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Five soft bakery-style Subway copycat cookies on a bright background
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5 Copycat Subway Cookie Recipes You Can Make at Home

I used to treat the bakery case at our local Subway like a personal weakness. These five homemade copies — chocolate chip, double chocolate, white chocolate macadamia, peanut butter, and oatmeal — give you the same soft, chewy, bakery-style cookies without the trip.

Diced peach and bell pepper salsa in a bowl
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Peach Salsa (15-Minute Summer Dip)

Peach season lasts a few short weeks, so I turn mine into a 15-minute salsa — sweet, tangy, and just a little spicy. It's perfect on chips, over grilled chicken, or spooned onto fish tacos.

Grilled steak skewers with charred peppers on a dark platter
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Grilled Steak Skewers

Tender sirloin, smoky peppers, and a 30-minute garlicky marinade on a skewer. One pan, 55 minutes door to plate, and the last clean-up-friendly grill night of the week.

Smashed burrata platter topped with sliced peaches, basil and candied walnuts
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Smashed Burrata with Peaches: A 15-Minute Summer Appetizer

Five minutes of actual effort, one beautiful plate. I tear creamy burrata on a platter, pile on sliced peaches and candied walnuts, and drizzle it with a fig vinaigrette — the easiest summer appetizer I make all season.

Two amaretto sours garnished with cherries and orange wedges
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Amaretto Sour Recipe: 2 Ways to Make This 5-Minute Cocktail

One shaker, five minutes, and an Amaretto Sour that tastes like toasted almond candy in a glass. I keep it on the easy side with three ingredients — here's my classic version and the modern take with a silky egg-white foam.

Chocolate zucchini cupcake with peanut butter frosting on wooden table
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Chocolate Zucchini Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting

My garden zucchini problem has a sweet solution: deeply chocolatey cupcakes where the shredded zucchini just disappears into the batter, topped with a salty-sweet peanut butter frosting. One bowl, one box of mix, and 12 cupcakes for around $12.

Chicken searing in the pan with garlic, sauce reducing
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Taiwanese Three Cup Chicken (Ready in 10 Minutes)

Chicken simmered in a glossy garlic-ginger soy sauce until it turns deep mahogany, all in 10 minutes on one pan. The kind of midweek dinner that disappears before you've finished washing the rice.

Bountiful summer garden harvest with fresh produce ready for recipes
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45+ Summer Produce Recipes to Use Up Your Garden Harvest

The harvest won't wait. Here are 45+ simple ways to put your tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, basil, and summer greens to work — organized by ingredient, so you can find a recipe in seconds and get cooking tonight.