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Add this simple skillet mac and cheese, with its brilliant and time-saving trick we suspect you’ve never heard of, to your dinner arsenal and you just might achieve superhero status with the kids. And with yourself.

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• 15 M
• 35 M
• 0

Applesauce gone to finishing school. That’s how we think of this apple pear sauce sweetened with maple syrup and seasoned with cinnamon and nutmeg. Stovetop or slow cooker friendly.

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• 20 M
• 6 H, 20 M
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Forget Robitussin. This fragrant infusion not only makes a run to the pharmacy unnecessary, but it goes down with far, far more ease than that syrupy medicinal stuff.

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• 15 M
• 14

Exactly what you want—nay, need—when you’re crave something that’s satiating as heck but you need it to be quick as can be.

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• 35 M
• 8

We got nothing against the Larabars we’ve been noshing for years. Save for the crazy price tag. Here’s a less expensive, more customizable alternative.

• 15 M
• 50 M
• 185

Just like what your grandma would put on the table for Sunday night supper.

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• 1 H, 35 M
• 39

We know. You’ve tried oven fries in the past and have been sadly, miserably, devastatingly disappointed by what you experienced. Try again.

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• 15 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 2

Just as cheesy and comforting as it was when you were six years old. And who couldn’t benefit from feeling like you’re six again and all is right with the world?

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• 10 M
• 2

“Simple.” “Delicious.” “Awesome.” “Lovely.” “Wonderful.” “What’s not to love?” That’s what folks are saying about this almost obscenely satisfying casserole.

• 20 M
• 1 H, 20 M
• 2

Simple yet spectacular green beans thanks to the perfect technique from Alain Ducasse.

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• 10 M
• 20 M
• 0

No mere mash, this creamy potato purée owes its uber velvetiness to truly indecent amounts of butter and cream. And we mean that in the best possible way.

• 15 M
• 35 M
• 10

Time to change into your baggiest sweatpants—the ones with the no-longer-elastic waistband.

• 45 M
• 3 H, 15 M
• 47

This recipe is gonna change your mind about store-bought applesauce. And not just because it lets you use your slow cooker and walk away. Wait’ll you taste it.

• 15 M
• 6 H, 15 M
• 4

Forget bobbing for apples. Try this equally apple-y endeavor instead that requires far less effort yet yields way more caramel-cloaked gratification.

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• 30 M
• 30 M
• 2