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If you’ve been following Mandy Moore’s Instagram for some time, then you know she’s in the process of moving into a new home with her fiancé, Taylor Goldsmith. For the last few months she’s been posting consistent updates on how the renovations are coming along, including what she’s been planning for her kitchen. She recently posted the end result of her pantry, and it’s absolutely stunning and massive and will make you extremely jealous. Go ahead and take a look for yourself.

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Bone broth has been around forever — arguably, since our caveman days, making it one of the only true Paleo foods — but its stock has been on the rise since roughly 2013, thanks to athletes, celebrities, and even bloggers gushing over its supposedly wondrous health benefits. While there has long been an interest in bone broth in traditional foodways communities (such as those centered around the Weston A. Price Foundation), today you can find entire eateries, cookbooks, and even delivery services devoted to the stuff. The question is, are we lapping up anything besides hype?

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What’s better than a big, comforting bowl of homemade rice pudding? Having that bowl in your lap in just about 20 minutes. And that’s absolutely possible if you start with leftover rice. Making a cheater’s rice pudding really can be a quick afterthought when you decide a little dessert would be nice after all.

In fact, the next time you order Chinese or Indian takeout, I encourage you to ask for extra rice so you have some on hand when you have the hankering for something sweet and satisfying. As long as you have some milk and sugar (or another sweetener), you can make rice pudding.

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An all-day cooking project is fun! (Especially if it’s blizzard-ing outside.) An all-day cleaning project is not. If you’re tackling a super-involved snow-day recipe, you’ll need these tips to minimize your cleanup time and maintain your sanity.

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Most people who are serious home chefs have an origin story that involves learning at the knee of a parent or grandparent. I, on the other hand, felt called to the kitchen after watching cooking shows on Saturday mornings. I was an incredibly picky eater growing up, so the appeal was often less about the finished product and more about the process. I was mesmerized by the sounds, sights, and, mostly, the order with which food was created. When I attempted to make things, the kitchen was chaos. In the world of food TV, there was an calm rhythm that made things seem effortless and achievable.

It was only years later, when I got my first job at a food publication, that I learned what had me so hypnotized: the process of mise en place. At the same time, I realized that I needed my own glass prep bowls — and I fell for thesestackable bowls by Duralex.

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While the Dutch oven is perfect for slow-cooking a pork shoulder or braising short ribs, it’s also amazing at churning out wholesome, vegetable-packed dinners that are both comforting and satisfying. These 10 recipes are full of good-for-you ingredients are also happen to be simple enough to pull off on weeknights. That means everything from a chicken noodle soup to braised lentils can be slotted into your meal plan almost immediately.

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Unless you designed your kitchen from scratch, with a custom layout and cabinets, it’s probably not perfect for your needs. But new cabinets can quickly eat up a small remodeling budget, and re-designing the kitchen isn’t usually an option if you rent. And I won’t even get into the environmental impact of trashing old cabinets and producing new ones. Fortunately, there are a lot of clever DIY ways to make the most of your current kitchen cabinets.

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Eating for your heart means loading your plate with vegetables, whole grains, lean protein, and healthy fats. Whether you’re actually concerned about your heart health or not, this is just a great way to eat to ensure you’re doing what you can to treat your body right. These 10 recipes are wholesome dinner choices that don’t skimp of flavor but definitely do good by your heart.

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The lifting belt is one of the most misused pieces of equipment in the gym. In fact, some manufacturers don’t understand how a belt is supposed to work due to the fact that they construct belts that are wider in the back than the front.

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A year ago, I finally replaced the stiff IKEA futon in my living room with my dream sofa from West Elm — one I had spent years saving up and planning for. The mid-century sofa quickly became my most beloved piece of furniture, but from the very beginning I was concerned its light grey fabric would attract accidents.

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