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There’s a whole world of things to do with homemade avocado salsa verde. Aside from serving it as a dip with tortilla chips, you can add it to tacos or nachos. It’s delicious as a burger topping or in a rice bowl. We’ve also eaten it on black bean chili and spooned over grilled seafood (yum). This salsa is easy to make, too, requiring you to simply add a handful of ingredients to your blender and process until smooth.

Avocado Salsa Verde

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As citrusy as it is creamy, a slice of key lime pie is the perfect sweet treat during the summer — or any season in Florida, where it's legally classified as the state's signature pie. Traditionally made with key limes, which boast a more aromatic and distinctly tart taste than the larger Persian limes most commonly sold at the store, the uniquely flavored dessert strikes a balance between sweet and sour that's simultaneously refreshing and comforting. Plus, as far as pies go, the tangy custard filling and crumbly crust are fairly simple to prepare — although Publix's version, which features a stellar topping, is so worth trying. However, if you are making key lime pie yourself, whether for the first time or the hundredth to perfect your recipe, there are a few expert-approved ingredients worth adding to make it even more delicious.

3 Secret Ingredients That Make Key Lime Pie Taste Even Better

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Here's the chef's trick to nailing flavorful (not watery) peach salsa as a snack or homemade condiment

Peach Salsa Is Bursting With Sweet and Zesty Goodness: 2 Easy Recipes Worth Preparing

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This Mango Red Pepper Salsa is a fantastic and simple recipe that brings together a wonderful mix of sweet, ripe mangoes and red peppers with a touch of spiciness. This fruity salsa is perfect for summer parties, barbecues, or just as a healthy snack anytime.

Fresh Mango Red Pepper Salsa Recipe

If you're looking for a way to incorporate more vegetables into your cooking, canned corn is an easy and budget-friendly option that makes this sweet, tender veggie available all year. It also makes a fantastic item to stockpile in your pantry in case you have to deal with extreme weather or other hazards that might knock out power. The best brands have multiple styles available and offer a great value, not to mention fantastic taste. Flavor is the top criteria for my taste tests but texture and variety are also key. In my opinion, canned corn should be sweet but still maintain a hint of saltiness, which actually brings out the natural taste of the corn. It should also be tender without crossing over to mushy and not have an excess amount of water in the can, which can impact the flavor and texture. I like corn that has a bit of crispiness without being tough and chewy, which can be common at the base of whole kernel corn.

Ranking Canned Corn Brands Worst To Best

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Biscuitville, a North Carolina-based chain, has been named the No. 1 fast-food breakfast spot in the nation by USA Today's 10Best. This accolade comes after a month-long voting period where people across the country chose their favorite breakfast destinations.

North Carolina-based chain ranks No. 1 in the nation for fast-food breakfast. Here’s why

Getting older is a privilege, but often has some unwanted side effects on your body — your eyesight might start to go, your joints may be feeling creaky and maybe your hair is going gray, among other things. Which brings us to a couple forms of an age-old question...

What Age Do Men Stop Getting “Excited?”

The online debate about tilapia is endless. Did you know that it's a fish that's pumped full of hormones and fed its own waste? No, wait, it's an environmentally friendly and sustainable mild fish that can carry many flavor profiles and works well in a variety of dishes. With fans and critics either singing its praises or bashing it, one must ask the question: Is tilapia really a garbage fish?

Is Tilapia Really A Garbage Fish?

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A DAD-OF-FIVE died after mistakenly pouring washing detergent on a bowl of cornflakes instead of milk, an inquest has heard. Tom McDonald was rushed to St Vincent’s University Hospital (SVUH) in Dublin on March 9, 2023, after his daughter realised he had accidentally poisoned himself. “It was so quick – he was perfectly well and […]

Dad-of-five with dementia died after accidentally pouring washing detergent on his cornflakes instead of milk

There are lots of different ways to improve a steak or a chicken breast, and if you've never experimented much with them, they tend to blend together like a bunch of spices. If you've never brined meat, then the word "brine" might bring up associations with pickles or the ocean, but soaking tough meat in a brine solution is a tried and true way to add flavor and moisture. A typical brine mixture consists of cold water, salt, and a little sugar (the water should be cold or lukewarm to avoid any accidental cooking). When you let meat soak in brine, a process called osmosis begins, and the flavors and moisture from the solution pass into the meat.

Does Brining Meat Make An Actual Difference?

The best meals always start with high quality ingredients. When it comes to grilling up fish, chef Andrew Zimmern has a preference for an unconventional protein choice that goes beyond the traditional salmons and shrimps of the world. As the accomplished chef shared to his website, he believes that a Pacifico striped bass is a truly ideal fish that more chefs should grill. His reasoning? Its semi-firm texture and relatively high fat content work well with a variety of cooking methods, including grilling.

