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18 Microwave Snacks You Can Cook In A Mug. Magic sauce. I call this the magic sauce recipe.

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In part, because it makes everything it touches shimmer with deliciousness. Food porn. Soups. PETA People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, use for entertainment, or abuse in any other way. 12 Warming Winter Soups More Sharing Services 2 Share on email Temperatures are dropping, which means that it’s the perfect time to heat things up with a warm bowl of soup.

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Here are 12 mouthwatering vegan soups that are perfect wintertime meals: Cream of Asparagus Soup Creamy Lima Bean Soup Creamy Tomato Soup Hearty Vegetable Soup Kale and Black-Eyed Pea Stew Maple-Chipotle Sweet-Potato Bisque Quick and Easy Cream of Potato Soup Spicy Thai Coconut Curry Split Pea Soup Sweet Pea–Pesto Soup Thai Carrot Soup Tomato and Bread Bowl ‘Soupetizers’ Sweet & sour chicken. I was ridiculously excited when I came across this recipe for homemade sweet and sour chicken.

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You guys, it is SO GOOD. It’s a little involved with several steps (coating chicken, frying a little bit, then baking) but it is all worth it. Trust me. Start with a plate of chicken breast, cut into chunks. French toast. Good cooks in many cultures have found delicious ways to revive stale or leftover bread.

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But the French take first prize with their simple recipe for pain perdu, literally "lost bread," which we have come to know as French toast. Once you've mastered the basics -- coating slices of bread in an egg-and-milk mixture and sauteeing them -- a range of possibilities opens. Related: Martha's Best Comfort Food Recipes Perfect French ToastIngredients 6 large eggs 1 1/2 cups milk Juice of 1 medium orange, (about 1/4 cup) 2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract 2 tablespoons cognac, (optional) 1 tablespoon sugar Zest of 1 lemon, (about 1 tablespoon) 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg Pinch of salt 6 slices bread, such as brioche, sliced 1-inch thick, preferably day-old 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 4 tablespoons vegetable oil Pure maple syrup, (optional) Related: 38 Delicious Slow Cooker Recipes to Try Directions More from Martha Stewart:

Lasagna. I went to see tUnE-yArDs on Monday night with some friends, and as always we wanted to cook a meal that somehow related to the show we were heading to.

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Sometimes this is hard to do, but other times it seems to come naturally. Finding culinary inspiration in Merrill's lyrics seemed like it would be tough, but my sister knew what she wanted to make without hesitation. Fried mac and cheese balls. Cooking 101. Drinks. Food porn.

Cupcakes. Chocolate chip cookies. Pink ombre cake. Here's a cake sure to sweeten up the Valentines in your life.

pink ombre cake

Pick up three boxes of your favorite white cake mix—or work from scratch if you have the time—along with a bottle of Wilton's Icing Color in petal pink. Split each box into two batches for a total of six, then add increasing amounts of dye little by little until you achieve the ombre effect. For the outside of the cake, I used a piping bag fit with a basketweave tip. Happy baking, everyone! Red velvet brownies. For the past three weeks I’ve been craving a yellow butter cake with vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream frosting.

red velvet brownies

This post obviously isn’t about that cake. It’s about these Red Velvet Brownies with White Chocolate Frosting that I nearly had to wipe the drool off of my keyboard from when I came across the recipe. A chewy, dense, bright red (and in my opinion, all red velvet should be) brownie topped with a fluffy white chocolate buttercream frosting that actually tastes like the white chocolate I fell in love with as a child. These are the type of brownies that will make your old Aunt Rhonda kick herself for not thinking to bring to the church picnic before her old rival, Harriett, did just that. They’ll make people swoon and clamor over each other for seconds. I’ve only made one other red velvet recipe in my lifetime and I had forgotten about the destructive power of red food coloring so be prepared to go slowly when it comes time to add it in. Ingredients For the brownies: Vegetarian recipes. 2 minute cookie.

This is one of those ‘I-need-a-cookie-right-now-or-I-die’ recipes that can be prepared in almost no time.We all know that kind of situation, don’t we?

2 minute cookie

I definitely do, I confess.And you know what? This impressive cookie not only takes less than 5 minutes to prepare, it tastes really delicious. Just like a good chocolate chip cookie.The preparation is beyond easy… just have a look… First you need this stuff. 1. 2. 3. 4. Save a few for the top, if you wish to.5. 200 calories. What 200 Calories Look Like in 25 Different Foods Feb 21 2013 It's amazing to see the difference in the amount of food required to fill the 200 calorie gap.

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Excellent visual examples! Snickers [41 grams = 200 calories] Celery [1.425 grams = 200 calories]