Food fascinates us. We love looking at it, preparing it, talking about it, and most importantly, eating it. Heck, we even like to watch other people using their excellent cooking skills to whip up something spectacular in the kitchen. Food has always been an important part of our lives that keeps us going and brings us together. And thankfully, one appetizing corner over on Reddit is a perfect example of that.

"Simple, attractive, and visual," the moderators write in the community description. But we believe it is so much more than that. With over 4.3 million devoted foodies following the page, it’s the perfect outlet for gourmands to show off their mad skills. Not only that, but they also share mouth-watering recipes, offer advice, and relish in discussions about how delicious-looking food makes us all squeal in excitement.

From glorious homemade meals to aesthetic pastries and desserts, we’ve gone through their feed to bring you a sizzling hot batch of their newest posts to share with you. Just to warn you, though, look at them with caution as they might make you drool all over your keyboard. Continue scrolling and upvote the most beautiful creations these food enthusiasts have shared. If you’re hungry for even more tasty content, check out Parts 1 and 2 of this feature right here and here. Bon appétit!

#1 Daughter Wanted A Pink Birthday Cake With Strawberries. Filling Is Custard And Strawberry Jam

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#2 My Wife Attempted A Gingerbread Windmill This Year, I Call It A Success!

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#3 I Made My Birthday Cake! Its A Chocolate Espresso Cake With A Chocolate Cremeux, Espresso Swiss Meringue Buttercream, And A Dark Chocolate Glaze!

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Is there anything a great meal can’t fix? We don’t think so, and we sense that the few million members of this online community definitely agree. After all, food provides us with nourishment and comfort, and even one glance at a delicious-looking plate makes us jump with excitement. So when we look at pictures shared by these talented community members, we’re presented with a visual experience of food we can almost taste.

Close-up images of juicy and delicious food instantly make us drool and want to scroll down for more. Well, we’ve long heard of the chef’s maxim that sight matters as much as taste. Even the smallest details about a dish’s appearance like the shape and the texture can even alter the way we perceive its flavor and smell. We had a chat about this topic with Ellen Manning, a freelance journalist, writer, and founder of the Eat With Ellen blog in a previous interview. "As everyone says, you eat with your eyes as well as your mouth, so how your dish looks matters as much as how it tastes," she told Bored Panda.

#4 My Wife's First Attempt At A Charcuterie Board. How'd She Do?

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#5 Woke Up With Craving For Roast Potatoes

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#6 Straight Out Of The Oven – Greek Spinach And Feta Pie

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Serving and eating from an attractive plate seems extremely important in the cooking universe. But when we asked Ellen about how we can make our food look more appetizing, she told us that a lot of this could come down to preference. However, "arranging food in a way that's pleasing to the eye is key — think of it as the main part of the dish being the centerpiece, with other elements around it designed to help it stand out, and to complement it in terms of color."

"It's important to think of appearance in three dimensions, not just two, so consider using height (that's why you see so many dishes with elements stacked up on each other). That said, sometimes less is more, so try not to make your plate too 'busy'. You don't want people to be put off by a plate of chaos."

#7 Had The Most Perfect Croissant At A Hotel In Paris

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#8 It's Not Much, But My Best Friend Cooked Us This Meal So That I Would Eat Something After A Few Days Of Depression-Nesting. Some Days You Just Need Spaghetti, Garlic Bread, And A Great Friend

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#9 Butter Chicken W/ Garlic Butter Naan

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Putting in the effort to create a fabulous meal makes us instantly want to immortalize it by grabbing our phones and snapping a few pictures. But if you ever tried to capture an aesthetically pleasing photo, you know that it can be quite a task. Luckily for us, the food blogger was ready to lend a helping hand and offer a few pieces of advice on how we can take our food photography skills to a whole new level and make sure our pictures would stand out from the crowd.

#10 Lavender Ice Cream At Australia's Largest Lavender Farm

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#11 My Fiancé Made This Incredible Rose Style Apple Pie. It's As Delicious As It Looks And I Had To Show It Off

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#12 Homemade Rosemary Focaccia

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According to Ellen, while there are many different ways to take food pictures, there are some handy rules we can keep in mind. "45 degree [angle] always works well but lots of people love a 'flat lay' — when you take a picture from above the plate," she said and added that often it's all about trial and error.

"Try different angles, or have different elements as the focus of your shot. You might think it would be the steak, but sometimes the best picture might be focused on the chips, with the steak behind them. Play around and see what works. But remember — while food photos are great, so is eating a hot meal!"

#13 Home Made Challah (First Attempt)

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#14 Japanese Cream Cheese Bun

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#15 I Made A Poke Bowl At Home

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But for the people out there who feel hesitant about their cooking skills, this can appear daunting. Some individuals seem to be born already wearing their apron and have a natural talent for creating something extraordinary in the kitchen. While it’s always fun to see gourmands in their element, this can put a damper on people who wish to improve their cooking skills, yet don’t know where to start. So let’s take a few steps back, shall we?

