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For some home cooks, the slow cooker is the fairy godmother of kitchen appliances. Toss a few ingredients into the crock (maybe sear the meat or sauté some veg, if you like), set the timer, go about ...

Let’s be real, cooking in a college dorm isn’t easy. Tiny communal kitchens, barely any counter space and maybe just a microwave to work with? We’ve been there. But that doesn’t mean you’re stuck with ...

A few months ago, I found myself in possession of a bag of apples and craving an apple pie, of the archetypal cooling-on-the-window-ledge variety. I pictured a double-crust flaky pastry around apple ...