of days or weeks while we move, but — and this is a testament to meal planning as a tool for improving our home lives — having a meal plan and feeding my family simple, nutritious meals during a hectic time makes me feel steady and confident in a time of total chaos.

This week I’m planning meals that can be made from the small bin of cookware I packed for traveling: knives, a cast iron skillet, a sheet pan, a few measuring devices, tongs, etc. Here are the five incredibly simple meals that I’m planning for our first week of travel.

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