The secret to a great Southern shrimp boil? Seasoned cooking liquid. Hear us out: Broth is beefed up with wine, one whole garlic head, a sweet onion, bay leaves, and Old Bay seasoning. Sweet plump corn, peel and eat shrimp, and tender potatoes are all cooked—and seasoned—in this liquid. And then shrimp is added to it just before serving, when the boiling liquid will cook it rapidly without ruining the texture. To finish it all, a lemony-garlicky spicy butter coats everything, and while the whole dish is tossed in the butter mixture, any respectable shrimp boil famously needs more, more, more, so you have more on the side. "This is going to be my new go-to for summer gatherings!" one Southern Living Test Kitchen pro said.

The Best Shrimp Boil, According To Southerners

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What is more summery than an icy, sweet frozen drink? If the heat wave is getting to you, try whipping up this simple frozen strawberry lemonade. All you need is your choice of lemonade and some frozen strawberries. You can use store-bought lemonade, make your own from scratch, or a powdered version. As for strawberries, frozen ones are the easiest choice. If you'd rather use fresh, add at least two cups of ice until you reach a nice, frozen consistency.

2-Ingredient Frozen Strawberry Lemonade: Beat the Heat!

The garage is a powerhouse room in any home. There's a ton of empty space perfect for storage, but that doesn't mean that all items belong in this room because of the lack of space you might have inside. "Storage is often at a premium in our homes, so we...

7 Things You Should Never Store In Your Garage, According To Experts

French toast is one of those simple breakfasts that's easy enough to make with whatever you've got lying around in your kitchen. Most French toast is made from brioche or sourdough bread, but anything sturdy from challah to Hawaiian rolls work for French toast. The results go with almost any breakfast food — so what if you used French toast for a breakfast sandwich?

Revamp Your Breakfast Sandwich With A French Toast Twist

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Plus, the best ingredients to use for the richest taste, per the former president

Jimmy Carter’s Favorite Recipe Was a Bowl of Southern, Creamy Cheese Grits: Get the Recipe

Summer has arrived and so has our need for new recipes to bring to potlucks, barbecues, and family gatherings. Obviously, every summer get-together needs hamburgers, hot dogs, macaroni salad, and pasta salad, but if you’re looking for a new side dish to wow your guests, this five-ingredient Southern cabbage recipe is the way to go.

The Southern Grandma-Approved Way To Eat Cabbage

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	When you’re in the mood for mac and cheese, you’re probably not craving the boxed variety. You want some melty, cheesy, homemade mac, and Ina Garten has got you covered. She has an amped-up mac and cheese recipe that will satisfy your craving and leave you wanting more.6 Ina Garten Tips & Recipes for the Best Burgers Ever




	“I’m making Smack and Cheese, which is traditional mac and cheese with the volume turned up,” Garten said in a clip on the Food Network Instagram page. It’s definitely not your 10-minute boxed mac and cheese, so get ready to have your taste...

Ina Garten’s ‘Smack’ & Cheese Is Like Traditional Mac & Cheese … but ‘With the Volume Turned Up’

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Thin slices of juicy chicken, generously breaded with crispy panko bread crumbs and fried until golden brown - what’s not to love about chicken schnitzel???. I only make it a couple times a year, but when eaten with forkfuls of cream cheese mashed potatoes, it’s one of our all-time favorite meals.

Extra Crispy Chicken Schnitzel

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Baked Ziti Casserole is a classic Italian-American comfort dish that combines tender pasta, savory meat sauce, and gooey melted cheese. Fresh basil or parsley for garnish (optional)

Cheesy Baked Ziti Casserole: Classic Italian Comfort

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We independently select these products—if you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. All prices were accurate at the time of publishing. Just when you thought avocado toast couldn’t get any better, you can bet social media will find a way to prove it can.

The Secret to Making the Best Avocado Toast Around Involves a Star Ingredient You’d Least Expect

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Sheet pans are the ultimate kitchen workhorse, even in the summer. That's why we've gathered some of our favorite sweet and savory summer sheet pan recipes to make all season long. We've included slab pies that use fresh seasonal fruit, and speedy chicken dinners that cook alongside veggies all on one pan. Line the sheet pan with aluminum foil, and there's even fewer dishes to worry about when making these recipes. But if anything does make it through the foil and onto the pan, don't worry. We've got you covered with our guide on how to clean a sheet pan, too.

20 Of Our Favorite Summer Sheet Pan Recipes

These lobster rolls are smashed on a skillet or griddle for a delicious golden brown crust

You’ll Love Smashed Lobster Rolls: Easy Recipe Makes Them Creamy and Toasted in 4 Minutes

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

There's something special about a homemade chocolate brownie lovingly made from scratch. I have fond memories of my mom whipping up brownies halfway through a weekend night dinner party at the speed of light, seemingly effortlessly. Before anyone knew it, the house would be as fragrant of cocoa and sugar and butter as it was filled with conversation and laughter and clinking silverware. Sure enough, a tray of brownies cooling on the counter was ready to slice just in time for dessert.

Our Best Homemade Brownie Recipes

For most of us, owning a new luxury SUV just isn’t in the cards. Between their incredibly high starting prices and the near-extortionate amount that you pay for maintenance, it just isn’t worth it. However, with the rate at which luxury cars depreciate, finding a plush used car isn’t a difficult task by any means.

10 Used Luxury SUVs That Are Reliable And Cheap

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Virginia fans of The Bold and the Beautiful are pretty much unified in their expectations of what will happen between Thomas Forrester (Matthew Atkinson) and Paris Buckingham (Diamond White), who recently announced their engagement.

The Bold and the Beautiful fans believe Thomas will dump Paris for Hope

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It's true that making your own Southern-style barbecue sauce is a great way to season and sweeten to personal taste, but nothing beats the ease and convenience of a good store-bought bottle of smoky, sticky, finger-lickin'-good barbecue sauce. Whether it's half-open in the refrigerator or tucked away in the pantry, having one—or several—ready to serve can make or break the occasion.

We Asked Southern Living Test Kitchen Pros Their Favorite BBQ Sauce—And This Was Their Pick

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This is a recipe I make every year when the fresh tomatoes start coming in from my garden. I always pick a few and make this southern delicacy for my family. You will need the following ingredients:

Crispy Fried Green Tomatoes: Easy and Delicious Southern Delicacy!

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A man on Reddit was left feeling conflicted after discovering his now-wife lied to him while he was away on his first military deployment. "We started dating at 18, right after I joined the military (she is a local where I got stationed). About three months into dating I found out I was being deployed. I pretty much gave her the option to break off the relationship. Because that’s totally not fair to her," the man wrote.

Man Conflicted After Discovering ‘Major Reason’ He Married His Wife Was a Big Fat Lie

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12 Things You Should Buy At A Southern Supermarket, According To Food Editors

Grocery shopping is different in the South. Southern-born supermarkets like Piggly Wiggly, Publix, Harris-Teeter, Ingles, and Brookshire's are stocked with flavorful staples that make our food...

12 Things You Should Buy At A Southern Supermarket, According To Food Editors

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