#16 My Girlfriend Made A Prinsesstårta!

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#17 Munchmallow Cubes

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#18 Homemade Dumplings, Everything From Scratch!

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Although Ellen told us she’s no expert, she happily shared some of the most common cooking mistakes amateurs make and offered advice on how to avoid them. "From experience, I'd say the biggest cooking mistakes amateurs make are not planning and preparing properly, and not allowing enough time," Ellen said. "Even the very best chefs make sure everything is prepared in advance, and they know how much time they need to execute certain dishes." 

"If you're less confident, it's even more important to do this and to build in a bit of extra time so you're not rushing and getting stressed. I've ruined many a meal because I tried to rush, didn't read the recipe in advance and get everything ready, then ended up trying to do too much in too little time, which inevitably causes mistakes," the blogger revealed.

#19 Hungarian Goulash With Butterfried Sourdough

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#20 The First Butter Cake I've Ever Made. There's Just Something About It

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#21 Juicy Lemon Bars From The Homegrown Lemons I Made

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Luckily, there are plenty of easy-to-follow cooking tips that can up your culinary game right away. And one easy way to avoid making a mess in the kitchen is to simply make a plan and stick to it. "Take time to read the recipe, to check you've got the right ingredients, and to plan what you need and what you'll need to do," Ellen suggested. "This is even more important if you're cooking several dishes at the same time. There's many an adage that says 'perfect planning prevents poor performance' — or words to that effect — and it's no different in the kitchen."

#22 I Made Homemade Apple Pie Egg Rolls With A Caramel Vanilla Sauce

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#23 I Made Strawberry Shaped Strawberry Cake

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#24 I Made A Burger And Took A Photo Of It

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"If you're making a complicated dish, get everything chopped up, measured out, and weighed in advance. This will help. Also, try to clear up as you go along (or get someone else to do it). Tidy workspace, tidy mind, and all that. It will keep you organized and calm if you're not working in chaos," Ellen concluded.

#25 Birthday Sushi Platter For 1

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#26 Bruschetta On Grilled Ciabatta With Pesto And Basil

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#27 Is It Too Late To Post The Chicken Pot Pie My GF Made For Pie Day?

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#28 Beef Bourguignon For My Husband Who’s Delivered Packages All Saturday During Ice Rain

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#29 Homemade Donuts Filled With Orange Jam / Chocolate

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#30 First Attempt At Cast Iron Skillet Pizza

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#31 A Grazing Board My Fiance Made For Her Mums Suprise Birthday Party

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#32 [i Ate] Danish With Vanilla Custard And Berries

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#33 Second Attempt At Croissants

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#34 Coq Au Vin With Brie Mashed Potatoes

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#35 Chicken Noodle Soup Anyone!? Have Enough To Feed Like 40

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#36 My Local Butcher Does Breakfast. Pulled Pork Quesadilla English Style!

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#37 Finally Nailed A Authentic Carbonara! Nothing But Eggs, Guancale, Pecorino, Parmesan & Black Pepper

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#38 [homemade] I'm 15 And Tried To Make Tonkatsu Ramen

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#39 Tonkatsu Bento I Made For Lunch

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#40 Hand-Painted Dark Chocolate Bar, Galaxy-Themed For Star Wars Day

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#41 Momos (Dumpling) Platter

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#42 Homemade Fettuccine Alfredo

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#43 English Breakfast

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#44 Was Told That My Stuffed Shells Would Be Appropriate Here

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#45 Portuguese Custard Donuts Have Got To Be The Best Donut You’ll Ever Have

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#46 Finally Nailed My Ramen Eggs

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#47 I Make Sushi Once A Week, Here’s This Week’s Batch

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#48 I Make Cheese & Charcuterie Spreads For A Living, Here's My Most Recent

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#49 I Poached An Egg Perfectly

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#50 [oc] Smoked Cream Cheese

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#51 Spicy Pork Wontons In Chili Oil

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#52 Homemade Pizza Anyone?

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#53 Country Fried Steak And Eggs With Hash Browns

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#54 "Salted Caramel Cream Brioche Donuts Coated In Cinnamon Sugar""

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#55 Made This Last Night, Corn Chowder With Scallops

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#56 Homemade Steak, Shrimp, Mushrooms And Corn. Greetings From Saltillo, México

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#57 Nothing Beats This Paella My Father Makes

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#58 Steak, Potatoes And Broccoli

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#59 Homemade Oreo Cupcakes With Crushed Oreo Buttercream

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#60 Steak With Seasoned Butter

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#61 Fondant Potatoes Came Out Amazing

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#62 [homemade] My Best Selling Strawberry Oreo Sheet Cake

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#63 Yellowtail And Salmon Sashimi With Matcha

