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    Andrea Lynn

    Andrea Lynn

  • Try These Simple, Healthy Snacks for a Picture-Perfect Oscars Party

    Make your Oscars night sparkle with first-class flavors, without snacking on popcorn and candy. And since no one wants to miss all the red carpet excitement, these recipes are easy to whip up and make in advance. Enjoy vegetables, beans, and nuts, which pack a lot of nutrients and are deeply indulgent — a spicy Buffalo-style white bean dip, edamame coated in a flavored salt, shrimp with an almond-roasted red pepper dip, and mushrooms stuffed with cheese.

  • Warm Up Your Winter With These Decadent Spiked Hot Drinks

    Nothing fights off the winter blahs like curling up with a piping hot drink. Add splashes of a sweet booze, and you have the perfect dessert plus after-dinner drink combination. Or, put these drinks into your weekend brunch repertoire. If you really need a boost, adding an ounce of vodka for a heftier drink is an option.

  • Christmas Brunch Shortcuts They’ll Never Suspect

    Santa’s left his goodies under the tree, the in-laws are on the way over, and brunch needs to be made stat. With a few make-ahead dish ideas and other brunch tricks you can do beforehand, feeding the masses won’t add to the holiday stress.

  • Christmas Brunch Shortcuts They'll Never Suspect

    Santa's left his goodies under the tree, the in-laws are on the way over, and brunch needs to be made stat. With a few make-ahead dish ideas and other brunch tricks to do beforehand, feeding the masses won’t add to the holiday stress.

  • The Best Money-Saving Christmas Cookie Trick: One Recipe, Ten Variations

    There are many great variations on the basic sugar cookie. Jenny McCoy, a pastry and baking arts instructor at the Institute of Culinary Education, recommends following a basic drop cookie recipe, like the Toll House chocolate chip cookie base or her recipe below, and going wild with options. “A drop cookie recipe can be made into anything.

  • 8 Thanksgiving Dinner Trends You Need to Know Right Now

    From brown butter to small-batch ciders to versatile cauliflower, a trendologist gives the scoop on the hottest holiday trends to grace the Thanksgiving table this year.

  • The Biggest Thanksgiving Dinner Mistakes, and How to Fix Them

    When holiday stress and expectations for a perfect Thanksgiving meal are riding high, cooking blunders are bound to happen. Yet this doesn’t mean that anyone needs to know about them. Cooking experts weigh in on common Thanksgiving mistakes and the steps to fix them. Pour yourself a glass of wine — you’ve got this.

  • The Biggest Thanksgiving Dinner Mistakes, and How To Fix Them

    When holiday stress and expectations for a perfect Thanksgiving meal are riding high, cooking blunders are going to happen. Cooking experts weigh in on common Thanksgiving mistakes and the steps to combat them. While this technique is easy for smaller frozen foods, you need to get creative when employing this for a massive turkey.