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The first order of business when blueberries hit the market in early summer is getting my fill (and then some!) by eating them straight from the basket. Once that’s accomplished, it’s time to start putting them to work in every other way possible, from quintessential summer desserts like pie and cobbler to breakfast treats like scones and casseroles — and every which way in between.

Here are the 10 best blueberry recipes to make right now. Consider it your ultimate blueberry bucket list!

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You don’t always have a full day to dedicate to organizing your kitchen, so your best bet is to complete little tasks here and there. The next time you find yourself with an extra 10 minutes on your hands (say, while you wait for the internet to restart or before you have to leave for school pickup), try tackling one of these to-dos.

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Sure, there’s ice cream and no-bake icebox cakes, but if you ask me, there isn’t a more quintessential summer dessert than a sweet berry pie — preferably strawberry. This is a season that demands simplicity, which is why this super-easy version of the classic summer dessert starts with your trusty cast iron skillet — so you won’t be crimping any fussy edges!

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We have a complicated, love-hate relationship with Amazon’s add-on items. If you’re not familiar, add-on items are only available for purchase when you order more than $25 worth of items — shipped by Amazon, to the same address. They’re usually lightweight and cheap and deemed “cost-prohibitive” to ship on their own (meaning, on their own, Amazon would lose money shipping the items to you). If your order doesn’t total $25 and you have an add-on item in your cart, the site will automatically save the item for next time.

Don’t get us wrong — we totally support making the most of a shipping situation. (Related: Alton Brown Called Out Amazon’s Wasteful Packaging on Instagram.) It’s just that we wish it was easier to get these little things on Amazon. Sure, sometimes you can find what you need at the dollar store, but you can’t always (and then you have to walk up and down the aisles because nothing is ever where you think it’ll be).

To make things easy for you, we scoured Amazon to find the add-on items that would be most useful in the kitchen. If you have an Amazon order that’s $25 or more, it’s worth tacking on one (or three!) of these things. Bonus: All of these things actually add up to $30, so they’d ship on their own, if you wanted!

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Like you and everyone you’ve ever met, I love to eat. It doesn’t seem to matter if I’m preparing the food or going out to dinner, when that full, pristine plate looks up at me I experience a euphoric sense of anticipation. I have an entire meal ahead of me. What could be better?

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Your legs are the foundation of your body. They connect you to the ground and are from where you generate your power. When you travel or go on vacation, it is more likely for you to find a universal trainer in the hotel gym than a squat rack. What many people may not realize is there are actually some advantages to doing lower body training using your bodyweight. When you drive more weight as you often do training both legs together, you sometimes emphasize the imbalances of your lower body. When you train each leg individually, you even out your legs.

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These are heady days for marijuana. Support for medical cannabis is at an all-time high and industry experts predict that several states (including New Jersey, Michigan and Connecticut) could legalize recreational weed in the next several months. The end to the irrational, socially unjust and self-defeating War on Weed is long overdue, but there are […]

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Research of the Week

“Good cholesterol” may not be so good in postmenopausal women.

The path to a man’s heart is through his gut bacteria.

60% of babies born worldwide fail to breastfeed within the first hour, missing a crucial window of nutrition.

Giving doctors a little “nudge” triples statin prescription rates.

Using ultrasound to open the blood brain barrier in Alzheimer’s patients could enable delivery of helpful drugs.

We’re doomed. Robots can guilt us out of turning them off.

New Primal Blueprint Podcasts

Episode 267: CJ Hunt: Host Elle Russ chats with CJ Hunt, producer and host of the first ever Paleo documentary, The Perfect Human Diet.

Each week, select Mark’s Daily Apple blog posts are prepared as Primal Blueprint Podcasts. Need to catch up on reading, but don’t have the time? Prefer to listen to articles while on the go? Check out the new blog post podcasts below, and subscribe to the Primal Blueprint Podcast here so you never miss an episode.

Interesting Blog Posts

Does butter give you fatty liver?

Media, Schmedia

Which states exercise the most (and least)?

Guess I’ll have to shelve the undenatured centipede protein powder Primal Kitchen® was about to unveil.

Everything Else

I dig this Hollywood nutritionist’s smoothie template.

Just do squats.

Things I’m Up to and Interested In

10-point plan I agree with: Laird Hamilton’s, for defying your age and supercharging your body.

Quick Q&A I enjoyed: The one I did with Vibram.

Concept I’ve pondered: Why are people willing spend hundreds of dollars on painful, objectively unpleasant obstacle course races?

Nice post from Gary Taubes: “Thoughts on a Black Swan 2: The Hadza and Honey”

Miscellaneous news I enjoyed: Crickets are good for your gut.

Recipe Corner

• Fried green plantains with mango avocado salsa.
• Instant Pot baingan bharta—vegetarian (unless you dip meat in it) and keto-friendly.

Time Capsule

One year ago (Jul 29– Aug 4)

• The Definitive Guide to Bone Broth Benefits – The lowdown on the liquid gold.
• CrossFit Training: How to Add Mass and Build Strength with Primal – Gain lean, functional mass without resorting to junk food.

Comment of the Week

“Just the other day I was thinking about frozen animals “coming back to life”. I once carried in firewood for the wood stove in the winter with two wasps encased in ice on one or two pieces. I had the fire going after and was on the computer, which was next to the stove, when I felt something on my arm. It was one of the wasps. Then after I got rid of it, I saw the other one crawling around, which I got rid of too (they went from cold to really, really warm). Prior to that experience I was not aware that wasps had the ability to be cryogenically preserved.”

– Interesting, Animanarchy.

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When I was growing up, my mom always had a bag of frozen mixed vegetables in the freezer. Mostly she used it for icing boo-boos and hiding the box of Popsicles behind it, although occasionally she served a long-freezer-burned (and then microwave-steamed) serving of that bright-colored corn, carrot, and green bean medley.

My own children’s childhood freezer is better stocked with frozen chicken nuggets, fruits for smoothies, and homemade (and store-bought) Popsicles that I don’t hide, but there is one bag of frozen vegetables that I rely on much the same as my own mother did and it is not the mixed vegetables of my own youth. This is the bag of frozen vegetables that is the hero of family dinners — and occasionally saves us from those childhood boo-boos too.

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Back in April, I wrote about what I found at the Bullseye’s Playground, which I still affectionately call the Dollar Spot. (See: Here’s How Target Almost Tricked Me into Spending $44 This Weekend.) The products in this section — brilliantly located right by the entrance, where customers are sure to stop and shop — are all so cute, colorful, fun, and inexpensive. Usually, nothing there costs more than $5 and most items are priced at $3 or $1. A dollar here, a dollar there — what could go wrong?

If I had bought everything I picked up, I would have spent at least $25. Luckily, I was able to show some restraint and only left with some new gingham cloth napkins.

Here’s what I was eyeing when I stopped in earlier this week.

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