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Meal prep is amazing, empowering, and good for you — and it isn’t hard (to start, read our absolute beginner’s guide!). It’s even easier if you have the right tools in your kitchen, starting with the perfect containers to store your stash of proudly prepped food.

Ready to gear up for meal prep? Don’t worry — we’re not going to say you have to run out and buy something high-end like a Vitamix. (Although, if you really want to, may we suggest the best model for you?) You just need a few simple, inexpensive things, plus, of course, the right storage containers.

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A little olive oil, a generous sprinkle of salt and pepper, some alone time in the oven — this is all that’s between you and a warm dish of roasted acorn squash this evening. Here is a step-by-step recipe and guide to help you cook perfect acorn squash every time.

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Avocados, a seemingly innocuous creamy green fruit, have been the subject of a startling amount of controversy over the past several years. Avocados have been blamed for driving millennials to the brink of financial ruin, then became a health hazard with the proliferation of “avocado hand” injuries (caused by sloppy attempts to remove the pit with a chef’s knife). For avocado lovers, the hits just keep coming: This time, the noble avocado must contend with speculation that it’s not a vegan-friendly food after all.

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We love a good multi-use product. Household putty (aka Sticky Tack, Blu Tack, mounting putty, museum putty) is one of those products that can solve a slew of household predicaments in a matter of seconds. From eradicating matted messes of electronics cables to holding your kitchen rug in place, we’ve got 14 useful ideas to get you started on your lifelong love affair with putty.

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With shorter days and crisper temperatures heading our way, having a warm, home-cooked dinner waiting for us when we walk in the door is such a comfort. With the help of a slow cooker, the prep and cooking don’t have to happen at the last minute, which frees you up to focus on other important tasks, like pouring that glass of wine!

From comforting soups to hearty braises, there’s plenty to choose from with these 16 recipes. As a bonus, these recipes also make plenty of leftovers — perfect for lunch the next day!

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Dried lentils are a year-round staple in my pantry, essential for rounding out salads during hot weather and hearty soups in the winter months. Regardless of the season, their quick-cooking, no-soak-required nature makes them ideal for healthy weeknight meals. Worried about mushy lentils? I have a trick for that, too.

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Take a stroll down the baking aisle and you’ll quickly see that the choices are many — especially when it comes to yellow cake mix. Extra-moist, golden, tender crumb? At the end of the day, we want a cake that’s going to meet our needs. We tried a bunch of popular brands and discovered that there is a boxed cake out there just for you.

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People have lots of opinions about mayonnaise, which is perhaps the most divisive condiment there is. Many Americans can’t stand it; others can’t live without it. And then, of course, there’s the debate over which mayonnaise brand is best. Hellmann’s or Heinz? Kraft or Duke’s?

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Don’t fall into the trap of thinking that a full-blown kitchen renovation is the only way to make you fall in love with your kitchen. This month, we’ve been on the prowl for on all kinds of little tips, tricks, design hacks, and budget gadgets that will help you love the space you’re in (for a lot less).

So far, we’ve asked our favorite kitchen designers, magazine editors, and chefs to weigh in with some suggestions. What we’ve learned is that sometimes all it takes is putting up some removable wallpaper, swapping out all of your drawer pulls, painting your cabinets, or springing for glassware that you absolutely adore.

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Growing up, my mother always told me that breakfast was the most important meal of the day. Because of this, we always had big breakfasts and were encouraged to eat as much as we could first thing in the morning. While my brother thought this was amazing, I struggled to finish a banana and a […]