Recipes That Use Green Onions

A friend and I periodically send each other videos of ourselves unpacking from trips to the grocery store. “Welcome back to my channel,” they always jokingly begin. “Today we’re unboxing my Trader Joe’s haul.” Like influencers, we hold up each item to the camera — one hand behind it to focus the lens — and…

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How to Make Homemade Ice Cream

It’s surprisingly easy, and unsurprisingly so satisfying. Let Melissa Clark show you how. Angie Mosier for The New York Times Published March 27, 2025Updated March 27, 2025 [This article was originally published on June 22, 2017.] Without ice cream, summer wouldn’t be nearly as sweet, and nothing compares to the homemade kind. Not only is…

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36 Hours in Budapest: Things to Do and See

10 a.m. Explore a Roman settlement How often do visitors to Hungary think about the Roman Empire? At the Aquincum Museum and Archaeological Park in the Óbuda district, the history of the imperial outpost on the Danube takes center stage (adult entry, 3,000 forints). Grab a flat white (1,990 forints) and a Korean-style egg drop…

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A Puttanesca for Early Spring

Whenever I take over the newsletter from Melissa Clark for a day, I feel like the wacky sitcom neighbor who always shows up when it’s time to eat. So let’s get into it. Over the course of my long reporting career, I’ve lived in all quadrants of America. And one of the great joys of…

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