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If you’re anything like us, your morning is completely centered around coffee. But just because getting your daily caffeine fix has turned into a well-worn routine doesn’t mean you have to drink the same ol’ coffee every day. There are so many different coffees to try!

With literally thousands of roasts from all over the world, however, attempting to be adventurous with your coffee selections can get a little overwhelming. Which ones do you try? Where do you start? Easy. Sign up for a coffee subscription and let the experts do all the work for you. They scour the best roasts and deliver them to your door on a recurring basis. Here are three of our favorite coffee subscriptions — and a bonus one for espresso obsessives! — that will turn you into a coffee aficionado, rather than just a caffeine junkie.

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Often times when tragedy strikes around the country we see celebrities coming out of the woodwork to raise awareness for those who have no way to truly convey their needs. Chef José Andrés is leading the charge with relief efforts in Puerto Rico this week, where he’s attempting to feed upwards to 40,000 people a day in need. Warning: You might need a tissue for this one.

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Dealer’s choice is my favorite game to play at a bar. You may just find a new favorite cocktail, and at worst you’ll end up chatting with a bartender. You may even learn something.

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I’m not sure about the upbringing of anyone else, but my father always said, “If you give the laziest person the hardest job, they’ll find the easiest way to do it.” Admitting this means I’m super lazy, but I’d rather call myself an “outside the box thinker.” When I saw this new, cool tool sweeping the internet that’s intended to help you apply a smooth-as-silk finish to your cakes, I thought to myself, Well I’ve been doing that for years with something from the garage!

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Following my first round of Whole30 earlier this year, I challenged myself on several more occasions to go dairy-free for a while. Now, I love a good cheesy vegetarian casserole and creamy pasta as much as the next person, but I’ve learned I feel best when I take a pass on the cheese, cream, and the like. And with a few simple, totally satisfying vegan recipes on hand, I never feel like I am missing out.

From tacos to a creamy (no-cream-added) soup, here are my five favorite dairy-free vegetarian recipes for easy weeknight dinners.

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Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock reportedly booked multiple hotel rooms overlooking a music festival called Lollapalooza, which is annually hosted in downtown Chicago. The shooter had rooms booked at the Blackstone Hotel, which is located behind Grant Park, the main site of the music festival. Even more shocking, the hotel has perfect views of all […]

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The bottom shelf of my pantry is always stacked with a sea of various canned goods. There’s everything from an assortment of beans to canned tomatoes. Keeping these ingredients on hand is just one of my secrets for quick, budget-friendly dinners I can make any night of the week.

From salmon cakes to a rich pasta sauce, canned pantry staples are the star ingredients in these 10 easy recipes.

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The idea of carving pumpkins for Halloween can be downright scary. Not only is it messy (all those guts and seeds!) but thanks to Pinterest, designs are also becoming more and more complicated. Gone are the days of the simple goofy-looking jack-o’-lantern, Now everyone’s all about gruesome faces, intricate designs, and even carved quotations.

While we love a good masterpiece as much as the next person, there’s something to be said for a design that can be done quickly — and easily. In that spirit, we’ve rounded up 10 carving ideas that won’t take you a (witching) hour to complete. Here’s what you should do.

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Tomato rasam, also known as the “sniffle-kicking” soup, is a tomato-based soup from the south of India. There’s enough garlic in a bowl of it to kill a cold (and several vampires); the pepper, asafetida, cumin, turmeric, and tomato will help clear up any inflammation in the sinuses. Leftover soup will keep in the freezer for up to a month, so don’t hesitate to make extras for those days you feel a cold coming on.

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If you cook often (and we’re guessing that if you’re on this website, you do), you probably spend a good amount of time standing at your sink doing the dishes. This, of course, can wreak havoc on your hands over time. That’s why we recommend buying a pair of high-quality rubber gloves, like these from Casabella, which are currently on sale.

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