Simple Mediterranean white bean and tuna salad toasts are a quick and healthy lunch idea any day of the week. For as long as I can remember, tuna fish has been a lunch time staple at my house. There are always cans of tuna fish in the pantry, and whether I'm feeling the ... continue reading... about Mediterranean White Bean and Tuna Salad Toasts
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Cannellini Beans
This master cannellini beans recipe is the nutritious and inexpensive way to transform dried, shelf-stable white beans into the centerpiece of your healthy meal prep and batch cooking goals. One of the most efficient, inexpensive, and healthy ways to get your foodie bang ... continue reading... about Cannellini Beans
50 Dinner Ideas When There’s No Time to Cook
These 50 easy and delicious dinner ideas are the perfect dinner recipes to make any time you ask yourself, "What should I make for dinner tonight?" 50 Easy Dinner Ideas Why is it figuring out tonight's dinner can be one of the biggest challenges of the day? No more! The ... continue reading... about 50 Dinner Ideas When There’s No Time to Cook
Homemade Beef Broth Stock
A rich and flavorful homemade beef broth stock is one of the essential recipes every home cook should have in their array of kitchen cooking basics. Back in the day there were recipes home cooks didn’t even have to think twice about how to make because they made the same ... continue reading... about Homemade Beef Broth Stock
Breakfast Potatoes
Ditch the bag of frozen hash browns and make my dad's better-than-your-favorite-restaurant fried breakfast potatoes with onions instead. Growing up, there was nothing better than waking up on the weekend to the aroma of my dad cooking his breakfast potatoes and onions. ... continue reading... about Breakfast Potatoes
50 Favorite Mediterranean Diet Recipes
Once again, The Mediterranean Diet has been named the overall diet of the year. This list of 50 breakfast, lunch, and dinner recipes makes it easy to add more of the Med-inspired lifestyle to your weekly meal plan. The Best Overall Diet Just as we were setting our sights on ... continue reading... about 50 Favorite Mediterranean Diet Recipes
60 Healthy Breakfast Ideas When There’s No Time to Eat
What should you make for breakfast when time isn't on your side? All the good things with this roundup of 60 healthy breakfast ideas to keep going all day long. Healthy Breakfast Ideas to Make at Home It seems like "what should I make for breakfast?" is always the question ... continue reading... about 60 Healthy Breakfast Ideas When There’s No Time to Eat
Microwave Egg Breakfast Sandwich
In the time it takes to toast a slice of bread, you can have a microwave egg breakfast sandwich loaded with vegetables and creamy cheese. Microwave Egg and Avocado Breakfast Sandwich Back when I worked in an office, I rarely ate breakfast before work. It wasn’t that it was ... continue reading... about Microwave Egg Breakfast Sandwich
Snickerdoodles with White Chocolate Chips
I don’t mean to brag, but eh-hem, I’m an award winner. Yep, it’s true. A winner of a blue ribbon. Utah State Fair. 4th grade. Yes, I said a STATE FAIR BLUE RIBBON. For my snickerdoodles recipe. Award winning baker I am. Smudge and I were going through some old boxes ... continue reading... about Snickerdoodles with White Chocolate Chips
35 Pasta Recipes to Make Now
From quick and easy made with basic pantry ingredients to Italian pastas that stick to tradition, this is the list of 35 of the best pasta recipes to make now. I may as well title this post What Should I Cook for Dinner Tonight, because guess what? The answer is this list ... continue reading... about 35 Pasta Recipes to Make Now
No-Fail Butter Pie Crust Recipe
These are the secrets to making a no-fail butter pie crust recipe that won't slump or shrink, and turns out tender and flaky every time. The Best Pie Crust Recipe with Butter It feels like there are two big pie seasons that hit every year: Spring's berry pie season and ... continue reading... about No-Fail Butter Pie Crust Recipe
25 Great Ground Beef Recipes
These 25 great ground beef recipes are one of our favorite answers to what's for dinner, because chances are you have a pound of ground beef socked away in the freezer for making tacos, soups, spaghetti, burrito bowls, and more. 25 Easy Ground Beef Recipes You know how it ... continue reading... about 25 Great Ground Beef Recipes
Thai Coconut Curry With Shrimp
Coconut milk flavored with peanut butter and red curry paste makes a classic Thai-inspired, creamy sauce. When tossed with shrimp and bell peppers, it makes for an easy dinner! I feel that I've led you astray. That I didn't deliver. That I was just a being a big ... continue reading... about Thai Coconut Curry With Shrimp
Roasted Beet and Ricotta Salad
This roasted beet salad topped with dollops of ricotta cheese sweetened with honey and orange is a fast to make salad that is delicious served chilled, or at room temperature. Roasted Beet and Ricotta Salad I'm not the only person to add tangy, creamy cheese to a roasted ... continue reading... about Roasted Beet and Ricotta Salad
Roasted Beets
