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Albert Burneko

Squash hunks, carrots, herbs, on a wooden surface

Chefector

Let’s Make Some Butternut Squash Soup

What I Cooked For Thanksgiving This Year

Lauren Theisen

Life Lessons

Cook With A Timer, You Neanderthals

<p>Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including <em>Point B</em>. Handsomest man in the world.</p>


Drew Magary

SEATTLE, WA - FEBRUARY 26: Cheese is displayed for sale at Amazon Go Grocery on February 26, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. The store in Seattles Capitol Hill neighborhood is Amazons first large retail grocery location that uses the cashier-free model. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)

Funbag

An Ode To Shredded Cheese

A pan of shakshouka, eggs poached in tomatoes and peppers

Let’s Cook Shakshouka, The Perfect Short-Notice Food

A bowl of tomato soup with croutons and herbs

Let’s Cook Some Tomato Soup

&lt;&gt; on September 17, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Fuck Sliders

Elder Wisdom

Let’s Just Do It And Be Legends. Let’s Make Pasta.

Jalapeno, Anaheim, and Poblano peppers, chopped in bowls

Let’s Cook Some Green Chicken Chili, The Easy Kind

My Son Eats Wrong

Giri Nathan

Medwyn and Gwenda Williams pose in front of their award-winning display at the 2019 Chelsea Flower Show

Things We Actually Like

An Interview With Competitive Gardener Medwyn Williams, King Of The Vegetable Realm

Underexplained Lists

Burger Toppings, Ranked

Onion, bell peppers, asparagus, shredded cheese, eggs

Hey, Let’s Cook A Frittata With The Stuff In The Kitchen

A 13 year-old boy, who weighs 14 stone, is helped to his feet by his companions, 3rd June 1931. They are part of a group of fat boys being entertained to tea at the Guildhall, London, before one of them is chosen to take part in a historical pageant in Rochester, Kent. (Photo by Keystone/FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)