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Wet or Dry? How to Make the Best Turkey Brine

For the juiciest turkey on the block, brining the bird with salt results in a plump, moist, and flavorful turkey every time. But is a wet brine or a dry turkey brine better? I tested both, and these are my recipes and results.I discovered the genius of turkey brining ... continue reading... about Wet or Dry? How to Make the Best Turkey Brine

My Mom’s Homemade Spaghetti and Meat Sauce

This easy spaghetti recipe with meat sauce takes just a few minutes of prep and then a low simmer on the stove for a deep, meaty-flavored, homemade spaghetti for the best family favorite dinner.This post is brought to you by Kroger Before I even started writing this post, ... continue reading... about My Mom’s Homemade Spaghetti and Meat Sauce

How to Make Caesar Salad Dressing

This deliciously easy and authentic Caesar salad dressing (made with or without anchovies) gets it's signature creamy texture from good quality mayonnaise and sour cream with the tang of red wine vinegar.Homemade salad dressings are some of the easiest recipes any home ... continue reading... about How to Make Caesar Salad Dressing

French Onion Dip

This homemade French Onion Dip mixes sweet caramelized onion with Greek yogurt to make a healthy dip that's the hit of the party.This recipe is brought to you by Stonyfield You see it at every party as the host tries to steer guests out of the kitchen and into the actual ... continue reading... about French Onion Dip

Easy Yogurt Fruit Dip

This easy Greek yogurt fruit dip recipe is made with just 3 ingredients and makes eating fruit dip with apples, strawberries and more seem like a party.Healthy Fruit Dip Recipe After school or on weekend playdates, my daughter and her friends were always on the lookout for ... continue reading... about Easy Yogurt Fruit Dip

Baked Turkey Meatballs with Creamy Polenta and Marinara

These heathy, easy to make baked turkey meatballs are made lighter with lean ground turkey, spinach, and fresh herbs, then baked up and served with creamy polenta and zesty marinara for a restaurant-worthy meal at home!Bikini season is right around the corner. Make that ... continue reading... about Baked Turkey Meatballs with Creamy Polenta and Marinara

How to Make Easy Basil Pesto

Homemade pesto is one of the quickest ways to brighten any dish from caprese chicken to pizza and even to macaroni and cheese. This is my tried and true method to make the perfect basil pesto recipe every single time.I’ve made homemade pesto many times and totally loved ... continue reading... about How to Make Easy Basil Pesto

Simple Roasted Tomato Sauce

This roasted tomato sauce is made with 6 simple ingredients and requires less than 10 minutes of hands-on prep work. Enjoy now or freeze it for later!"Toast to the tomato roast!" Or in perhaps more trendy speak, "totes tomahhhto roast."  Either way, roasting tomatoes has ... continue reading... about Simple Roasted Tomato Sauce

Zesty Bread and Butter Pickles

This recipe makes a BIG batch of homemade bread and butter pickles. These can be made as refrigerator pickles, or they can be canned for later!Creating This Homemade Pickle Recipe Growing up, we were a house of dill. Everything I ate had to have a dill pickle on it. My ... continue reading... about Zesty Bread and Butter Pickles

Grilled Vegetables with Chimichurri Sauce

Grilled vegetables get a serious flavor boost with a few spoonfuls of this spunky Argentinian chimichurri as a bright and zesty finishing sauce in this easy vegetarian side dish.When it comes to grilling vegetables, most figure it takes a soak in a marinade before ... continue reading... about Grilled Vegetables with Chimichurri Sauce

How to Make the Best Chimichurri Sauce

This Argentinian chimichurri sauce is a fresh parsley and cilantro salsa that gives grilled steak, chicken, fish and vegetables a garlicky kick.Firing up the grill is a summer habit I'll never get enough of. The smokey flavor and char of any protein or veg is something I ... continue reading... about How to Make the Best Chimichurri Sauce

Killer Spicy Garlic Dill Pickles

A healthy dose of fresh, peeled garlic cloves, a homemade pickling spice, and hot peppers give these spicy pickles a seriously delicious kick.Homemade Spicy Pickle Recipe Let's be clear about one thing: I am a lot of things, but a mathematician I am not. Instead of adding ... continue reading... about Killer Spicy Garlic Dill Pickles