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#64 Seafood Feast In Lisbon, Portugal

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#65 A Gorgeously Crusted Salmon

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#66 Lebanese Manakeesh

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#67 (I Made) Monkey Bread For The First Time, Not The Fanciest Thing On Here But It Turned Out Great. Just Wanted To Share

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#68 A ‘Casserole’ From Krakow. This One Is Chicken, Jalapeños And Thousand Island, On The Usual Cheese, Mushroom, Onion, And Baguette Base. No More Than £1.50

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#69 Buttermilk Soaked Fried Chicken Tenders

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#70 Homemade Steak Tacos

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#71 Homemade Ramen

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#72 I Made A Massive Swiss Roll Instead Of Leaving My Apartment

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#73 Lotus Biscoff Cheesecake

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#74 Freshly Fried Churros With Chocolate Sauce. These Were Delicious!

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#75 Made Fruit Tarts Today! Puff Pastry Shells With Sweetened Mascarpone Cream

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#76 Chocolate Cupcakes With Coloured Buttercream And Salty Sticks

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#77 Garlic Bread Lasagne Sandwich!

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#78 Hot Chicken Cutlets, Amatriciana W/ Diced Prosciutto, Burrata, Handmade Pistachio Pesto, Calabrian Chili Garlic Mayo, On A Seeded Long Roll

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#79 Crunchwrap Supreme

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#80 Cinnamon Roll Pancakes

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#81 Nothing Wrong With A Good Cinnamon Roll! [homemade]

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#82 [homemade] Butter Ribeye Steak With Homemade Chimichurri Sauce

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#83 Pretty Full Scottish Fry Up

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#84 Taquitos. Smoked Chicken, Cream Cheese, And Onion, And The Other Is Potatoes, Cream Cheese, And Jalapeño

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#85 My Dad Made A Sausage Mcmuffin And We Just Had To Admire It

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#86 Not Sure If It Fits Here But I Take Pride In Finding A 6 Inch Long Sour Patch Kid

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#87 Homemade Enchiladas On A Snowy Day

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#88 Jalapeno Mac N Cheese

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#89 Avocado Toast With Bourbon Glazed Bacon, Fried Egg

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#90 It's Steak Sunday ! Sirloin Topped With Chimichurri With BBQ Fries

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#91 Nachos For The Fam

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#92 Greek Chicken, Roasted Lemon Garlic Herb Potatoes, And Yellow Rice!

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#93 Shanghai Style Red Braised Pork Belly

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#94 I Make Sushi Once A Week, Here’s This Week’s Batch

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#95 Country Fried Steak

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#96 Got A Raise, Celebrated With Lobster Tails!

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#97 Fried Honey Crueller Doughnuts

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#98 Wagyu Beef Gyoza

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#99 My First Beef Wellington With Shallot Green Beans & Pureéd Cauliflower

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#100 The Wellington At Hell’s Kitchen

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#101 Pan-Seared Steak And Scallops, Baked Lobster Basted With Compound Butter, And Garlic Green Beans

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#102 Homemade Katsu Curry

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#103 Homemade Chicken Fingers, Mac N’ Cheese, And Fries!

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#104 It's 8° Here On The New Hampshire Seacoast. I Made This Breakfast Club Sandwich To Sustain The Snowblower Hours I Am About To Put In

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#105 Homemade Honey Hot Chicken W/ Honey Butter Chicken. Credit To My Wife

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#106 My First Attempt At Southern Fried Chicken

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#107 My Mother Made A Shepard's Pie For The First Time

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#108 First Time Making Vegetarian Ramen

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#109 Chicken Fried Steak For Breakfast

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#110 Buffalo Chicken Wrap

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#111 My First Attempt At Ratatouille

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#112 My Grandma’s Homemade Pork Eggrolls

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#113 Homemade Chicken Biscuits! Breakfast Game Strong

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#114 Pepperoni Chicago Style Deep Dish I Made. The Side Is Messed Up Cause I Need More Practice Getting It Out Of The Pan Lol

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#115 It's 7° Here On The New Hampshire Seacoast. Creating Comfort Food Is Essential To Mental Wellness. Here Is My Sausage Gravy & Biscuits

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#116 Detroit-Style Pizzas

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#117 Best Steak I’ve Cooked. 3rd Times The Charm

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#118 I Call Them Chille Verde Bombs

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#119 Breakfast Burritos I Made

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#120 Hey, Look At This Pizza I Made In My Regular Home Oven

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#121 Casey's Pizza

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#122 Made A Taco Board And I'm Kind Of Obsessed!

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#123 Double Cheeseburger And Fries

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#124 Honey Chilli Potatoes - A Street Food Dish Popular In India

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#125 Braised Chicken Thigs With A Rich Vegetable Base

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#126 Hot Hot Fried Chicken And Waffle Sandwich

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