Many of my friends have been gushing over their sous vide machines for years. New parents claimed they could make a week’s worth of baby food with it. Busy couples rejoiced that they could sous vide several chops on a Sunday, take them out of the fridge when needed, and just toss them on a pan for a quick weeknight dinner.

If you have not had a friend blab on and on and on about the Instant Pot, you are either a very lucky person or you have no friends. it has actually been around since 2010. Instant Pot broke the Amazon Prime Day record in 2016 by selling 215,000 units on just that day alone. But the sensation reached sheer madness this year, spawning cookbooks, websites, and even entire decal lines dedicated to the machine.

Every kitchen should have a block of knives, a 30-piece copper pot set, and a Vitamix...right? Repeat after us: Just because they made it, doesn’t mean you need it! As far as most kitchens are concerned, you can cook anything with just a few basic tools on hand. We asked James Briscione, Director of Culinary Research at the Institute of Culinary Education, two-time Chopped champion, and author of The Great Cook: Essential Techniques and Inspired Flavors to Make Every Dish Better for his list of kitchen must-haves and why you need them.

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Inviting people over for dinner in this age of discerning palettes can be a scary endeavor unless one has armed oneself with a full arsenal of no-fail recipes. Which is why we gift you this collection. These are the recipes to whip up when you have those know-it-all friends coming over. You know the kind.

We know you know that sriracha tastes good on almost anything. But there are a few foods in particular that really get elevated by this most popular of hot sauces. If you haven't tried these ideas yet, grab that rooster and give it a go! This salty, spicy butter is great on top of grilled steak... or pretty much anything!

In a bustling city, it's easy to overlook statues and other artwork that may grace the streets. One artist in Brussels wanted to give the city's street statues new life, and he did just that by decking them out in amazing flower crowns and hats. Over the past year, florist Geoffroy Mottart has been dressing up the statues in vibrant blooming flowers.

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Eight years ago, fashion photographer David Jay decided to do something completely different for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. He didn't want to create another pink product, he wanted to change the way we looked at breast cancer. So he launched The SCAR Project, an unflinching series of semi-nude portraits that revealed the scars of young breast cancer survivors, both physical and emotional.

Here at Martha Stewart, we extoll the virtues of a tidy room.* We encourage you to get rid of things! We help you hide knick-knacks in plain sight! We’re all about the simple life, which requires simple living. And finally the world agreed: a new study published in the journal Sleep suggests that there is a link between “too much stuff” and “too little sleep.”.

Just months ago, the couple said their vows in the restaurant, and though they are newlyweds, they exude the sage wisdom of an old married couple. "We're coming from completely different places, but you don't want to be with another you. Sarah has helped me to focus, she's brought structure and a sense of aesthetics to our life," Yenbamroong says.

If you are the type of person who hits the snooze button a half dozen times before getting out of bed, I know this can seem impossible. But I promise you: Dragging yourself out of bed is infinitely easier than dragging yourself to a gym after a long day of stressful work.

Burning calories doesn't take a gym full of equipment or a dozen different exercises targeting every single body part. By using a combination of moves, you can tone and strengthen both your upper and lower body at the same time. The best part: You burn a lot more calories working your whole body!

Maybe you think you’re not the type to be tricked so easily. Well, think again! The truth is, you might actually be getting duped every time you walk into your local grocery store. It’s time to stop the deception once and for all. Here are the top six front-of-package phrases and foods that have been throwing you off.

No time to get a massage? Work out the knots on your own with these pointers. “There are many self-care techniques you can try for relaxation or to soothe achy muscles,” says Jennifer Durkin, a massage therapist at Soothe Massage Therapy in Worcester, Mass. “And you don’t need expensive equipment or lots of time.”.