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First female 'Top Chef' winner shares 6 baking secrets for home cooks INSIDER 2 days ago insider@insider.com (Paige Bennett) © Provided by INSIDER Stephanie Izard won "Top Chef" in 2008. Jack Dempsey/ Invision/ AP Photos; ffolas/Shutterstock Stephanie Izard was the first woman to win "Top Chef" in 2008, and she's still working as a chef. She spoke with Insider about some of her favorite ways to upgrade baked goods at home. The chef suggested balancing sweet and savory flavors and adding textural elements. Celebrity chef Stephanie Izard made history in 2008 as the first ...

I made 5-minute, 30-minute, and 100-hour brownies, and I won't waste 4 days on a dessert again INSIDER 2 days ago © Provided by INSIDER The brownie recipes had very different instructions. Paige Bennett for Insider I tried recipes for 5-minute, 30-minute, and 100-hour brownies to see which one is really worth it. The 5-minute recipe tasted like the TV -dinner version of the classic dessert. The 100-hour recipe was initially intriguing, but I'll stick to making the classic 30-minute one. I always used to take the easy way out by making brownies from a boxed mix and upgrading them with fu...

I tried replicating McDonald's hash browns at home. I came close, but nothing can compare to the real thing. INSIDER 3 hrs ago © Insider Insider © Rachel Askinasi/Insider A hash brown from McDonald's (center) surrounded by homemade versions. Rachel Askinasi/Insider McDonald's hash browns are an iconic part of the chain's breakfast menu. I tried making them at home and couldn't get it quite right. I did make some tasty hash browns, but they weren't the same as the fast-food version. McDonald's breakfast has had a cult following for decades, and the single-serving of hash browns has b...