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How to Create Perfect Cheeseboards Year-Round

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Let’s start with an apology. We’re sorry we didn’t bring this hack to you back in November. This was before all the holiday cheese boards and charcuterie boards. Trust us, if we had known about this trick back then, we would have shared it with you. 

Fortunately, cheese isn’t just a holiday food. It is everyday food for many of us. There are always occasions to make cheeseboards. Some occasions include birthdays and anniversaries. Valentine’s Day, an Oscar party, and the big bowl game are other examples. Even an average Tuesday is a good time, to name a few.

If you always volunteer to bring the cheese to an event, you should know about this trick. You like your cheese boards to look professional with uniform slices.

How to Use a Fork to Uniformly Slice Cheese

This viral cheese-cutting tip that spread.the.grub posted on Instagram is so simple and so genius. 

Here’s how it works. Grab a dinner fork (any regular old dinner fork). Grab your block of cheese. This trick seems like it would work best with a semi-hard cheese such as Cheddar, Gouda, Swiss, or provolone. It wouldn’t work very well with a soft goat cheese or Brie that isn’t easily sliceable. Hard cheeses, such as Grana Padana or Parmesan, would probably crumble under the knife. 

But for those cheeses that are cut into slices cleanly, this method will make easy work out of uniformity.

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Why You Should Rethink This Common Use for Foil

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When you go out to eat and order a baked potato as your side dish, chances are the potato arrives at the table neatly wrapped in foil, topped with butter, sour cream and any other accoutrements you desire. Digging in, you find yourself peeling away the foil to get to the, well, potato peel. In fact, wrapping your potato in foil before baking it may even be the way you make baked potatoes at home.

So, just why do chefs and home cooks bake their potatoes wrapped in foil? Does it really make a difference? Or, is there a better way? We checked in with the experts.

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100+ Incredible Vegan Recipes For Every Meal Of The Day

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Veganism has been around forever (cultures all over the world have been eating plant-based for thousands of years), and it’s finally becoming more mainstream, with everywhere from fast-food restaurants to snack brands making vegan versions of their beloved favorites. Here at Delish, we’ve spent countless hours dreaming up flavorful and creative recipes so you can enjoy the best vegan food at home too. Whether you’re eating meatless just on Mondays or are vegan for life, we’ve got tons of ideas for you. Need more convincing? Check out our 100+ vegan recipes—there’s something in here for everyone, for every meal of the day.

Looking for a decadent or hearty vegan breakfast to start your day? Try our cinnamon sugar vegan donuts, our tofu scramble, our breakfast baked apples, or our vegan pancakes. Want something packable and delicious for lunch? Try our chickpea “tuna” salad, our baked falafel bites with spicy tahini tip, our air fryer cauliflower tacos, or our vegan crunchwraps. Need a low-key dish for an easy weeknight family dinner? Try one of our vegan pasta dishes, like our cashew cream Alfredo, our mac & cheese, or our vegan spaghetti and meatballs—they’re sure to please even the pickiest eaters. Want something more upscale for a date night or holiday dinner? Any occasion will feel extra special with our polenta with wild mushroom ragú, our tempeh and broccoli rabe orecchiette, our mushroom “calamari”, or our vegan shepherd’s pie on the table. Craving quintessential game day foods? We’ve got just the things—check out our Buffalo tempeh “wings”, our chipotle vegan “queso”, or our vegan chili dogs. They’re all winners, no matter how well your team does.

And don’t forget dessert! We’ve vegan-ized all your favorites, like brownies, chocolate chip cookies, ice cream, cake, and even pumpkin pie. With all these recipes, we know you won’t miss the meat or dairy.

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The 24 Best 30-Minute Chicken Dinners to Make When You’re Short on Time

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Quick Chicken Dinner Recipes

We all know that weeknights get busy—whether you’re working late, shuffling kids to soccer practice or trying to squeeze in an evening yoga class—and there’s not always time to whip up an elaborate meal. That’s why we love having a few tried-and-true 30-minute recipes to rely on. They make meal prep easier and allow you to spend less time in front of the oven and more time enjoying whatever it is you like to do in the evenings.

With the help of shortcuts like rotisserie chicken and naturally speedy dishes like stir-fries, weeknight dinners don’t have to take all night—and we’ve found plenty that feature family-favorite chicken and can be on the table in 30 minutes or less. Read on for our favorite easy ideas.

Curiously, water and oil work together to make a magical one-skillet weeknight chicken dinner in this easy recipe. A true hands-off meal, potatoes cook alongside crispy chicken thighs by first boiling in water until tender, and then fry into golden nuggets in the remaining oil.

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The Best and Worst Fruits and Vegetables to Buy Pre-Cut

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You might think that buying pre-cut foods — like diced, spiralized, or perfectly shredded fruits and vegetables — is all upside. But there are a few downsides to purchasing pre-cut items: additional grocery cost, a more limited shelf-life, the loss of nutritional value, and even the potential for cross-contamination.

What Are the Benefits to Buying Pre-Cut Foods 

But let’s be honest, sometimes saving time in the kitchen is worth a little extra expense. Besides, if purchasing pre-cuts helps you eat more fruits and vegetables, it’ll probably be a good habit, on balance, for the time being at least. Also, there are just some fruits and veggies that are worth getting pre-cut because they’re so tedious to prep — looking at you fresh coconut and butternut squash.

Lauren Harris-Pincus, MS, RDN, and author of The Everything Easy Pre-Diabetes Cookbook and The Protein-Packed Breakfast Club puts things into perspective for us. “We all wish there were more hours in the day. So buying pre-prepped veggies can be a huge advantage, especially when you are in a hurry or making a recipe with a lot of ingredients,” she says. “For example, pre-packed stir-fry veggies can save SO much time over buying each item individually and washing and trimming them and this can even save you money since you are only buying the amount you need.”

So if you are buying pre-cut foods, these are the best and worst ones to choose.

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