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A Healthier, Better Tasting Sloppy Joe Recipe
This sloppy joe recipe has deep savory flavors, is simple to make, healthy to eat, and is the embodiment of everything good about comfort food.
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Turkey Chili with Creamy Salsa Verde
This turkey chili recipe uses dried chilies and a creamy salsa verde to create a deeply flavored chili with a hint of smokiness and a sublime texture.
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Blueberry Buttermilk Cake
This blueberry buttermilk cake is light and airy with warm cinnamon flavors and a juicy blueberry filling that pops with every bite.
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Seasonal Favorites
A few of our favorite recipes, stories, and tips that celebrate the season.
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Scalloped Potatoes and Ham
This Scalloped Potatoes and Ham recipe is true comfort food. Warm and creamy, this recipe has a light scattering of cheddar cheese to bring everything together.
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Tomato, Basil & Chicken Frittata
This simple frittata recipe is easy to make for a quick weekday breakfast or brunch. Once you learn the technique for making frittata you can use any combination of ingredients you like.
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Pie Crust
All it takes to make a delicious pie crust is knowing what to look for during mixing. This pie crust recipe is easy to make and works great for pies, quiches, and galettes.
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Chicken, Potato and Chickpea Curry
This chicken curry recipe has my favorite elements of Indian takeout along with the benefits of home cooking and comfort food. This curry combines chicken, potatoes, and chickpeas in a sauce that balances the spiciness from the curry seasonings with the creaminess from the yogurt.
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Caramelized Onion White Bean Dip
This creamy white bean dip recipe is a delicious and healthy appetizer with a touch of sweetness from the caramelized onions that is perfect for serving with crackers or vegetables.
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Baked Olives
Elevate a simple dish of olives by baking them for a few minutes before serving them to your guests. Baking the olives gives them a buttery texture and mellow flavor that make them a unique appetizer for parties and dinners.
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The Mysterious History of the Margarita
When you think of tequila cocktails, one thing comes to mind – the margarita. Despite how well-known the margarita is, its history is a mysterious thing. Who invented it? Why? And most importantly, how do you make a margarita that tastes great?
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Strawberry Habanero Margarita
The strawberry habanero margarita is a sweet-spicy take on a traditional margarita made with strawberries, habaneros, and agave nectar. This margarita recipe utilizes agave to highlight the fresh, clean flavors of the tequila.
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Rigatoni with Fennel, Sausage, and Tomato
Caramelized fennel, spicy Italian sausage, and fresh cherry tomatoes come together to create a delicious pasta recipe perfect for weeknight dinners.
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Making Friends or Enemies with Chocolate Beet Cake
I make chocolate beet cake for every “bring a dish to share event.” But I don’t bring it because it’s a crowd pleaser, I bring it because it’s not. This cake causes adult humans to lose all sense of public decency.
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Shakshuka
Shakshuka is a popular breakfast dish in the Middle East that gently poaches eggs in a slightly spicy tomato sauce topped with feta and parsley.
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Onion Dip Two Ways
Our two tasty onion dip recipes work for whatever mood you’re in. The healthier version substitutes Greek yogurt for the mayo and sour cream in the more traditional recipe.
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Lamb Ragu
This lamb ragù recipe is a twist on the original that has a touch of smoky flavor from the cumin and smoked paprika, freshness from mint, and a bit of creaminess from feta.
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Breakfast Salad with Egg
This super simple breakfast salad recipe is a good solution to getting a serving or two of veggies in as the day starts. This recipe uses one egg, cooked anyway, served over a bed of lettuce and reheated leftover vegetables to create a healthy breakfast.
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Egg Pasta with Spinach, Mushrooms, and Tarragon-Mustard Cream Sauce
This easy vegetarian pasta recipe combines mushrooms, spinach, and shallots with egg pasta and a creamy tarragon mustard sauce for a delicious weeknight meal.
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Kimchi Fried Rice
This fried rice recipe uses kimchi and Gochujang to create a delicious twist on traditional fried rice recipes. Kimchi and Gochujang, which is a Korean chili paste, are both fermented and a bit spicy, so they bring depth and heat to this recipe.
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Sweet Corn and Bacon Pasta
This Sweet Corn and Bacon Pasta recipe is a great way to take advantage of the summer bounty. It is also delicious with frozen kernels if you need to infuse a bit of summer into the middle of winter.
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Panzanella Salad
The fresh basil, capers and toasted bread in this Panzanella recipe provide the salad with a fresh flavor and crunchy texture that will keep you coming back for more.
