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A KitchenAid stand mixer is the gold standard for stand mixers. And if you’ve got $280 to spend, it is our gear pro’s top pick. But you don’t need to break the bank in order to achieve cloud-like meringues or make from-scratch bread. If you’re not caught up in cachet (and you don’t need a million colors to choose from), you can save yourself a bundle and still get a great stand mixer for just $80.

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Much like the elves toiling away at the North Pole, the clever tinkerers at Trader Joe’s work around the clock to make sure shelves are stocked with the latest and greatest treats. And their genius is not just limited to the frozen aisle either — have you ever peeped the snacks, beauty, or drink aisles?? It’s seriously astonishing how many new products they’re able to roll out week after week.

While we can’t wait to see all the things up TJ’s sleeves in 2019, here’s a look back at a few things that brought us joy this year (that we hope are here to stay):

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“I hate getting food in the mail,” said no one ever. Because getting food in the mail is fun! Especially when the food is unique and surprising. So this holiday season, instead of gifting yet another generic restaurant gift card, consider one of these food subscription services.

Each one is highly customizable (to fit your budget!) and sure to delight whoever’s checking the mail. They’ll either help people get dinner on the table, expand someone’s snacking horizons, or just be a welcome break from all those unwanted catalogs that keep showing up for no reason.

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Have you ever watched an episode of The Pioneer Woman and found yourself dramatically doing a double take when Ree whips out her KitchenAid stand mixer? Her trusty appliance has a particular aura about it, a vibe that’s just so, utterly “Ree.” That’s because it’s custom-painted by KitchenAid artiste, Nicole Dinardo, and swathed in a signature array of brightly colored florals.

A custom KitchenAid stand mixer paint job is expensive, but you know what isn’t? A lovely, Pioneer Woman-inspired stick-on KitchenAid stand mixer DECAL, which you can find plenty of on Etsy. Get some for your friend who’s most likely to move to a ranch in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, start a blog, build a cult following, and helm a home-cooking empire!

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We all know what it’s like to come home hungry at the end of a long day and not want to spend a ton of time in the kitchen. Instead, we’ll turn to our default dinners — the fast, familiar bites we can toss together with whatever’s in our fridge or pantry (with bonus points if the end result is quick, cheap, and, of course, delicious).

And famous food figures — from chefs, to TV hosts, to cookbook authors — feel that way too. After often spending entire days cooking with or thinking about food, it’s no surprise that when they get home, they also have their shortcut suppers to fall back on. All month long, we’re asking them to share them with us.

Up next: Adrienne Cheatham. She’s the 36-year-old Harlem-based Top Chef alum and SundayBest host who’s honed her impressive culinary chops in kitchens like New York’s Michelin-starred Le Bernardin and Marcus Samuelsson’s Red Rooster.

We chatted with Adrienne about her standby lazy dinner: a super-quick fried rice that comes together in about 10 minutes. Her secret ingredient? Kimchi, the Korean staple of fermented veggies that adds a spicy tang. It’s balanced out with salty bacon, creamy egg yolk, and crisp scallions — and comes together in a single pan.

Here’s exactly how Adrienne makes it.

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Stainless steel appliances look great in the kitchen, but they’re prone to showing hard water marks and fingerprints. You frequently see this on the dishwasher (so many water stains!) and the handles of the refrigerator (hello, overuse).

So, to restore my flat and dirty appliances back to their happy, shiny, robot-looking selves, I decided to make my trusty stainless steel toaster my test subject. What would I need to get it looking like new again?

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Kitchn’s Delicious Links column highlights recipes we’re excited about from the bloggers we love. Follow along every weekday as we post our favorites.

I am the biggest sucker for seafood pasta. I order it just about every time I see it on a menu, regardless of how much seafood or pasta I’ve already eaten that day. The only thing that has even a hope of tempting me away from seafood pasta is pasta with sausage, and even then it would be a close decision, and I’d probably wind up talking someone else into ordering the other one so I could have both.

My obsession with seafood pasta is a little silly, because when I order food at restaurants I generally try to order things I couldn’t or wouldn’t cook at home, and a good shrimp pasta is one of the easiest things to cook at home in less than 20 minutes.

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Magnesium silicate is comprised of finely ground particles of stone. It originates in the ground and is a mined product, so it can be contaminated with other substances. In its raw state, talc contains asbestos. Asbestos is a known human carcinogen that causes cancer. According to the World Health Organization, there is no safe level […]

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Join me on a journey to the past, to a simpler time. You were a kid, coming home from school. First thing you did after dropping your book bag on the floor was pour yourself a glass of milk and pull the blue package of Oreos out of the cupboard before your parents caught you. Back then, of course, the Oreo formula had only a few variations, and you stuck to the classic: Vaguely vanilla crème sandwiched between chocolate cookies. It did not occur to you in your wildest dreams that this cookie recipe could ever be improved upon. It seemed — and probably still does, to your adult brain — perfect.

And yet, we find ourselves in an era when Oreo is absolutely dead set on remaking the Oreo in almost every flavor combination it can reasonably (and to be honest, sometimes unreasonably) translate into cookie form. The latest flavor? Carrot cake.

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When it comes to celebrating the holiday season, and particularly Christmas, there are two types of households. One type opts for decorating their home with stately, minimalist touches — preferring white lights, silver bells, and multiple matched red and gold glass ornaments hung from a fresh seven-foot Douglas fir.

The other type of household goes 180 degrees in the opposite direction, choosing a style I like to call “Yuletide Game Show Chic,” and if you’re wondering what I mean by that, well, it can be summarized quite nicely in a new holiday cake offered by Sam’s Club.

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