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If you’re getting your feet wet and learning your way around the kitchen right now, it’s time to break out that slow cooker stashed away in the far reaches of a cabinet or closet. This is one of the most helpful appliances any cook (but particularly new cooks) can have by their side.

A slow cooker opens up the world of hands-off cooking. It can deliver meals that save you during hectic weeks; help you recreate budget-friendly takeout favorites; and make big batches of things like soup, tender rice, and juicy shredded chicken. Here are 15 easy recipes to get you started.

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Whenever there’s a deal on Vitamix we get excited because, well, it’s a Vitamix and every bit helps. Which is why our Monday got a little brighter when we aw you can save $100 on a Certified Refurbished Vitamix A2500 Ascent Series Smart Blender, normally $400. The deal runs until midnight P.T.

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Having clutter-free countertops is one of the easiest ways to fake a clean kitchen. I’m not advocating for never rolling up your sleeves and scrubbing down your cookspace. I’m merely suggesting a shortcut for keeping it together in between cleans. The trick is finding the right gadgets that store your stuff neatly — without taking up tons of real estate.

Lucky for you, I’m in the market for some help in my own kitchen, so I rounded up a few options for the rest of the spatially-challenged out there. Better yet, these products will work in a sprawling kitchen too. After all, doesn’t everyone have #clearcountertop goals?

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It feels almost sacrilege to utter these words, but my favorite grocery store, the one that can do (almost) no wrong, actually makes the world’s worst sushi.

Now, before the Authentic Sushi brigade comes out, let me get in front with a proclamation: I have a thing for grocery store sushi. I know I shouldn’t. I know it’s, well, it’s grocery store sushi. And I’ve even had good sushi. I’m talking Joel Robuchon’s sushi at his Japanese restaurant in Monte Carlo (yes, it was actually heaven on earth) and various points around the globe. Grocery store sushi is a different thing and I just can’t help myself.

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This particular Miracle Meal is special to me because it’s inspired by my 6-year-old’s love of pickles (that, and my colleague Sheela’s crispy sheet pan gnocchi). That’s right — gnocchi, pickled vegetables, and frozen meatballs are cooked together on a single sheet pan, creating an unlikely yet delicious dinner that boasts all the comfort of pasta, richness from meatballs, and acidity and heat from pickled vegetables.

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Kale seems to be a love it or hate it kind of a green. For some, the curly leaves speak of raw salads, hearty bean soups, and green smoothies to come. For others…not so much. Or maybe you just need the right dish to make you fall in love.

Kale is a proud member of the cabbage family, which accounts for its rather strong, forward flavor that borders (and sometimes tips over into) bitterness. It grows in a bunch with the leaves fanning out from a central stem and with a rib running down the middle of each leaf. Those edible leaves vary in color from light green to nearly purple depending on the variety, though they are universally coarse, thick, and fairly tough.

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Research of the Week

Keto enhances fat loss without compromising performance in powerlifters and Olympic weightlifters.

Space travel compresses the brain, and the effects linger for months after returning planetside.

The shape and size of birth canals differ by population.

Youngsters with type 1 diabetes tend to have gut biomes that are low in the bacteria that produce short chain fatty acids and ferment human milk oligosaccharides.

APOE4 carriers who want to avoid dementia should consider taking a phospholipid form of DHA (or eat fish eggs or fish, which are natural sources).

Pretty much everyone is pooping out microplastics these days.

Aerobic exercise, especially exercise performed while standing, enhances visual working memory.

New Primal Blueprint Podcasts

Episode 285: Andy Hnilo: Host Elle Russ chats with Andy Hnilo about the near death experience that triggered his creation of cutting-edge natural skincare line.

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.

Media, Schmedia

We’ve all got ten minutes.

Reader Question of the Week

‘What is ‘Sundays with Sisson?’” — Dozens of people in the last week or so.

Sundays with Sisson, or SWS, is a new feature of the newsletter that I send out every Sunday. It contains my thoughts that don’t quite belong on the blog or deserve a dedicated post. It’s not going to be as formal or “well-referenced” as my feature posts on the blog, but that means the possibilities are wide open. It’s where I explore new hypotheses, describe new self experiments, and talk about personal things going on in my life that I think people may find interesting or useful. Not everything is health-focused. I also talk about books I’m reading, products I’m loving (or not), movies and TV shows I’m watching. There may be some rants. Perhaps even a rave or two.

To sign up for the newsletter and get SWS every Sunday, scroll down to the bottom, fill in your email address, and hit “JOIN NOW.”

Interesting Blog Posts

Regarding the microdosing of magic mushrooms for creativity.

Strength training to beat depression.

Social Notes

If you’ve ever wanted to see me in normal shoes, check this out.

If you’ve ever wanted to try our Chocolate Hazelnut collagen bars, check this out.

Everything Else

Well, I’ll be: Vaginal jade eggs are not a traditional practice in ancient Chinese medicine?

Rare birds find sanctuary at Polish churches.

Salmon carcasses and guts stimulate tree growth.

A silver bullet for deadly amoebae.

Things I’m Up to and Interested In

In case you needed another reason to avoid grains: Dozens of grain-based foods test positive for Roundup.

Study I found interesting: Nature exposure (even just pictures) linked to reduced impulsivity.

Article I’m pondering: “The Selfish Dataome.”

Concept I support: Muscle mass as vital sign.

News I found interesting: Researcher discovers the oldest spear heads ever found in North America.

Question I’m Asking

Every Monday, I’ll be asking you folks a question.

More than ever, people seem fixated on current events, the 24-hour news cycle, and everything that’s going wrong in the world. How do you stay focused on health, life, love, community and everything else that you can effectively have an impact on?

Answer down below.

Recipe Corner

• The best smoothie I’ve had all year (though I’d recommend adding some ice).
• Don’t eat sticky orange sunflower chicken on a first date, but definitely eat it.

Time Capsule

One year ago (Oct 21– Oct 27)

• How Does the Keto Reset Fit Into the Primal Blueprint?– And vice versa.
• The 10-Week Countdown to 2018– How did the last 10 weeks of 2017 end up for you, and how are you going to spend the last 10 weeks leading up to 2019?

Comment of the Week

“I guess I’ll have to put this device down and go outside and enjoy this beautiful day”

– That’s the spirit, Jack Lea Mason.

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A really great condiment can make or break a sandwich. It can inspire deep cravings, and make you an even better cook. Really great condiments can, in short, transform a meal in one squirt, spoonful, or drizzle.

Sadly, the fridge only has so much real estate, so you have to choose wisely. We polled countless people and searched various supermarkets to come up with this list of condiments that are so good they’ve inspired a fervent following.

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Oh, monkey bread! How we love you — little pull-apart nuggets of buttery, gooey cinnamon goodness. And I’ve been thinking about how easy monkey bread is when you’ve been making pizza! What? How are they related? Well, leftover pizza dough is a perfect base for monkey bread and other breakfast treats. And even if you haven’t been making pizza lately, store-bought, ready-made pizza dough is also a way to get these into the oven (and into your mouth!) that much quicker.

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As busy as they are, kitchens are just about the germiest places in our homes — especially all those handles. You touch food, you open the oven. Your kids come in after touching who-knows-what and head straight to the fridge (or maybe it’s just mine?). With all that touching comes the risk of cross-contamination of foodborne illnesses and the spread of germs (flu season is coming!).

But the reality is, many of us don’t think about cleaning our appliance handles. At least, I don’t, unless my fridge is so sticky from my kids’ PB&J fingers that it’s dirty to the touch. And I need to get way better about that, because I’m putting us all at risk.

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