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The most useful spices are the must-have spices for any home kitchen. Whether you're cooking something sweet or savory, proper seasoning is key for delicious flavors. If you're only going to keep a few spices on hand, choose these best spices first.At the heart of any essential spices list are the old standbys of salt and pepper. Easily used in more foods than any other spices, salt and pepper have been used together since the 17th century to help bring out the natural flavors of foods. Today, it's rare to find a dining table or <a href="/crowdranked-list/favorite-types-of-cuisine" target="_blank">top cuisine</a> lacking these essential seasonings. Going beyond the necessities, garlic, cinnamon, paprika, oregano, parsley and basil are all must-haves for cooking whether you're creating a delicious Italian dish rich with garlic, oregano and basil or simply a sweet treat with that rustic taste of cinnamon. Of course fresh herbs and spices will provide the best flavor for any dish, dried or granulated versions work well in a pinch as well.What's in your cupboard and which are your favorite herbs and spices? Are you a fan of the fresh cilantro, like the heat from cayenne pepper or just happy with some simple seasoning salt? Vote for the spices you use most below!

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These are the cookbooks everyone should own, ranked by the wisdom of the crowd. Add your favorite cookbooks to this list, and help rank the best cookbooks on the market. From books about baking to the best recipe collections for the holidays, these are the essential cookbooks every cook should have on their shelves. Some are simply basic cookbooks you must own, like Joy of Cooking, while others are more advanced and are cookbooks every chef should own, like Thomas Keller's Bouchon. Rank these must have cookbooks and add your favorites, or even some classic cookbooks everyone should own, if they are missing.&nbsp;What are the most must-have cookbooks of all time? Vote and comment below.&nbsp;

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Trying to plan your meals for the week and don&#39;t know where to start? We can help. We&#39;ve listed&nbsp;50 of the best and most popular <a href="https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-4100219-14079001?sid=2889375-comlink" target="_blank">Blue Apron</a> recipe meal cards currently available. With the most popular choices listed at the top, all you need to do is scroll down to find your next meal.

There&#39;s been a slew of tasty meal-prep services popping up over the years, but none have been as popular (or as universally loved) as Blue Apron. Founded in 2012, Blue Apron&#39;s all-in-one meal prep service has been delivering&nbsp;tasty&nbsp;and fresh ingredients straight to your door. It&#39;s no surprise that the&nbsp;best&nbsp;Blue Apron recipes run the gamut from decadent meals like Fresh Cavatelli Pasta &amp; Basil Pesto&nbsp;to comfort options like Sweet Pepper Chicken.&nbsp;

Everything down to each delivery&#39;s sleek shipping box is painstakingly planned and packed to help leave you (and your belly) feeling satisfied. With menu plans&nbsp;for two or&nbsp;four people, there are dozens of delicious&nbsp;Blue Apron meals just waiting to be prepped. Plus, with all the scrumptious vegetarian- and vegan-friendly meals currently available (as noted below), there&#39;s no shortage of options.

Vote up all the <a href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-4100219-14079001?sid=2889375-comlink" target="_blank">Blue Apron</a> recipes you loved and enjoyed&nbsp;the most. And if your favorite meal is missing, add it below!

The Most Delicious Blue Apron Meals, Ranked

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Trying to plan your Purple Carrot meals but aren&#39;t sure to where start?&nbsp;We got you. We&#39;ve&nbsp;listed some of the&nbsp;best and most popular Purple Carrot recipes currently available (with various nutrition info for each).&nbsp;With all the most popular (and, therefore, delicious)&nbsp;recipes&nbsp;listed at the top, all you need to do is scroll down to find your next meal.

Unlike other meal delivery plans, Purple Carrot uses entirely plant-based ingredients. Dedicated to delivering great-tasting meals chock full of greens and grains, Purple Carrot has&nbsp;even started its <a href="https://thespoon.tech/purple-carrot-launches-frozen-meals-at-whole-foods-stores/" target="_blank">own frozen foods line</a>. And while there are plenty of different vegan meal options to choose from (including high-protein, gluten-free, and more), this list is strictly sticking to all the dinner recipes, cause everyone knows dinner&#39;s the best meal of the day.

From delicious options like&nbsp;Smoky Portobello Tacos to simple meals like&nbsp;Palestinian Stuffed Peppers, each Purple Carrot recipe is designed to leave you (and your belly) happy. How many of these have you tried? More importantly, which meals&nbsp;did you like the most?

