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The latest signature dish in ‘The Bear’? Hamburger Helper with a twist.

By Emily Heil
Jul 09, 2025 5:45 am - Gorgeous food has been a mainstay of “The Bear.” But in the FX show’s fourth season, released recently, the food itself is relegated to a bit player, except for one surprising dish that earned a supporting role in Episode 4: Hamburger Helper.
Rethinking hard-boiled eggs, again

By Don Mauer
Jul 09, 2025 4:57 am - Readers have lots to say about hard-boiled eggs and the best ways to prepare and peel them, Don Mauer found in this Best of Lean and Lovin’ It column from 2022.
A guide to chia, flax and hemp seeds, a.k.a. ‘super seeds’

By Leah Koenig
Jul 09, 2025 4:54 am - While chia, flax and hemp seeds are all nutritional powerhouses, they are neither identical nor completely interchangeable. Here’s a breakdown of each seed’s nutrition and culinary bona fides to help guide you in the supermarket and the kitchen.
I took a break from cooking for my family, so I made myself a sandwich

By Joe Yonan
Jul 08, 2025 6:01 am - This vegetarian sandwich uses thin slices of smoked tofu, apple, Gouda and arugula on dark bread to hit tangy, sweet, earthy and peppery notes with little effort. The recipe calls for aged Gouda, but you can use vegan Gouda-style slices instead. The recipe is built for one, but can be easily scaled up for a group.
This warm and smoky shrimp salad with chorizo is a weeknight win

By Ellie Krieger
Jul 08, 2025 5:30 am - In this colorful main-course salad, a sauté of smoked-paprika-spiced shrimp, tomatoes and chorizo tops spinach, which softens in the warm pan juices. It’s a boldly flavored and healthy meal that comes together in minutes.
This corn fried rice is a force of flavor, thanks to salt, sugar and MSG

By Aaron Hutcherson
Jul 08, 2025 5:26 am - This pantry-friendly fried rice includes canned corn, scallions, ginger and garlic. It’s seasoned with a trio of salt, sugar and MSG, alongside black and white peppers, for an explosion of flavor. If you’re unfamiliar with MSG, it adds a delicious savoriness that’s hard to beat.
Dried bay leaves bring layers of flavor to Portuguese-style beef skewers

By CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL
Jul 08, 2025 5:05 am - On the Portuguese island of Madeira, espetadas are made by threading chunks of beef onto fresh-cut branches of bay and cooking the skewers over the embers of a fire. This streamlined take on espetadas uses pulverized dried bay leaves to season the meat before grilling on metal skewers.
No stove required: Refreshing cold peach soup just right on a hot day

By M. Eileen Brown
Jul 02, 2025 6:11 am - Soup probably isn’t at the top of your dinner menu when temperatures are pushing past 90 degrees. What if we told you there’s a soup that’s cool, refreshing and doesn’t require you to fire up the stove? One that’s creamy, sweet and just tangy enough to keep things interesting — with ripe summer peaches as the star of the show? Now we’re talking.
Fresh sour cherries are fleeting. Here’s how to make the most of them.

By Aaron Hutcherson
Jul 02, 2025 5:32 am - Full of flavor, fragile and fleeting, sour cherries are a treasure worth seeking out. Also known as tart cherries, they’re smaller in size, have a thinner skin, softer flesh and are juicier. Here’s what you need to know about making the most of these seasonal gems.
How to cook the perfect steak, grill marks and all

By KATIE WORKMAN
Jul 02, 2025 5:16 am - A juicy steak is — for many — the pinnacle of grilling options. Caramelized and sizzling on the outside, pink and tender on the inside, with those beautiful crosshatch marks that let you know exactly how your steak was prepared. Here’s how to get to that perfect beefy nirvana.

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