Classic Blue Cheese Wedge Salad

This classic wedge salad recipe features iceberg lettuce, tomato, crumbled bacon, chives, and the creamiest homemade blue cheese dressing you've ever tasted.The Making of This Wedge Salad Recipe I must say, this blog has given me the chance to do things I never in my life ... continue reading... about Classic Blue Cheese Wedge Salad

20-Minute Berry Jam

Use up your almost over-the-hill berries for the sweetest homemade jam that cooks in just 20 minutes.Who else finds themselves guilty of the best of healthy intentions and buys too many berries that then start to look like Yoda as they ripen faster than you can eat them? It's ... continue reading... about 20-Minute Berry Jam

Easy Coleslaw Dressing

This easy homemade coleslaw dressing gives the crunchy classic cabbage salad a tangy bite with creamy mayonnaise and cider vinegar's zing.Backyard barbecue and summer potlucks wouldn't be the same without a classic coleslaw salad on the table. It's the perfect side car to ... continue reading... about Easy Coleslaw Dressing

How to Make Authentic Enchilada Sauce

A mix of dried New Mexico and guajillo chiles plus Mexican spices create an authentic but easy homemade red enchilada sauce that's perfect for enchiladas, chilaquiles, and more.I'm right there with you when it comes to that last minute rush to get dinner on the table. ... continue reading... about How to Make Authentic Enchilada Sauce

How to Make the Best Tartar Sauce

This homemade tartar sauce recipe with capers, mayonnaise, and a splashy tang of pickle juice is the perfect topper—and dipper—for fish fillets of every flavor.A naked fish fillet is exactly that: naked. Whether it's a healthy-ish fried fish sandwich, every kid-at-heart's ... continue reading... about How to Make the Best Tartar Sauce

Creamy Avocado Salsa Verde

Avocado makes this simple, no-cook salsa verde recipe extra creamy for the perfect tortilla chip dipper or as a Mexican salsa topping for tacos, enchiladas, sandwiches, taquitos, and everything in between.I've heard many a time of recipes that are deemed the magic sauce, ... continue reading... about Creamy Avocado Salsa Verde

Vietnamese Dressing and Dipping Sauce (Nuoc Mam Cham)

Nuoc mam cham is a simple Vietnamese dipping sauce made with rice vinegar, fish sauce, and sweetened with sugar that does double duty as a tasty salad dressing.Just as Italy is known for it's olive oil with balsamic vinegar, and Greece for it's tzatziki, every culture has ... continue reading... about Vietnamese Dressing and Dipping Sauce (Nuoc Mam Cham)

Homemade Ranch Dressing Recipe

There's no need to buy it from the shelves, homemade buttermilk ranch dressing is one of the easiest, and tastiest, dressings to make from scratch.I have a go-to salad dressing that I have to admit, I'm rather famous in the family for.It's a vinaigrette with tarragon ... continue reading... about Homemade Ranch Dressing Recipe

Easy 3-Minute Blender Hollandaise

Homemade blender hollandaise is a quick and easy classic sauce any French cook would declare très bien.Classic hollandaise sauce is one of those lush additions to a dish that immediately elevates the stature of whatever it drizzles or lathers. I mean, an Egg Benedict is ... continue reading... about Easy 3-Minute Blender Hollandaise

Greek Salad Dressing

This easy Greek salad dressing with olive oil, red wine vinegar, garlic, and dried herbs is one of my favorites to dress any salad and tastes so much better than store-bought.Home cooks are too often conditioned to grabbing a bottle of store-bought dressing off the ... continue reading... about Greek Salad Dressing

Superfood Salad with Lightened-Up Poppy Seed Dressing

Kale, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, quinoa, and salmon are just a few of the ingredients in this superfood salad that packs a nutritious punch in just one bowl.Superfood Salad with Homemade Poppy Seed Dressing Again this year I’m happy to share that I’m partnering with Blue ... continue reading... about Superfood Salad with Lightened-Up Poppy Seed Dressing

