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The Secret to Perfectly Frosting a Cake Is in Your Microwave

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We’ve all been victims of baking fails. You try your best to recreate something you saw in a photo, on TV, or popping up on your feed only to realize that, without the proper tools, it’s going to look less chic, more shabby. Luckily, when it comes to decorating cakes, one key piece of equipment you may not have invested in is already sitting in your microwave.

Firstly, if you’re not familiar with Brunch With Babs, the social media star and self-described “internet mom/grandma you didn’t know you needed” it’s time to add her to your feed. She’s got plenty of helpful tips, advice and recipes. In a recent TikTok post, Babs shared how she turned a unremarkable store-bought cake into an Easter-ready robin’s egg-themed showstopper by simply scraping off and reusing the frosting. If that doesn’t quite blow your mind, the hack Babs reveals about halfway into the video will.

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How to Keep Bagged Salad Fresh As Long As Possible

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There’s a reason why bagged salad mix is so popular. They’re a convenient and efficient way to keep fresh greens in the kitchen without buying a bunch of different leafy veggies. From being the base of bountiful salads to a nutrient-dense smoothieingredient or a sautéed side for big, juicy steaks, salad mix has a place in every meal of the day.

Unfortunately, leafy greens seem to go bad almost the second you pull them from the shelf. You can practically watch in real-time as a bag of colorful, cheerful mixed salad greens speedily transforms into a wet blob of slimy, brown-tinged mush.

So is there anything you can do to prolong the life of your greens? The answer is yes! Just follow these easy lettuce life-saving tips to learn how to keep salad mix fresh.

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This Is When You Need to Replace Your Spices, According to McCormick

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Have you ever made your go-to comfort dish and it tasted kind of meh? You followed the directions, had all the right ingredients, and still left with a dish that doesn’t make your mouth happy when you take the first bite. Perhaps your seasonings or spices have expired!

Yes, spices seem like one of those things that can last forever, but there are limits to how much time can pass before your garlic powder is more of a whisper than a pleasing pungent aroma. Spices that don’t have that much flavor left will have you using way more to achieve your desired result, potentially throwing off the balance of your dish.

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An Expert Settles the Debate: This Is Actually the Best Way to Keep Potatoes From Sprouting

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Whether you like them fried, roasted, baked, or made into tots, you probably have at least one favorite potato dish. The USDA says we each eat about 50 pounds of potatoes every year. Not only is the country’s most popular vegetable universally craveable, it’s also packed with quality nutrition, including protein and fiber. Plus, potatoes are inexpensive—you can often get a large 5-pound bag for just a few dollars. 

But if you’re a household of one or two, it can be a challenge to eat all those potatoes before they go bad, no matter how much you like them. That’s why videos of people stashing apples in their bags of potatoes to prevent sprouting have popped up all over social media. But does this trick work? We looked to the science, talked to an expert, and tried it ourselves to find out for you. 

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I Tried 8 Brands of Canned Cream of Mushroom Soup—These Were the Best

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Cream of mushroom soup is a pantry staple in a lot of households across the country. Its versatility, from a casserole ingredient to the base of a creamy pasta, to simply enjoying on its own, is endless. While I didn’t grow up on cream of mushroom soup, my husband did and when I was pregnant, he made me a fan, too. There’s one brand that most of us think of when it comes to canned cream of mushroom soup but in fact, there are many different versions with different flavors. After tasting eight, we found there’s a lot of variability between brands. Here are the ones we liked the best.

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