I tried baked mac-and-cheese recipes by Ina Garten, Ree Drummond, and Martha Stewart. The winner had an unexpected ingredient.

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Ina Garten, Ree Drummond, and Martha Stewart.
Ina Garten, Ree Drummond, and Martha Stewart each have mac-and-cheese recipes.

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I tried roasted potatoes from Guy Fieri, Ina Garten, and Rachael Ray. My favorite recipe was also the easiest to make.

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I followed three celebrity chefs' recipes for classic roasted potatoes.

Paige Bennett

I tried Ina Garten's and Martha Stewart's latke recipes, and Garten's buttery potato pancakes won me over

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Ina Garten's latkes.
Ina Garten's latkes are fried in butter.

Coren Feldman

I tried 5 hot-chocolate recipes from celebrity chefs, and only one beat Ina Garten's

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I made hot chocolate using popular chefs' recipes to find best one out there.

Paige Bennett

I tried recipes from Alton Brown, Ree Drummond, and Alex Guarnaschelli to find the best green-bean casserole. One fits better at a barbecue than Thanksgiving dinner.

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I always make green-bean casserole for Thanksgiving.

Terri Peters

Ina Garten gave up a job at the White House to become an entrepreneur — without business experience. Here's what the risky move taught her.

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Ina Garten's new memoir, "Be Ready When the Luck Happens," was released on October 1.

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I tried 3 chefs' loaded baked potato recipes. They were all good, but my favorite tasted like a pasta dinner.

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You can add so many different flavor combinations to a baked potato.

Meredith Schneider

I tried coleslaw recipes from Guy Fieri, Ina Garten, and Sunny Anderson, and the best one called for raisins and apples

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I'm a big lover of coleslaw and decided to compare recipes from three different celebrity chefs.

Paige Bennett

I compared Martha Stewart's and Ina Garten's BLT sandwiches, and I preferred the recipe with store-bought mayo

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I tried making Martha Stewart's and Ina Garten's signature BLT sandwiches.

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