Vote up all the Purple Carrot&nbsp;recipes you loved and enjoyed&nbsp;the most. And if your favorite <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/athletes-who-are-vegan/people-in-sports" target="_blank">vegan-friendly</a> meal is missing, add it below!

The Most Delicious Purple Carrot Meals, Ranked

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Lists about the life below the Mason-Dixon line just as fresh and cool as a glass of sweet tea on the back porch in the summertime. Y'all get votin'!

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Head on down south of the Mason-Dixon Line, y'all, and make yourself at home! &nbsp;The best Southern dishes are a combination of sweet dishes, savory dishes, and the best Creole cooking in the world. Some of the <a href="/list/the-most-delicious-pies/chef-jen">best pies</a>, the <a href="/crowdranked-list/the-best-deep-fried-foods">tastiest fried foods</a>, and the guiltiest pleasures in food have their origins in Southern cuisine, and this list of greatest dishes from the South lets you vote on which of the tasty regional treats are the best.Think there's nothing better than biscuits and gravy? Love the spicy kick of some jambalaya? Ready to let loose on some key lime pie? You're at no loss for great Cajun delights and delicious Creole specialties on this list of Southern food favorites. If you don't see one of your favorite Southern dishes in the mix, make sure to add it so others can get to know (and taste), the best of Southern cooking.What are the best Creole dishes? What are the top Cajun specialties? What are the best foods from the South? You'll find some great Southern foods to love on this list of food specialties from the South. Just try not to get too hungry looking at it!

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It&#39;s not unreasonable to think that people who work in restaurants are the secret glue holding society together. They deal with rude, entitled people, work on holidays, and don&#39;t get to eat the five-star food they often make. This list is full of restaurant workers who&#39;ve taken to the internet to vent (pulled from <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/KitchenConfidential" target="_blank">r/kitchenconfidential</a>) and we&#39;d love to leave them a big tip.

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Lists about all the fun things happening in the kitchen.

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Here are the&nbsp;very best cooking <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/creepiest-shows-on-tv-right-now/ranker-tv?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">shows on television</a>, ranked from best to worst. Including shows from the Food Channel, Bravo, and the Travel Channel, this list of the greatest cooking shows ever features chefs like Gordon Ramsay, Bobby Flay, Rachael Ray, and many more. Popular cooking TV shows&nbsp;have been a staple of television for years, so there&#39;s often debate about what the most entertaining cooking show of all time is. Don&#39;t let your favorite cooking television programs in history get to the bottom of the list - be sure to vote them up so they have the chance to reach the top spot. The list of cooking television shows below includes information like the program&#39;s cast, creator and premiere date when available.

The list has shows like Chopped, Masterchef,&nbsp;Good Eats, and other popular cooking shows. These are some of the most famous cooking shows of all time, so cast your votes for the most delicious, delightful and definitely best cooking shows on TV ever.

This list answers the questions, &quot;What is <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-cooking-anime/ranker-anime?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the best cooking</a> show of all time?&quot; and &quot;What are the greatest cooking shows?&quot;

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The best official state sandwiches are a cross-section of everything delicious and sandwich-like the United States has to offer. Leave it to the nation that created the Cronut to go far beyond picking simple things like official state animals and state flowers to go and designate official state foods that we can associate with every US State.

There are some expected choices on the list: the Italian beef sandwich representing Illinois and the Cuban as a choice for Florida make plenty of sense given the population centers of said states. There are also glorious state sandwich choices like Tennessee&#39;s delegate, &quot;The Elvis,&quot;&nbsp;a combination of peanut butter, banana, and bacon.&nbsp;

What are the official state sandwiches? What state has the best official sandwich of the 50 US States (and D.C.)? With a variety of vegetarian sandwiches, sandwich alternatives, and old-fashioned meat-filled treats on the list of state sandwiches, there&#39;s a good chance you&#39;ll fall in love with your state (or another) all over again based strictly on the delicious sandwiches associated with the area. Just remember, as you&#39;re looking at this list of the best sub sandwiches, burgers, pasties, and other sandwich-style delicacies, that you cannot eat your screen. Upvote the tastiest state sandwiches FIRST, then go eat one of these drool-worthy sandwiches in real life.

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What have we always said is the most important thing? Breakfast. (At least of the things you eat.)