Andrew Zimmern's Favorite Fish For Flavorful Grilling

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The Cuban sandwich (aka the Cubano) may only have a few ingredients, but when done right, it's a masterpiece of bread, meat, and cheese. A classic Cuban sandwich recipe calls for roasted pork, ham, Swiss cheese, pickles, and mustard on pillowy Cuban bread. If you're in Tampa, salami goes in there too. The sandwich is often pressed in a plancha (Spanish for "cooking plate"), to make the outside hot and crispy and the cheese melted and gooey.

The Hands-Down Best Cuban Sandwiches In The US, According To Reviews

Air fryers have been a sensation since their popularity skyrocketed in the late 2010s. Offering the ability to cook countless foods in a shorter time span than a deep fryer or conventional oven — and with much less oil — numerous home chefs have discovered the appliance's benefits. Given air fryers can create both convenient and healthy meals, there's an ever-growing list of foods that they can make successfully. In fact, you can use your air fryer to prepare a variety of different meat products, as well.

The Best And Worst Types Of Meat To Cook In The Air Fryer

Making a casserole is one of the best ways to upgrade canned tuna, and a great one should have a few elements: Noodles that don't fall apart and good-quality seafood are just two key factors. But even if you're using the tastiest, most top-shelf ingredients, it won't matter if the final product gets all dried out while it's in the oven, leaving you with a seriously unpalatable pile of fish, noodles, and cheese.

The Easy Way To Prevent Dry Tuna Casserole

When you look at the ingredients list for homemade ice cream in a bag, most of them make sense to the logical human brain: milk or half-and-half, sugar, the flavorings of your choice, and ice? Yep. All that makes sense. Rock salt? Nope. Not so much. The plastic bag you place inside the coffee can? Ditto. Why do you need both the bag AND the can for heaven's sake? Despite some of the parts of this equation seeming illogical, all components play a role when you're making ice cream without an ice cream maker. It comes down to science.

Make Homemade Ice Cream In A Bag The Better Way With This Special Salt

Perhaps you're one of the many people who've switched from milk to dark chocolate because the latter has less sugar and more antioxidants. But before you tear into that candy bar or hit the kitchen to start cooking up a homemade treat (like our salted caramel recipe), there's something you should know. Your dark chocolate may be hiding an even darker secret. It's known to contain two heavy metals — cadmium and lead — that can cause harmful health effects. Pregnant people and children are at higher risk.

The Dark Chocolate Brands With The Lowest Lead And Cadmium Levels

Leave it to Ree Drummond to prove that she doesn't need an expensive egg pan to make a perfectly moist omelet. Instead, she need only gather her ingredients, a pot of boiling water, and a simple zip-top bag. And in case you're wondering, no, she doesn't boil the omelet to make it so tender and moist, at least, not directly. Instead, the zip-top bag and the hot water work in tandem to cook the omelet. She demonstrated how she does it on her Food Network show, "The Pioneer Woman."

Ree Drummond's Plastic Bag Hack For Effortlessly Moist Omelets

Cherries are one of America's most popular fruits. According to the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center, the average person eats more than 2 pounds of this shiny, red fruit every year. The secret to the cherry's popularity lies in its sweet, slightly sour flavor, which can be enjoyed in a number of different forms, including fresh, frozen, dried, and juiced. Despite its widespread adoration, little attention is ever given to the cherry pit. And while we'd strongly advise against eating this rock hard shell, which protects the seed at the fruit's center (you can get the full story here on what happens if you accidentally swallow a cherry pit here), it can, in fact, be safely used to infuse other ingredients — like whipped cream.

The Tastiest Way To Use Cherry Pits Before You Discard Them

Latin America is home to some of the best cuisines on Earth. From the warm beaches of the Caribbean to the chilly peaks of the Andes, each region brings its own natural bounties, and each nation its own unique dishes. The concept of picking national dishes is a bit of a controversial one, however. After all, how can you pick just one singular plate to represent an entire nation's culinary identity and history? It's asking quite a lot. Complicating matters is the fact that there isn't any official body that decides national dishes for the world.

The Must-Try National Dishes Of 5 Latin American Countries

There's not much more classic, comforting, or old school than a warm just-out-of-the-oven chocolate chip cookie. Everyone has a favorite trusted chocolate chip cookie recipe — whether it's a tested elevated version they swear outshines them all, or the trusty basic formula on the back of the chocolate chips bag. And really, you can barely mess up a chocolate chip cookie — whether you prefer them thin and crisp or a perfectly gooey and chewy cookie, studded with semi sweet or dark chocolate chips, we've never met one we didn't like.

5 Pro-Baker Tricks To Make Your Chocolate Chip Cookies Taste More Exciting

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Make Your Salsa Even Tastier With A Simple Serving Tip

Nothing compares to a homemade salsa — such as a classic pico de gallo. The combination of fresh tomatoes, peppers, onions, cilantro, and lime juice is...

Make Your Salsa Even Tastier With A Simple Serving Tip

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