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Ranking some of the leading protein bar brands and flavors!

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Power Ranking Italian (and Italian-American) Christmas Desserts

My ancestors really said “Ok, let’s make a dessert that looks like cured meat.”

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Outside the Sides Box: Alternative Thanksgiving Dishes That Go Great With Turkey

There are a whole lot of vegan and gluten free options for alternative Thanksgiving sides.

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Ciders, fancy coffee drinks, and warm cocktails!

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Pumpkins, pumpkins everywhere! But mostly in your food.

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I highly recommend going outside RIGHT NOW AND HAVING A SNACK.

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The thing about growing your own basil is that you’re going to consume a lot of basil. But of all problems to have, doesn’t this one sound nice? Having just simply too goddamn much basil? The dream!

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