I've been a chef for over 10 years. Here are 10 tips for making foods everyone should know how to cook.

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I like to enhance the flavor of meat with compound butter.

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I spent 72 hours in Las Vegas. From riding the High Roller to gambling, here are three things I'd do next time — and two I'd skip.

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Las Vegas in February 2023.
I tried to spend my money wisely when I went to Las Vegas.

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I was a 'cart girl' on a golf course for 2 years. These are the 3 biggest mistakes I saw customers make.

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Three golf carts being driven over a grassy hill.
If you follow these tips, you may become a new favorite customer among the "cart girls" at your golf course.

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After over 50 cruises, I no longer book sailings to the Bahamas or the rest of the Caribbean. Here's what I choose instead.

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I've been on a lot of cruises but some have been more enjoyable than others.

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We spent over $12,000 replacing our carpets with vinyl-plank flooring. It looks nice, but I regret it every day.

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Living room with green walls, light gray couches, and vinyl-plank flooring next to French doors
Our vinyl-plank floors look nice but they're not perfect.

Lauren Salles Gumpert

I've been riding trains across the US and UK for 26 years. I wish I'd known a few things before my first trip.

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I love traveling by train.

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I tried every item in Rihanna's Fenty Beauty line. Here are 5 products that really impressed me — and 2 that didn't.

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I wanted to love the Stunna Lip Paints from Fenty Beauty but they fell short for me.

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I'm a professional baker. I made 5 brands of boxed brownie mix to see which is the best.

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I used my expertise as a professional baker to rank brownie mixes from five different brands.

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Loyal Costco shoppers shared their grocery lists with us. Here are their favorite things to buy.

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Different people have various Costco shopping lists.

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I ranked all of the jarred pasta sauces I found at Trader Joe's from worst to best, and I'd eat the winner by the spoonful

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I ranked every Trader Joe's pasta sauce I could find.

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