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Ashlie D. Stevens

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Trump’s tariffs may kill free chips and salsa

Tariffs on tomatoes could turn one of dining's smallest gestures of hospitality into a line item

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Your soup needs a little vinegar

Before reaching for salt, add acid

05.10.2026 5

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We’re over restaurant slop

From ghost kitchens to AI menus and PE slop, diners are hungry for food that feels like somebody meant it

03.10.2026 10

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How store brands stopped feeling like a second-best choice

Private label used to mean settling. Aldi and other store brands turned it into a reason to shop

01.10.2026 9

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For better soups, start in the oven

Roast first, simmer later

28.09.2026 8

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You can buy Julia Child’s old house — but not her kitchen

Her longtime Cambridge home is on the market for $6.475 million, with plenty of Child history still inside

24.09.2026 9

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Is iced coffee really unprofessional at a job interview?

The drink is trivial. The unwritten rules around professionalism are not

23.09.2026 10

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How jarred pasta sauce became a luxury pantry essential

Ragu once needed doctoring. Today's premium jars promise great sauce with little effort

20.09.2026 10

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“South Park” predicted the age of food insanity

For decades, the show has skewered the systems that turn eating into bureaucracy, branding and culture war

18.09.2026 10

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Hide your vegetables. You’re an adult

Put cheese on the broccoli. Hide zucchini in brownies. You’re still eating the vegetables — and that counts

15.09.2026 20

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These stewy mushrooms solve Monday night dinner

A back-pocket mushroom formula for rice, toast, noodles and whatever the first weeknight can handle

14.09.2026 10

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Taco Bell exposed RFK Jr.’s food-safety failure

Sen. Warren is using Taco Bell’s outbreak response to ask why federal agencies couldn’t communicate as clearly

13.09.2026 10

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Costco chicken bake meets weeknight galette

Rotisserie chicken, a Caesar-ish dressing and store-bought pie crust turn a food-court favorite into an easy dinner

08.09.2026 10

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The global appeal of the pastry dog

From Sister Schubert's sausage rolls to $28 pigs in a blanket, we can’t stop reinventing dogs wrapped in dough

07.09.2026 10

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Stuffing deserves a life beyond Thanksgiving

Stale bread, sausage, vegetables and stock make an easy, cozy dinner — especially with a fried egg on top

06.09.2026 10

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My library card has saved me $1,330 — and I want more

Chicago Public Library tells patrons exactly what they’ve saved. I’ve become obsessed with running up the amount

06.09.2026 10

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Lake America is Trump’s “freedom fries”

Long before "Lake America," 2003's freedom fries showed how nationalism turns language into a loyalty test

02.09.2026 10

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A brownie-muffin for zucchini season

A fudgy zucchini muffin, cold salted butter and the family language of asking, “What can I make you?”

31.08.2026 10

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Why the right is so afraid of the Girl Scouts

Behind the cookies and badges is a quietly radical idea: Girls should be curious about the world

28.08.2026 30

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Trump’s mystery meat problem

Cheap mystery beef, wild mustangs and the strange consequences of an opaque food system

27.08.2026 40

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The pasta that starts in the freezer

Smoky sausage, softened peppers and a glossy tomato-pesto sauce make this the kind of pasta weeknights deserve

25.08.2026 20

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I don’t want another restaurant app

In an age of predictive shopping and fake-friendly alerts, a paper punchcard respects your appetite

20.08.2026 40

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Our 5 favorite (new) farmers market recipes

They all start with one beautiful thing — squash, peaches, corn, carrots or pickles — and let it lead the way

16.08.2026 30

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We’re all amateur food safety inspectors now

MAHA wants Americans to scrutinize their food. Taylor Farms recalls show how hard that has become

14.08.2026 30

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Trump’s catering-truck farce

Trump usually directs the food spectacle. The reported catering-truck escape briefly made him part of the scenery

12.08.2026 20

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RFK Jr.’s cooking show has no appetite

Joyless salmon patties, cheap graphics and policy detours add up to a cooking show curiously uninterested in food

05.08.2026 20

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I was a farmers market failure

I knew how to want everything at the farmers market. I just didn’t know how to shop there

04.08.2026 30

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The better way to make tomato toast

Cold grated tomatoes top crisp sourdough brushed with browned-miso butter for a simple peak-summer meal

01.08.2026 30

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The art of the beach sandwich

Unlike the airport sandwich, a great beach sandwich doesn’t merely survive the wait — it gets better as it sits

30.07.2026 20

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It’s always rice and eggs

With crisp feta, bacon, avocado and a runny yolk, it’s the meal I return to again and again

28.07.2026 30

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H Mart’s new cookbook begins in the grocery aisle

Written by H Mart president Stacey Kwon, the book pairs 75 Korean recipes with ingredient guides and family stories

23.07.2026 30

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Cold blueberry soup for hot summer days

Roast blueberries with honey and thyme, then blend them with yogurt and buttermilk for a chilled citrusy soup

21.07.2026 30

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My $6 secret to a buttery budget brunch

Turn frozen puff pastry into a golden egg tart and a sweet, jammy second act

20.07.2026 30

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Start the party with crackers

Spiced Saltines, savory Ritz granola and cacio e pepe oyster crackers make the case.

14.07.2026 20

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Your freezer wants to be hot

Why do we romanticize the pantry, but not the freezer?

11.07.2026 40

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Chilled, bacony summer noodles to soothe the heat wave blues

Tomato, soy, bacon and crisp greens turn rice noodles into a cool, savory summer lunch

08.07.2026 30

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The creamiest lemon pasta salad

Whipped cottage cheese gives this sunny summer salad protein paired with plenty of fresh citrus

08.07.2026 40

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Pickle your Green Goddess dressing

A splash of dill pickle brine wakes up the herbs in this creamy, crunchy macaroni salad

07.07.2026 30

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Why food TV keeps going undercover

From Ruth Reichl’s wigs to Gordon Ramsay’s prosthetics, TV keeps returning to the fantasy of the disguised diner

05.07.2026 40

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Super easy summer corn and dumplings

Frozen dumplings, sweet corn, coconut milk and miso turn into the kind of shortcut dinner worth bragging about

04.07.2026 40

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The beauty of TV’s saddest picnic

How a blue tarp, a hoagie and a clown became one of television's most profound meals

30.06.2026 30

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An unnecessary amount of bread

Or: How to make a budget meal feel abundant

22.06.2026 30

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Your picnic is missing biscuits

Forget the sandwiches. This summer, pack brunch instead

18.06.2026 30

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The secret to better summer beans

Pantry staples have seasons, too

16.06.2026 30

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Summer has another flavor

Read this before you pour it down the drain

09.06.2026 30

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The magic dust your kitchen is missing

The case for ranch packets, gravy mixes and other underestimated flavor builders

02.06.2026 30

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Buttery brioche bread pudding with jammy blueberries

Stale bread has never tasted so good

25.05.2026 40

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How a food writer grocery shops on a budget

From anchor ingredients to discount racks, a food writer shares how she cooks well without overspending

22.05.2026 50

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The smoky, cheesy lentils I keep making

And other cozy skillet dinners for expensive times

19.05.2026 40

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Five meals, one fridge clean-out

A no-spend week of pastina, shakshuka and pantry alchemy

12.05.2026 50

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