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bunches of purple, white, orange, and yellow carrots with their tops intact
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All About Carrots! Rainbow Hues, Using the Tops, and What are Baby Carrots, Really?

Rainbow hues, a range of sizes, and renewed interest in cooking the tops have made carrots cool again. Those bright carrots making…

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Two papaya halves with seeds, side by side on a sold green background
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A Guide to Finding Perfectly Ripe Papayas (Plus: The Scoop on Green Papaya)

Any papaya lover will tell you that the key to enjoying a papaya in all its sweet, creamy-fleshed splendor is finding a…

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a small head of fresh bok choy with smooth leaves on a pink background
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Bok Choy 101: Everything You Need to Know About the Asian Green

A mild-flavored, quick-cooking member of the cabbage family, bok choy (aka pak choi or Chinese cabbage) is delicious in stir-fries, steamed, grilled,…

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A mesh strainer full of chickpeas is placed over a glass bowl where aquafaba has drained down into it. A glass of dried chickpeas sits to the lefthand side.
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Carleigh Bodrug of PlantYou Shares How to Transform Chickpea Water into Chocolate Mousse

While it may not sound very appetizing, chickpea water—also called aquafaba—is a secret weapon when you want to whip up velvety vegan…

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green garlic scapes at the farmers market next to fresh green garlic
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Green Garlic, Garlic Scapes, Ramps—What’s the Difference?!

Three cheers for the bright, garlicky greens of spring! Green garlic, garlic scapes, and ramps (aka wild garlic) may just be the…

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A loaf of sliced whole wheat bread sits on a wooden cutting board with an old alarm clock in the background
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Wondering What to Do with Stale Bread? Here Are 5 Tasty Uses

The next time your bread goes stale, don’t throw it out—give that loaf a new lease on life by transforming it into…

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dozens of halved tomatoes lay out in the sun becoming sun-dried tomatoes
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Sun-Dried Tomatoes: Your Umami-Packed Secret Weapon in the Kitchen

When you think of sun-dried tomatoes as more than just a specialty ingredient, there’s no end to the ways you can use…

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In a kitchen with a wooden countertop, a man and woman arrange bowls of healthy plant based ingredients, with the man pouring vegan milk into a smoothie blender
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How to Find Healthy Plant-Based Milk, Plus Best Picks for Cooking, Baking

It seems like every time you go to the store, there’s another new type of vegan milk that promises to be richer,…

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Funny pic of a chayote squash with googly eyes glued to it, angled so that the groove of the chayote looks like a mouth, on a solid pink background
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What’s Chayote? Everything You Need to Know About the Sweet Green Squash

Love the tender mildness of zucchini? How about the crisp crunch of cucumber? Then it’s time to get cooking with chayote, their…

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A person stands over a stove thickening a soup
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Beyond Roux: 5 Healthy Ways to Thicken Soups and Stews

Soup too thin? Stew too brothy? Rather than making a roux out of flour and fat, you can adjust the consistency of…

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A bowl of whole wheat panko sitting atop a kitchen towel, shown from above
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What Is Panko? How to Use the Japanese Bread Crumbs

Panko bread crumbs are fluffy, flaky, unseasoned Japanese bread crumbs traditionally used as a crispy outer coating for fried foods. Now widely…

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whole and sliced tangerines in gray ceramic bowl against a dark gray background
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Winter Is Tangerine Season! What to Know About the Petite Citrus Treat

Juicy, sweet, and perfectly portable, tangerines are an excellent snack when you’re craving a hit of citrus. This petite fruit is at…

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