Roasted beets cooked in the oven brings out the sweet side of this humble and healthy root vegetable, and is the easiest way to cook beets. In the veggie world, the glorious beet doesn't get the credit it should. I see cooked beets and I see garnet gems and ruby jewels. I ... continue reading... about Roasted Beets
Apple Crisp
This easy apple crisp recipe with it's spiced oats and brown sugar crumble streusel will take you right back to the best days of childhood. I've always had an affinity for desserts with crisps or streusel toppings and my blueberry buckle and rustic apple tart never ... continue reading... about Apple Crisp
The Best Greek Chicken Marinade
This simple chicken marinade infuses the classic Greek flavors of lemon, garlic and oregano plus marinating chicken in yogurt for a more tender bite. The Best Greek Chicken Marinade Hey, ho, whaddya know?!!! You ready for the best? Because I'm giving you the best! It may ... continue reading... about The Best Greek Chicken Marinade
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. Lemon Chicken Piccata Recipe "I have too many easy ... continue reading... about Easy Chicken Piccata
The BEST Stuffed Bell Peppers Recipe With Ground Beef
Classic stuffed peppers with rice, ground beef, and a healthy rainbow of sweet red, yellow and orange bell peppers makes the best easy dinner idea any night of the week. Ever since I was a starry eyed pre-teen, I've been a fan of drawing rainbows. Now I eat them. But as ... continue reading... about The BEST Stuffed Bell Peppers Recipe With Ground Beef
Baba Ganoush
Serve this easy Middle Eastern baba ganoush dip with pita bread or fresh veggies for a healthy app or snack. What Is Baba Ganoush Often served alongside hummus as a meze staple, baba ganoush is a healthy Lebanese dip or spread made from roasted or grilled eggplant mixed ... continue reading... about Baba Ganoush
Penne Pasta with Easy Marinara
This simple penne pasta recipe calls for canned tomatoes, basil, garlic and olive oil to make it's homemade marinara sauce for an easy, healthy meal any time of year. Simple Penne Pasta Marinara Consider this healthy penne pasta recipe with tomato sauce the Forrest Gump of ... continue reading... about Penne Pasta with Easy Marinara
Grilled Eggplant With Chimichurri
The goal of grilled eggplant is to have slices that are tender not mushy, with just the right bite. These tips for the best grilled eggplant deliver every time, and are made even better when topped with a tangy, garlicky chimichurri. Eggplant is one of those divisive ... continue reading... about Grilled Eggplant With Chimichurri
How to Make the Best Chimichurri Sauce
This easy 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 ... continue reading... about How to Make the Best Chimichurri Sauce
Corn Salsa
Made with either grilled corn, raw corn, or frozen corn, this corn salsa with black beans and cilantro is an easy-to-make dip for tortilla chips, or served as a flavorful salsa topping for tacos, burrito bowls, steak or chicken. One of the best parts of hitting up a ... continue reading... about Corn Salsa
How to Make the Best Grilled Salmon
Follow these easy grilling tips for THE BEST, easy grilled salmon recipe that's about to become your new favorite healthy summertime dinner. This recipe is brought to you by Weber Grills There may not be another summertime recipe that hits our grill more often than this ... continue reading... about How to Make the Best Grilled Salmon
Caprese Salad (Plus a DIY Caprese Salad Bar)
The best caprese salad shows off summer's finest with creamy mozzarella and heirloom tomatoes topped with fresh leafy basil and fruity olive oil. Serve the salads individually or turn this simple Italian staple into a party by creating a DIY caprese salad bar where everyone can ... continue reading... about Caprese Salad (Plus a DIY Caprese Salad Bar)
The BEST Caprese Sandwich
Juicy, vine-ripened tomatoes, fresh mozzarella cheese, and fragrant basil leaves drizzled with olive oil and balsamic glaze make this classic caprese sandwich THE BEST Italian deli favorite you can make at home. Even though I consider myself to be a master sandwich maker, ... continue reading... about The BEST Caprese Sandwich
Homemade Pickling Spice
Whether it's for quick pickled vegetables or long-term canning projects, there's no limit to the vegetables that can be pickled with this basic homemade pickling spice recipe. The pucker! The crunch! Ever since I can remember, I've been an avid pickle eater. Whether it's a ... continue reading... about Homemade Pickling Spice
31 Days of Summer Produce Recipes to Make in August
These 31 easy, healthy recipe ideas for summer produce are what make the living easy this month! There's nothing quite like biting into that first peach with juice dribbling steadily down your chin. Or the taste of summer's first BLT stacked high with tomatoes still warm from ... continue reading... about 31 Days of Summer Produce Recipes to Make in August
Chinese Chicken Salad with Sesame Dressing
This Chinese Chicken Salad takes the lighter road than the heavier versions I always see at those popular food chains that everyone loves. It's made with crunchy romaine, wontons, and an almond crunch, and is topped with protein-packed chicken breast, pasta noodles, and a ... continue reading... about Chinese Chicken Salad with Sesame Dressing
