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I Tried 4 Carrot Cake Mixes—This Is the One I’m Passing Off as Homemade Again and Again

March 9, 2025044

Close Photo: Ashia Aubourg To this day, I can still vividly picture myself as a child racing to the dessert table after a big Easter dinner—my belly full

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I Tried 5 Honey Mustards, and the Winner Was So Good I Ate It Straight off the Spoon

March 2, 2025043

Close Photo: Sara Haas/Allrecipes I’ve been a mustard fan my whole life. Even at a young age when everyone I knew was smitten with ketchup, I was reaching

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I Tried 8 Sour Cream Brands—This One Was So Much Better Than All the Others

March 1, 2025050

Close Photo: Ashia Aubourg There are two kinds of people: those who pile sour cream on everything from nachos to tacos and burritos, and those who’d send

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I Tried 10 Bacon Brands and the Winner Totally Surprised Me

February 23, 2025026

Close Photo: Sara Haas It turns out that bacon is a rather controversial food. When I accepted the job to test it, I did so without hesitation.

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I Tried 11 Tortillas Chip Brands—This One Was So Much Better Than All the Others

February 6, 2025067

Photo: Ashia Aubourg Whether you’re dipping tortilla chips into spicy corn salsa, creamy artichoke dip, or using them as the base for cheesy, beefy nachos

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I Tried 6 Store-Bought French Onion Dips, and One Brand Was So Much Better Than All the Others

January 25, 2025069

Photo: Ashia Aubourg Before cooking hacks became all the rage, my mom was a pro at whipping up quick and easy appetizers. One of her favorite tricks—especially