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Easy Glazed Carrots

Sweetened with brown sugar, orange juice, and butter, this glazed carrot side dish is a one-pan side cooked right on the stove, in the microwave, or baked in the oven, too.The BEST Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots Aren't carrots just the best? They're inexpensive, always ... continue reading... about Easy Glazed Carrots

How to Cook the Best Juicy Turkey

A flavorful, moist turkey is the centerpiece of every Thanksgiving dinner. These easy tips show how to cook the best turkey that's always juicy and moist, and proves that it's 100% not as scary as it seems.By the time I post this, I will have cooked six turkeys in two ... continue reading... about How to Cook the Best Juicy Turkey

50 Easy Thanksgiving Side Dishes Recipes

What's the most popular, easy Thanksgiving side dish at your house? From my top 10 Thanksgiving side dishes to 40 new twists on the classics, this list of 50 easy side dish recipes will give you plenty of side dish recipe ideas to think about.Thanksgiving is all about ... continue reading... about 50 Easy Thanksgiving Side Dishes Recipes

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

5-Ingredient Stovetop Creamed Spinach

All you need is five simple ingredients and time for cream to reduce with savory Parmesan cheese for a restaurant-style creamed spinach cooked right on the stovetop.Easy Creamed Spinach Recipe If only each meal could be a buffet of flavors like the glorious Thanksgiving ... continue reading... about 5-Ingredient Stovetop Creamed Spinach

Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes

These twice-baked sweet potatoes are an all-in-one creamy side dish served in their own jacked made sweet with maple syrup and savory with white cheddar and brown sugar bacon.I'm no Southern belle, and being brought up in Utah, sweet potatoes were never much of a thing. ... continue reading... about Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

These pumpkin chocolate chip cookies are super soft and pillowy and packed with pumpkin pie flavor! Bonus: this recipe makes a BIG batch of cookies.My mom has a saying about cooking / eating / observing an overly ambitious amount of dinner table food. "This could feed an ... continue reading... about Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

The Best Easy Stuffing Recipe

This traditional homemade stuffing recipe is a classic. It's an easy, traditional stuffing made with simple ingredients to make for a Thanksgiving turkey, or served as a side dish to chicken, pork, or just about any comfort food craving any time of year.The Best Stuffing ... continue reading... about The Best Easy Stuffing Recipe

Pan Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Pancetta

This amazingly easy, 5-ingredient sautéed brussels sprouts recipe makes traditionally bitter brussels sprouts sweet and crazy delicious thanks to roasting in a cast-iron skillet to create a caramelized bite of baby cabbage and salty pancetta for a favorite simple side dish any ... continue reading... about Pan Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Pancetta

5-Ingredient Slow Cooker Creamed Corn

This classic Thanksgiving side is now even easier to make thanks to a little help from your slow cooker! CrockPot creamed corn uses just 5 ingredients and requires very little prep work.You know that thing about Thanksgiving? That thing that everyone’s talking about? No, not ... continue reading... about 5-Ingredient Slow Cooker Creamed Corn

Green Bean Casserole with Onion Rings

The classic green bean casserole gets a real food upgrade with fresh green beans and an easy to make, homemade mushroom sauce for a creamy side dish with a surprise crispy ingredient-crunch.This recipe is brought to you by Alexia FoodsHomemade Green Bean Casserole ... continue reading... about Green Bean Casserole with Onion Rings

Stuffed Pork Chops Plus 10 More Ways to Use Leftover Stuffing

In this stuffed pork chops recipe, boneless and brined pork chops make the perfect vessel for leftover stuffing for an easy weeknight or weekend dinner that will impress.You know the drill.It's Thanksgiving. There's a bounty of everything. And I always tend to ... continue reading... about Stuffed Pork Chops Plus 10 More Ways to Use Leftover Stuffing

Cranberry and Walnut Stuffing

This simple turkey stuffing recipe is studded with dried cranberries, walnuts, celery, and onions, and scented with a mix of fresh herbs, for an easy and comforting addition to your Thanksgiving table.The Best Turkey Stuffing Recipe Every year, the holiday season begs for ... continue reading... about Cranberry and Walnut Stuffing

