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Crisp, juicy, and so flavorful.

You won’t be able to resist.

One bad hard-boiled egg can ruin you for life. At least, that’s what I believed until I learned how to cook soft-boiled and hard-boiled eggs, and precisely how I wanted to eat them. The perfect hard-boiled egg has no green ring around the yolk and the innards are creamy and mellow (plus easy to peel!). And if you’re in the mood, you can stop short of the hard-boil and make a gooey soft-boiled egg instead.

Looks fancy, but it's so easy to make.

It cooks in less than 10 minutes.

Do I have to share?

Easy and brilliant.

Just wait until you see how easy it is.

What can’t cabbage do?

Fruit cobbler meets banana pudding.

Make a big batch, and add it to everything.

Quick! What’s the first meal that comes to mind when you think of ground beef? For me it’s grilled burgers or crunchy tacos that I used to eat as a kid. But those two foods barely scratch the surface of all the different dinners you can cook up with some ground beef. Arm yourself with a pack of ground beef and the sky’s the limit when it comes to dinner possibilities.

Anything but boring.

Serve a la mode.

“My husband ate more than half of the bowl.”

Chewy, nutty, chocolaty perfection.

All the pickle girls out there — this one’s for you.

Store-bought biscuits for the win.

Unless you’re from Pennsylvania, you’ve probably never heard of Irish potato candy. I didn’t know what they were, but assumed they were candy made from potatoes. Wrong! Irish potato candies may look like adorable little potatoes, but they’re no-cook coconut and cream cheese candies with a coating of ground cinnamon — essentially the coconut equivalent of chocolate truffles. They’re the perfect St.

It’s a comfort-food classic.

A must for any chocolate-lover.

Consider yourself a pork chop person from now on.

This one’s for all the chocolate-lovers out there.

Get your baguettes ready.

This vegetable jambalaya is faster and just as good, in my opinion, as traditional jambalaya (which typically has andouille sausage, chicken and/or seafood). With the “holy trinity” of vegetables, juicy tomatoes, and long-grain rice, this is a fantastic main dish (with some optional add-ins, if you want) or a hearty side dish to serve alongside your favorite main.

One of the ingredients is in the soup aisle!

You just need six ingredients and 15 minutes.

And there isn't even heavy cream.

You might have it in your pantry.

This is the ultimate pasta dish.

Crispy outside + fluffy inside = perfection.

Spicy! Crispy! Saucy!

It all starts with store-bought gnocchi.

The dipping sauce is everything.

Join the ‘goon squad!

So simple, so satisfying.

And good fortune!

There are plenty of days when we’re fired up and eager to begin a baking project. Unfortunately, those moments don’t always line up with when our chocolate dessert cravings hit. More often than not, we start wanting a warm, fudgy homemade brownie right as we sit down to relax in front of the television, perfectly content to not move for the rest of the night. Unfortunately, we can’t just snap our fingers and have a brownie appear.

Bonus: It's super easy.

Bon appétit!

The ice cream isn’t really optional.

Tastes as good as it smells.

Oh, and it cooks in 30 minutes.

It’s ready in less than an hour.

It’s got greens for days.

It might skimp on prep, but it doesn't skimp on flavor.

It's unreal with eggs.

So warm, so cozy.

Almost everything you need is in your pantry.

All the cooking happens in the oven, so you barely need to stand in front of the stove.

Oh, and they're ready in under 30 minutes.

I promise — this will be the best fried rice you'll ever make.

Embrace the magic that is store-bought tortellini.

Who doesn’t like crispy cheese?

You only need six ingredients.

Casually read a book while you wait.

Flaky biscuits, creamy gravy, can’t lose.

Grab a spoon.

Three words: crescent roll crust.

This is a bowl of pure comfort.

And they’re a breeze to make.

Meet the anytime meal of your dreams.