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Elizabeth Harris

Liz is an unapologetic homebody who loves bowling and beers almost as much as food and fitness. The highlight of her week is making cheesy popcorn for her family on movie night. She's been hooked on Taste of Home since interning for the magazine in 2010.

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The Ultimate Guide to Baking Substitutes

Baking can seem like an impossibly precise science, but there's a little wiggle room when you're missing a key ingredient. Use these easy baking substitutes to save your batter—and the day.

Here’s How to Make Monkey Bread With Your Kids

The store-bought ingredients in this recipe make it simple enough for the kids to get...

How to Make Peanut Butter Blossoms With Your Kids

Embrace the sweet chaos of baking with your kids and make these simple peanut butter...

24 Rainbow Recipes That Will Brighten Your Day

Send family and friends over the rainbow with these colorful layered recipes: cakes, cookies, cupcakes...

22 Recipes to Make with Guinness

A frothy pint of Guinness is a must on St. Patrick's Day (or any other...

How to Fix the Most Common Bread Baking Mistakes

Water, flour, yeast, salt—how hard could it be? If your panic rises right along with...

How to Keep Your Towels Fluffy and Fresh

Never reach for a stinky, scratchy towel again. That'll be a thing of the past...

39 Favorite Easter Brunch Ideas

Entertain family and friends with these dreamy dishes. From French toast and egg casseroles to...

Here’s the Trick to Storing Fresh Strawberries

Our Test Kitchen shows you how to store strawberries so they stay sweet and juicy.

How to Make Homemade Pasta

The texture and flavor of fresh pasta stands head and shoulders above the boxed stuff....

How to Make Perfect Pizza Dough From Scratch

Let the Taste of Home Test Kitchen teach you how to make pizza dough from...

How to Cut a Pineapple

Lush with tropical sweetness, pineapples are also armored (literally) with spikes and prickles. This is...

How to Make Your Own Sangria: Recipe and Tips Included

Sangria is a party in a pitcher—wine, spirits and fruit make a cocktail that's so...

How to Quickly Ripen Bananas

Bananas save snack time, sweeten quick breads and pack a lot of potassium and nutrients...

We Tried the Muffin-Tin Method for Poaching Eggs—Here’s What You Should Know

Poaching your eggs a dozen at a time can be as simple as it looks—if...

How to Store Tomatoes (So You Don’t Ruin Them)

Learn how to keep tomatoes fresh, and you preserve the texture and flavor of peak...

How to Cut a Mango

Learn how to peel a mango easily with the Taste of Home Test Kitchen. Find...

The Secret to Get Out of Debt Might Be in Your Grocery Cart

Work your way toward financial freedom through food. Create (and stick with) a grocery budget...

Here’s Why Buttermilk Should Be Your Secret Holiday Ingredient

'Tis the season for baking, and buttermilk is a baker's best friend. But there are...

7 Old-School Pastimes That Are Making a Comeback

Snap some Polaroids of pals at your vintage cocktail party. These classic hobbies—and more—are coming...

How to Grill Corn (and Make It Taste Delicious)

The Taste of Home Test Kitchen offers a recipe and tips for grilling corn on...