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18 Cozy Fall Dinner Recipes for Two

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When the sun sets on summer, it’s time to break out the warm and comforting meals of fall. As the leaves start to change, so will the ingredients in your kitchen. Think fresh fall squash, beans to make chili, and starches to throw into soups. While fall’s heavier foods lend themselves to feeding a crowd, you can cook for far fewer people this season with the following selection of small-scale dishes. If you’re having a quaint night in or just trying to use up leftover ingredients, these fall recipes for two are the perfect meal options.

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Smucker’s Just Settled the Debate: This Is Where To Store Peanut Butter

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Spread on waffles for breakfast on the go, added to a sauce for noodles, or just plain on a spoon for a protein-rich pick-me-up, peanut butter is as versatile an ingredient as they come. A jar of peanut butter almost never lasts one month in my house. But one day, I opened a container from my pantry and found dry, hard crumbles. Had I been storing my peanut butter correctly? Did it go badwithout me noticing? What did I do wrong?

Where To Store Peanut Butter, According to Smucker’s 

Unlike other condiments we’ve covered recently, open jars are perfectly fine to sit in a pantry away from heat and direct light. A representative from Smucker’s had this to say when reached for comment:

“Stabilized peanut butters, like our Jif products, should be stored in a cool, dry area away from strong odors and direct sunlight. This applies to both opened and unopened jars. Refrigeration is not necessary and may make the product difficult to spread. Natural peanut butters that do not contain any stabilizers, like our Smucker’s ‘Adams’ and ‘Laura Scudder’s’ natural peanut butter products, are typically best stored at room temperature whether opened or unopened.”

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70 Easy Chicken Dinners You’ll Make on Repeat

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You don’t need to be a pro in the kitchen to whip up these delicious chicken dinners. Even beginner cooks will find that these no-sweat recipes come together with ease.

Our Best Ideas for Easy Chicken Dinners

Chicken is often a go-to protein, mostly because it’s easy to cook and is considered a lean protein. Though chicken has a reputation for being bland, that couldn’t be further from the proof. Whether you prefer juicy chicken thighs or tender chicken breasts, there are so many easy ways to dress the meat up and turn it into a winning meal. We recommend starting with this Tuscan Chicken Skillet. It’s full of bacon, cream and Parmesan—is your mouth watering yet? There’s no need to go out to dinner when you can make this restaurant-style creamy, cheesy chicken and fettuccine at home.

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16 Old-Fashioned Fall Desserts Like Grandma Used to Make

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There’s nothing quite like walking into your grandma’s house during the fall, with the smell of sugar and spice wafting from the kitchen, a cool breeze blowing through the leaves outside the window where she rests her pies. Whether she’d normally be baking an apple pie, rolling out a batch of snickerdoodles, or slicing up a freshly-made carrot cake, you can’t beat grandma-approved desserts this time of year. Try one of these grandma dessert recipes today to really celebrate the autumn season.

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Wonder Bread Settles the Debate: This Is the Best Way To Store Sliced Bread

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If there’s one thing you never want your food supply to run short on, it’s sliced bread. It’s the base of endless quick meals, lunchtime fixes, and late-night bites. It’s one of those grocery staples you never really know when you’ll need, but you just know you will need it at some point.

And, on the occasion you reach for that ever-dependable bag of sliced bread, there’s nothing more horrifying than realizing mold has gotten to it faster than you have. Now, your beloved white bread—as well as your dreams of a quick PB&J snack—are headed to the trash. 

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