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Used correctly, slow cookers are kind of magical. A combination of robust insulation and low, steady temperatures keeps dishes like spicy slow cooker beef chili simmering for hours, meaning you can ...

One of the good things about making bread in the summer is that it’s usually warm enough to get a good rise. There’s no turning on the oven just to make sure it’s warm enough for the yeast to do its ...

We can all agree: Baking ain't easy. Why? It's so easy to mess up. You leave your Bundt cake in the oven for a minute too long and suddenly it's burned to a crisp. But not this foolproof recipe for ...

There's plenty to love about St. Patrick's Day, but few more enjoyable than a delicious slice of soda bread - with or without butter or the topping of your choice. Here's an easy Irish soda bread ...

Perhaps your favorite bakery has closed temporarily, and you find the pale loaves on ransacked shelves almost as sad as the evening news. Or maybe everyone posting and naming their starters on ...

Corned beef or corned turkey, vegetables and Irish soda bread make for an easy St. Patrick's Day meal. Not all holidays have such specific traditional foods as the one coming up next Tuesday, St.