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This gorgeous salad, packed with vitamin C, will help keep you and your friends healthy during the winter months. Hot chili oil brings the heat in the dressing, while toasted sesame oil adds a nutty note. Creamy avocado and cooling mint balance out the flavors.

Feel-Good Fruit Salad

Serves 8

Active Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

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Q: What is kefir and does it provide any health benefits?

A: Kefir is a fermented dairy drink made by adding kefir grains — cultures of yeast and lactic acid bacteria — to milk. These grains ferment the milk, resulting in a tangy, slightly fizzy beverage with a texture similar to yogurt. Kefir can also be made from non-dairy alternatives ...Read more

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Life has been particularly stressful recently with freezing weather, wildfires that have burned up total communities, and the everyday trials of getting through winter days. I live in Los Angeles and have been making this luscious lemon raspberry shortbread to cheer up those that are hurting.

This layered cookie has a buttery shortbread ...Read more

Crunchy foods prove nearly impossible to resist. Especially with a cold beer, surrounded by friends and a good game playing on the television. We pretend not to care about the calories (or the score) in favor of fun.

For this year’s big game, our go-to, endless snack bowl starts with homemade buttered popcorn. Most of the year, air-popped ...Read more

The last time I was down the shore (it’s a New Jersey thing), my best friend and I popped into one of the many candy shops for a sweet treat. I browsed the dark chocolate-dipped things while my friend made a beeline for the fudge and asked the owner for a piece of her most intensely peanut buttery fudge. As someone who finds ways to homeandleisure/recipes/varietymenu/s-3562169">Read more

Buffalo sauce may have its roots in restaurants, but making it at home for your Super Bowl spread couldn’t be easier.

What’s in Buffalo wing sauce?

Buffalo sauce is a simple three-ingredient sauce made with items you probably already have in your kitchen: hot sauce, unsalted butter, and garlic powder. That’s it!

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McDonald’s has one of the first value menus for 2025.

The fast food giant launched what it calls its McValue platform this month, as it promised last year.

The McValue menu replaces McDonald’s former $1 $2 $3 Menu. It includes most of the same items but doesn’t include beverages.

Prices are in the $2.39-$2.99 range for breakfast and $2....Read more

With a lot of testing, we discovered the keys to the perfect creme brulee recipe: lots of yolks for richness, turbinado sugar for a crunchy crust, an instant-read thermometer for judging the custard’s doneness, and a final chill for the best texture.

Classic Creme Brulee

Serves 8

1 vanilla bean

4 cups heavy cream

2/3 cup granulated sugar ...Read more

It’s that time of year. You go to your doctor for the annual physical. The nurse has weighed you on the way in. Now you’re sitting on the exam table in the horrible paper gown waiting for the doctor to appear.

The doc walks in the door and declares that you're officially obese. Your Body Mass Index (BMI) has been calculated and it’s over ...Read more

This dish brings together tender chicken in a rich, tangy, and slightly sweet glaze of honey, mustard, and soy sauce. I paired it with penne pasta infused with garlic and fresh parsley. It’s a perfect dinner for a busy weeknight.

The chicken is seared locking in its juiciness, while the sauce provides a perfect balance of savory and sweet.

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