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I Drank Ketchup Packets on My Run, for Science
Even before I sucked down my first ketchup packet of the workout, I knew I had fallen for a dumb publicity stunt by Heinz. But as a Pittsburgher, I am required to take Heinz ketchup seriously. I can get the stuff to slide easily out of any glass bottle, I won’t eat Hunt’s, and I…
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Use That Last Bit of Dip to Make a Salad Dressing
Rather than let even half a spoonful of flavour go to waste, I use the near-empty tub to make a flavorful salad dressing out of my beloved dip tub scrapings.
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Tomato Gravy Is the Answer to ‘Too Many Tomatoes’
When someone has “too many tomatoes,” their thoughts often turn to making marinara, passata, or soup. But if you’re from the South of the U.S., you might think instead of tomato gravy (not to be confused with Italian Sunday gravy, or Creole-Italian red gravy). I say “might,” because I am from the South, but did…
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The Best Way to Care for Your Herb Garden Is to Actually Use Them
I garden for one reason: the sheer delight and utility of always having what I want to eat available outside my door. Not outside my door as in a “There’s a store down on the corner and this is why I live in the city” kind of way, but in a “I can always pull…