Hello, hello, and welcome to another Friday Faves. I was flipping through the recent issue of Real Simple magazine and came across a Q&A for readers
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Mediterranean Quinoa Salad
This healthy Mediterranean quinoa salad with feta makes for a simple lunch or dinner, thanks to pantry staples like chickpeas, roasted red bell peppers,
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Hello, hellllooooooo, and happy Friday! The family has arrived, the venue is secured, the cooking has begun (I've made enough of our favorite taco meat to
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Oh well hello there! Happy Friday! This past week, all of the sudden, my garden grew by leaps and bounds. The tomatoes are blossoming to make baby maters,
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Hey hey and happy Friday! Is there anything better than a 4-day week? How about a 5-day vacation? I'm happy with either, or both! So long as I get time to
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Hey hey! It's Friday! While cooking recipes like this Caesar salad with pasta above, no matter where I am in my kitchen, I look out windows. Over the
Sesame Soba Noodles
This quick and easy sesame soba noodles recipe makes a simple Japanese side dish or easy main meal. The noodles can be served hot or cold and are on the table
Spanish Rice (Mexican Rice)
Light and fluffy in every forkful, this restaurant-style Spanish rice recipe is quick and easy to make at home, turning out perfectly cooked grains that don't
How to Cook Artichokes
Most cooks think the best way to cook an artichoke is to boil them. But like many boiled vegetables, boiled artichokes lack snap and flavor. Wondering how to
40 Shrimp Recipes
This list of 40 crave-worthy, healthy shrimp recipes are easy to make, filling, and totally perfect for easy lunches, busy weeknights, or relaxed weekend
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Hey hey and happy Friday. Belief. Hope. Wonder. Comfort. I'm not a particularly religious person, but I do think there's something else out there.
Mushroom Risotto
This creamy mushroom risotto recipe is easier to make than you'd think, with dried and fresh mushrooms for a whole lot of flavor and far less stirring and
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Hey hey and happy Friday! With most of the country digging out of drifts of snow, it feels good to just hang out at home and cozy up with nothing to do.
Cabbage Soup
This healthy Weight Watchers cabbage soup is a simpler version of Minestrone and a 45-year-old classic recipe from my grandma's recipe box with a few extra
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Hello friends, and happy Friday. Aaaaand...just when you thought things couldn't get more crazy in this world of ours, they do. So much for dry January. A
30 Best Comfort Soups
From vegetable to chicken, creamy to brothy, this list of 30 best comfort soups shows why there's nothing more comforting than a bowl of healthy, easy soup on a
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Hi, hello, and happy Friday. I was in the middle of rolling meatballs for dinner when I received a text from one of my friends that a former co-worker of
Cider Vinegar Chicken Stew
Cider vinegar makes this chicken stew perfectly tender, tangy, and saucy, with sweet carrots and mellow leeks for an easy-to-make, one-pot meal. When I
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Hey, hey and happy Friday friends. This week I learned that one of my dear high school friends passed away after a too short, but furious fight with
Kale Salad with Quinoa and Shrimp
Hearty and nutritious, with pops of antioxidant sweetness, this kale and quinoa salad with baked garlic shrimp puts all things super into the epitome of a
Crispy Baked Garlic Shrimp
Served as a simple appetizer or an easy sheet pan dinner, this baked garlic shrimp crisped with a sprinkle of breadcrumbs skip the butter in favor of
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Hello and happy four day work week Friday! Did the long weekend leave you feeling invigorated to get things done (like gardening, cleaning, and cooking
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Hellooo, and happy Friday! I think I may have mutated into one of my dogs. Just like them, the only things that switches up the monotony of my day is
Shrimp Scampi Pasta with Zucchini Noodles
Healthy spiralized zucchini, whole wheat linguine pasta, and garlicky shrimp scampi make a perfect weeknight dinner that's easy to twirl your fork to. This
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Hello and happy Friday. Who else is looking for the good out there? We have to look a little deeper, a little harder, but it IS there if we want to see
How to Make Buddha Bowls (With Turkey Meatballs or Crispy Tofu)
These easy-to-make buddha bowls are loaded with a rainbow of veggies layered with make ahead/leftover proteins and straight-from-the-pantry quinoa. You can mix
How to Cook the Best Crispy Tofu
Baked or fried, this is how to cook tofu so it's crispy on the outside, pillowy on the inside, and perfect for stir frys, salad, soups, rice bowls, and
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Hey there, happy Friday, and wow. How are you? How are you holding up? Life is far from normal, and while this transition is new, and hopefully
Stuck at Home? The Best Pantry Staples for a Well-Stocked Kitchen
With everyone taking care to follow the rules of social distancing, people are staying at home and cooking. Here's a shopping list for the best, most useful
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Hello and happy Friday! We gumbo-d our way through Fat Tuesday with our favorite chocolate chip cookies then soothed our AliSmudge's #5 ranked high
Foil Packet Meals
These foil packet meals are fun, easy, and totally customizable, and can be made in the oven, or on the grill, all with minimal clean-up afterward. This post
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Hello and happy Friday! At the beginning of the year I sat down and made a list. Not a list of additions to my daily to-dos or of resolutions meant to






































