Whether stirring up one of the French mother sauces—bechamel or hollandaise, for example—to top savory dishes or preparing a rich caramel for dessert, having all the right tools to prepare a sauce ...

For all their complex flavor, Fig Newtons are a deeply stigmatized cookie-cake hybrid. It's the supermarket staple for "unhip" baby boomers, and one of the most under-appreciated snacks in the vending ...

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