Easy Chicken Piccata

This easy chicken piccata recipe with a lemon-caper sauce is a classic you'll find on the menu of nearly every Italian restaurant, and because it can be made in just 20 minutes, it's one of my favorite at-home recipes too.Chicken Piccata Recipe "I have too many easy ... continue reading... about Easy Chicken Piccata

Easy Quick Roasted Tomatoes

While there's nothing quite like biting into a garden-fresh tomato, quick roasted tomatoes in the oven create a savory sweetness that's delicious made into a simple roasted tomato sauce on pasta, made into soup, or served as appetizers, no matter what time of year.You ... continue reading... about Easy Quick Roasted Tomatoes

Baked Salmon with Creme Fraiche

Salmon recipes can be cooked many ways, but in my book, there's nothing as easy as oven baked salmon in white wine and lemon for a healthy dinner, or to make and use for meal prep all week long.Easy Baked Salmon Recipe Whether it's baked salmon, poached, grilled salmon, ... continue reading... about Baked Salmon with Creme Fraiche

The Best Dry Rub for Ribs

The best seasoning to put on ribs to achieve flavorful, fall-off-the-bone tender bites isn't a liquid sauce or a marinade. It's all in the rub baby, a homemade dry rub made from spices and herbs you probably have sitting in your pantry right now. When I was a novice rib cooker, ... continue reading... about The Best Dry Rub for Ribs

The Best Greek Chicken Marinade

This easy chicken marinade infuses chicken of any cut with the classic Greek flavors of lemon, garlic and oregano plus Greek yogurt for a more tender bite. Hey, ho, whaddya know?!!! You ready for the best? Because I'm giving you the best! It may be a bold statement to make, but ... continue reading... about The Best Greek Chicken Marinade

Easy 3-Ingredient Chocolate Sauce for Ice Cream

Homemade chocolate sauce is so much easier to make than you might think, and with just three ingredients (plus a pinch of salt) your ice cream, cheesecake, fruit fondue, or even chocolate cake will be dripping in chocolatey goodness in no time.This recipe is brought to ... continue reading... about Easy 3-Ingredient Chocolate Sauce for Ice Cream

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  • This Chinese Chicken Salad takes the healthier high road than the heavier versions I always see at those popular food chains that everyone loves. But this one with crunchy romaine, wontons, and an almond crunch, topped with protein-packed chicken breast, pasta noodles, and a flavor-flav sesame dressing won't weigh you down or add lbs to the numbers on the scale. And it makes an awesome meal-prepped meal to dish out all week long. Search "Chinese chicken salad" with the link in my profile for the recipe.
  • Perfectly crunchy with just the right clumps, this homemade granola has just the right amount of maple syrup sweetness to flavor a healthy combo of oats, nuts, dried cranberries, and flaky coconut for keeping those healthy eating resolutions alive and well. The recipe is from @twopeasandpod 's cookbook and like she says, is pretty much the best ever. Tap the link in my profile and search "granola" for the recipe.
  • This easy, purely plant-based Indian-inspired soup that eats like a stew is totally flavor-filled, organic, vegan, and so much more. It's a comfort food flavor bomb of lentil and butternut squash with Indian spices and healthy goodness that proves eating better for yourself is your choice, but with recipes like this, an easy one to make. Tap the link in my profile and search "lentil soup" for the recipe. ⁠
  • 2020 is delivering serious Mediterranean diet food moods with these quinoa bowls with crispy chicken + roasted veg that have staked their healthy claim on quick and easy meal-prep dinners that swap duties as take-to-work lunches too. Making it easy for keeping those healthy resolutions going is what I'm working on now. How about you? Tap the link in my profile and search "quinoa bowls" for the recipe.⁠⠀
  • This creamy BLT pasta salad is where healthy meets happy and it’s easy to eat more greens. It’s loaded with tomatoes, arugula, and avocado, plus crispy bacon that’s all topped with a super simple Ranch-style dressing made healthier with a combo of Greek yogurt and mayo. Tap the link in my bio and search “BLT pasta” for the recipe.
  • Mixing tortilla chips with super easy homemade enchilada sauce and topping it all with lacy edged sunny side ups, crunchy radishes, and creamy avocado, is one of the quickest and most satisfying breakfast + brunch recipes you’ll totally be making for a 20 minute dinner too. Search “chilaquiles” with the link in my bio.

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