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Lavanya Narayanan
Lavanya Narayanan
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The $2 Aldi Fridge Find My Dad Refuses to Share with the Rest of Us
He hid it “for a good year.”
Lavanya Narayanan
Oct 23, 2024
My Mom’s Clever Trick for Making Canned Beans Taste Amazing (She’s Been Doing It for 15 Years!)
You’ll be forever changed.
Lavanya Narayanan
Oct 17, 2024
“Delicious” $4 Rolls Taste Just Like the Ones from My Favorite Restaurant Chain
I get why they’re so famous.
Lavanya Narayanan
Sep 25, 2024
The “Delicious” Italian Grocery I Eat Straight from the Jar (Tastes Like a Trip to Sicily!)
“Sourced from a family-owned farm in Sicily.”
Lavanya Narayanan
Sep 16, 2024
Why I’ll Never Buy Another Brand of Potato Chips Again
“I eat them with all my sandwiches.”
Lavanya Narayanan
Jul 17, 2024
The $8 Costco Grocery I’ve Been Stocking in My Fridge for 4 Years (I Never Leave the Store Without It!)
It’s from a famous Italian restaurant.
Lavanya Narayanan
Jun 10, 2024
Why I’ll Never Use Penne to Make Pasta Salad Again
It’s an inferior shape.
Lavanya Narayanan
May 26, 2024
The $2 Boxed Mix You Should Always Have in Your Pantry (It’s My Favorite Birthday Treat)
Birthday pie > birthday cake.
Lavanya Narayanan
Apr 13, 2024
The $10 Costco Dinner Staple I’ve Been Cooking with for 17 Years
It tastes nearly identical to the homemade stuff.
Lavanya Narayanan
Apr 11, 2024