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You probably know Jet Tila as a judge on Food Network’s Guy’s Grocery Games, or from his latest gig as the floor reporter on Iron Chef America, but did you know that his family opened the very first Thai market in the U.S in the early ’70s?

Jet grew up honing his culinary chops by helping out his parents in their Los Angeles-based Bangkok Market and the Royal Thai restaurant. That’s why we asked Jet for his picks when it comes to shopping at Asian markets — he’s certainly an expert in that department!

Here are just a few of Jet’s recommendations in the canned goods aisle (and some fun ideas for how to cook with them).

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Nothing quite encapsulates everything we love about comfort food more than smooth, creamy, buttery garlic mashed potatoes. Oh, and to make it easy on you, we made this in the slow cooker, which means you can make these rich, satisfying potatoes a regular occurrence at your dinner table. Here’s how to do it.

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Don’t sleep on canned fruit. Yes, the thought of canned fruit likely brings to mind something mushy or overcooked, or swimming in sugary syrup. But not all canned fruit is bad canned fruit — I promise! In fact, I always have the following three canned fruits on hand for baking, cooking, and making cocktails.

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I’ve often thought that Ina Garten could read the phone book and I would think it was fascinating, and this week she proved this with a fun new Instagram video in which she literally just shows people how to put food in bowls. That’s it! No cutting, no stirring. She just puts some store-bought snacks in bowls, and suddenly it looks like a nice cocktail party.

“Once in a while, I make something simple to serve with drinks, like figs wrapped in prosciutto,” she writes in her latest Instagram video. “But mostly, I like to find delicious little appetizers that need no cooking at all.”

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Meal prep has been a game-changer for my dinner routine, and I’m not alone. Many of the Kitchn editors feel the same way. Carving out a block of time to prep ingredients or cook a big-batch recipe that can extend over several meals is a savior on weeknights and makes it a whole lot easier to feed ourselves and our families. Of all the recipes that show up during our meal prep sessions, these are the favorites we make again and again.

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It’s official: Fall is almost here. And while temperatures might take a while to get crisp (and leaves a bit longer to turn), there’s a reason to start prepping for all your cold-weather cooking now. Sur La Table is currently offering 20 percent off almost everything on their site with code APPLE18. Here are five of our favorite buys perfect for fall.

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When you’re planning a kitchen makeover, you probably think about the big stuff: the countertops, the cabinets, the appliances, the flooring. But we’re here to remind you that little things can make a big difference, too. Particularly, when it comes to kitchens, that means hardware.

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If you’ve never made homemade pasta before, you might assume that it’s a lot of work and just opt for the boxed stuff instead. At least, that is, before you find out that all it takes is two ingredients (flour and eggs), a little elbow grease, and a sense of humor. Allow me to explain.

Last night, we got to hang out with power couple Neil Patrick Harris and his husband, David Burtka (chef, cookbook author, entertainer, and party planner du jour), to celebrate the launch of Capital One’s Savor Card, and ate lots of yummy pasta along the way. While David and Neil tag-teamed to make homemade pasta, we picked up a few delicious tips about pasta and life in general.

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Here’s the plan: On those nights you really don’t want to cook (you know the ones where all you want to do in sink into the couch with Netflix, after that horrendous commute home), put down the takeout menu and reach for your Instant Pot. I can tell you from experience that this appliance is the secret to low-effort, big-reward dinners you can pull off anytime. These 10 easy Instant Pot recipes were made for moments like these.

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My husband has a problem with unnecessary kitchen gadgets. It’s as though he sees “AS SEEN ON TV” as a seal of approval, more than a designation. He owns at least 15 bottle openers. We have more glassware than we know what to do with. Deeming his hands inefficient meat-shaping vehicles, he bought a burger patty shaper. Once, he even came home with a gadget to measure the amount of spaghetti that should be cooked for a proper portion. You could hear my eye roll all the way into the next county.

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