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Their classic tag line says it all, &quot;The Incredible, Edible, Egg.&quot; Eggs are not only delicious, <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/high-protein-foods-/diet-information-lists">high in protein</a>, but are also extremely versatile with these 40 different ways to cook an egg just a sampling of the ways to prepare these household staples. Scrambling, hard boiling and frying don't even scratch the surface of the ways eggs can be prepared, but are perhaps the most common ways to cook eggs. Similarly, standard chicken eggs are the most popular, however eggs from other species are widely enjoyed as well. However they are enjoyed, it's important to cook eggs thoroughly to eliminate any chances of salmonella. Eggs are perhaps most often served for breakfast, but different types of egg dishes can be enjoyed at any time of the day. Egg salad, deviled eggs, and quiches are just a few ways to enjoy eggs as a lunch or dinner option. Eggs are also key for hundreds of recipes such as desserts like cookies and cakes as well as for use as a binder in recipes like meatloaf and for breading. Outside of eating, <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/the-most-disappointing-object-throwing-incidents-in-history/keaton">eggs have even been known to have been thrown</a> from time to time. What are the different ways to cook eggs? This list of cooking eggs will help you answer that question.The uses and ways eggs can be prepared are nearly endless. We've included here 40 ways to cook an egg at home the next time you're looking for something out of the ordinary. Incredible and edible indeed.

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Fun facts and fascinating trivia about historical, bygone, and modern foods for people who love eating food.

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Thanks to notable films like The Godfather and Goodfellas, Italian-American life now harbors at least two major stereotypes: the expectation&nbsp;of delicious home cooking&nbsp;and the assumption of Mafia connections. The truth is, everyone enjoys good food, and <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/list-of-famous-gangsters/reference" target="_blank">famous gangsters</a> from around the world are no exception. From the mean streets of 1940s Los Angeles to the end credits&nbsp;of Martin Scorsese&#39;s <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/all-mafia-movies-or-list-of-mafia-films" target="_blank">best mafia movies</a>, delectable recipes have often tempted America&#39;s most notorious underworld bosses.

Over the decades, some of these recipes have filtered out to the public for everyone to enjoy. If you&#39;ve ever thought, &quot;What did Al Capone eat?&quot; you can now find out for yourself. A number of classic, delicious gangster recipes are free to cook up in your home kitchen, and the best restaurants visited most frequently by notorious families have set the standard for classic dining.

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You may have thought about partying like your favorite rock stars to honor their legacies, but have you ever considered making their favorite recipe instead?

Many celebrities enjoy the finer things in life, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/celebrity-family-recipes/jessica-lawshe" target="_blank">food included</a>.&nbsp;Others like to dine on foods that speak to their heritage and bring them comfort. When a well-known artist passes unexpectedly and leaves us with a sense of emptiness, trying one of their favorite recipes may help fill that void.

Whether doing the cooking themselves -&nbsp;something Johnny Cash and Peggy Lee were known to do -&nbsp;or having meals prepared for them like Bob Marley, the favorite recipes of some of music&#39;s greats can help you connect with them on a whole new level. However, you may need to take a trip to the local market for some ingredients first.

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Writer Josh Barro recently wrote an op-ed for Business Insider that dared to suggest that grilling is not only an ineffective cooking method but is actually outright bad. This hot grill take brought out lots of supporters and detractors. Where do you land on this hot BBQ debate?

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Some of the most popular&nbsp;Food Network Star&nbsp;winners have gone on to become incredibly successful celebrity chefs. A combination of personality and cooking skills landed the men and women below the top spot on the reality competition. People from all different backgrounds, ranging from restaurant owners to stay at home parents, have taken home the prize. Who are the best&nbsp;Food Network Star&nbsp;winners?

While most people know Guy Fieri&nbsp;from <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-guy-fieri-shows/ranker-tv" target="_blank">his many television shows</a>, he actually got his start as the Season 2&nbsp;winner of&nbsp;Food Network Star.&nbsp;Guy&#39;s Big Bite&nbsp;was actually&nbsp;Fieri&#39;s winning pilot. While he was first known as an NFL quarterback, Eddie Jackson began focusing on his culinary talents after finishing his football career, and ended up&nbsp;Food Network Star&#39;s&nbsp;Season 11 winner.

There are also plenty of female next Food Network Star&nbsp;winners, such as the charming Aarti Sequeira, who went on to host&nbsp;Aarti Party. Damaris Phillips of&nbsp;Southern at Heart&nbsp;and Melissa d&#39;Arabian of&nbsp;Ten Dollar Dinners&nbsp;are also&nbsp;Food Network Star&nbsp;winners.

Check&nbsp;out the rest of the stars below, and then vote&nbsp;up your favorites from this&nbsp;Food Network Stars&nbsp;list!

