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1. Superfast Suppers

Get 20 recipes that each take 20 minutes or less, in lots of different categories.

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2. Best of 2009

See the stand-out recipes that became staff favorites from each issue of Cooking Light.

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3. 20 Five-Star Chicken Recipes

It's already our most popular ingredient, but these chicken recipes also scored our users' highest rating.

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Beef On A Budget

Six helpful tips for getting the best for your grocery dollars.
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Quick Tip: Carving a Chicken

Food Editor Ann Taylor Pittman shows the best method for carving, to endure your chicken stays moist and juicy.

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A Complete Guide to Keeping Your Metabolism Strong and Healthy

Learn everything you need to know to keep your metabolism in check.
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The Chinese Pantry

These ingredients offer authentic flavor for Chinese cooking. You can find many of them in large supermarkets, and all of them in an Asian grocery.
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Ultimate move finder

Shape and tone your body from top to bottom with our selection of moves.
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Slow cooker oatmeal - I can't use milk?
I normally cook my oatmeal on the stove using milk rather than water. I'm actually lactose-intolerant, so I use fat free Lactaid. I just bought a slow cooker and want to start making my oatmeal in it overnight. I've seen references to people using evaporated milk. Is regular milk not recommended... more

Brussels Sprouts in Curry Cream Sauce (Bittman)
Given the newly found affection for Brussels sprouts here, I thought I'd post something a bit different from the popular roasted version, as well as the Gourmet version with carrots people seem to like. This is from HTCE (not V), quick, simple and delicious. It's a variation on his basic "creamed"... more