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Who are the most successful&nbsp;Hell&#39;s Kitchen&nbsp;winners? Chef Gordon Ramsay&#39;s hit TV show, which debuted in 2005, features food professionals from a wide range of backgrounds and expertise, preparing dishes for the notoriously temperamental Ramsay. Whether they competed on the red team or blue team, it&#39;s not easy being a Hell&#39;s Kitchen&nbsp;chef, given the show&#39;s title is pretty apt! While all the contenders&nbsp;made an impression on audiences, who are the best&nbsp;Hell&#39;s Kitchen&nbsp;contestants?&nbsp;

Perhaps your favorite is the original winner, season one&#39;s champion, Chef Michael Wray. Or maybe you&#39;re more into Heather West, who was the season two winner, as well as the show&#39;s first female winner. These winners are some of the most memorable&nbsp;Hell&#39;s Kitchen&nbsp;contestants either because of their attitudes, personality, or just unbelievable culinary abilities. Christina Wilson and Rock Harper are also fan-favorite winners.&nbsp;

Past winners of&nbsp;Hell&#39;s Kitchen&nbsp;used their skills in the kitchen to score coveted prizes, ranging from their very own restaurants to prestigious Head Chef positions. Their signature dishes were imbued with personal style, often incorporating regional elements and adding new twists to&nbsp;classics.&nbsp;The most popular winners faced a lot of challenges along the way, from squabbles&nbsp;with fellow contestants to poor reviews from Ramsay himself.

Are you a fan of Ariel Malone or&nbsp;Scott Commings? What about the Season 17 winner&nbsp;Michelle Tribble, who returned after being defeated in Season 14?&nbsp;You&#39;ll find all the past winners below! Check out every&nbsp;Hell&#39;s Kitchen&nbsp;winner below, and then vote up your favorites!

The Best 'Hell's Kitchen' Winners, Ranked

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In a perfect world, every day would be National Strawberry Day. But even though that delicious fruit holiday only comes around once every 365 days, you can still enjoy good strawberry recipes all year long. The best way to eat nature’s yummiest fruit? In cake form, obviously! This list of strawberry cake recipes is the only collection of baked goods you’ll ever need. Want to impress your friends with a fancy dessert? Try a strawberry cheesecake recipe! Or if you want some sweet goodness without all the hard work, how about some white chocolate strawberry cookies? Or even a recipe for the most delicious looking strawberry coffee cake anyone has ever consumed. They’re all here. Play it safe with the best strawberry shortcake recipes on the Internet, or try something crazy like a cake surrounded by a ring of Kit Kats. Whatever your preferences, this list has you covered. Good strawberry cake recipes come in all shapes and sizes. From strawberry cake pops to cheesecake-stuffed fruit, you’ll find the perfect strawberry dessert right here. The best part? Anything that includes fruit is technically healthy. Consider the strawberry donuts and Neapolitan ice cream cake on this list practically fruit salads. Which strawberry cake recipe is the most delicious? Vote for your favorite here, then start baking!

The 30 Best Strawberry Cake Recipes on the Internet

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Bucca di Beppo recipes, a helpful guide to preparing your favorite dishes from the Bucca Di Beppo menu at home. These copycat recipes are typically not based on exactly the method used at Bucca Di Beppo, but are modeled closely on the flavor and texture of Bucca Di Beppo's food, making it easier than ever to bring these great tastes to your house for cheap. Bucca di Beppo is a casual dining chain of southern Italian cuisine restaurants. The name of the chain roughly translates to &quot;Joe's Basement,&quot; as buca literally means &quot;hole&quot; (as in basement or cellar) and Beppo is a nickname for Giuseppe, the Italian form of &quot;Joseph.&quot; Popular menu items include Penne Basilica, Shrimp Fra Diavolo, and Chianti-Braised Short Ribs. There are more than 90 Buca di Beppo restaurants in the US and UK. What are Buca di Beppo recipes? This list will provide that answer.From the cheesy biscuits at Red Lobster to the amazing sauces at Buffalo Wild Wings, it's always tempting to go out for a delicious treat at one of the numerous chain and franchise restaurants dotting the landscape. But eating out at restaurants all the time can be a costly proposition. Not to mention the fact that, at restaurants, you have no portion control, and can't alter the recipes, ingredients or style of cooking to suit your own taste.Making Bucca Di Beppo recipes in your home gives you all of these options, while saving you money, and providing the same great diversity and taste that you'd find at your favorite casual dining spot. This list collections the best copycat Bucca Di Beppo recipes from around the Web.

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