My Favorite Ambrosia Salad Recipe

This classic ambrosia salad is one of my favorite family holiday recipes because nobody can pass up its mixture of tropical fruit and marshmallows bathed in tangy whipped sour cream.The Best Ambrosia Fruit Salad Recipe "You're REALLY going to put that on the blog?" my man ... continue reading... about My Favorite Ambrosia Salad Recipe

10 Easy and Healthy Brussels Sprouts Recipes to Fall For Now

Roasted or sautéed, dressed with bacon or balsamic, this "best-of" list of 10 healthy Brussels sprouts recipes are literally on everyone's lips.Ok. I know it might be a bold statement to make, because not everyone loves Brussels sprouts. Really?? But hear me out! These ... continue reading... about 10 Easy and Healthy Brussels Sprouts Recipes to Fall For Now

21 Easy Recipes for Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey

This roundup of 21 easy but creative leftover turkey recipes will help you make the most of the lingering bites of Thanksgiving.Ahhh, it's the most wonderful time of year. Thanksgiving is upon us, which means we'll soon be eating our weight in turkey, stuffing, and ... continue reading... about 21 Easy Recipes for Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey

Farro, Butternut Squash, Sausage and Dried Cherry Stuffing

Farro, a healthy whole grain, adds a nutty bite to stuffing's traditional flavors with sausage, butternut squash and sage with a sweet taste of dried cherries. This post and its bountiful Thanksgiving flavors is sponsored by Jones Dairy Farm.  At my house it's called stuffing. ... continue reading... about Farro, Butternut Squash, Sausage and Dried Cherry Stuffing

Maple Buttered Sweet Potato Wedges

These wedge-cut sweet potatoes are seasoned with a touch of chili powder, cinnamon, fresh thyme, and a generous drip good maple syrup, and then they get caramelized as they roast in the oven, for a wonderfully sweet and savory side for your Thanksgiving table. Yesterday I was ... continue reading... about Maple Buttered Sweet Potato Wedges

Pumpkin Tiramisu

Who doesn’t love pie? I mean, Thanksgiving is right around the proverbial corner and that sends nearly every pie lover on earth into pie fantasy orbit complete with little pilgrim space helmets. But Pumpkin Tiramisu? In the shape of a pie? We're talking Mayflower to ... continue reading... about Pumpkin Tiramisu

10 Cranberry Recipes plus a Turkey Cranberry and Grilled Brie Cheese Sandwich

This year’s Thanksgiving dinner table conversation could turn from a mild meet-up to a combative melee depending on one’s beliefs. Why? Here's one reason why.Thanks for the stimulating conversation but I’ll be staying far from the fracas.Thanksgiving brings out ... continue reading... about 10 Cranberry Recipes plus a Turkey Cranberry and Grilled Brie Cheese Sandwich

Friday Faves and Pancetta and Hazelnut Green Beans

With turkey-lurkey day right around the corner everyone is scouting out side dishes to dress up the white bird.Traditional green bean casserole surely holds a soft spot in my heart and I can never turn up my nose at creamy, onion topped green beans. Of course I have to ... continue reading... about Friday Faves and Pancetta and Hazelnut Green Beans

Friday Faves and Maple Chipotle Sweet Potatoes

For so many, this week cannot get over soon enough.The focus has certainly been on the weather fiasco that has swept away homes and memories along the upper East Coast. With so many people who will be digging out from under Sandy’s destruction for some time ahead, it’s hard ... continue reading... about Friday Faves and Maple Chipotle Sweet Potatoes

Green Beans and Shiitake Mushrooms Plus 5 Simple Thanksgiving Sides

The stories are what I remember the most. Everyone gathered around my Grandma Mary Jane's dining table set with her best crystal and china—that I now have. The ambrosia salad that she'd make just for me. Helping my Aunt Jill make the relish tray and sneaking the squeeze cheese ... continue reading... about Green Beans and Shiitake Mushrooms Plus 5 Simple Thanksgiving Sides

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  • Standing in front of the freezer wondering what to pull out for dinner next? Go for the shrimp! In today's installment of what-the-heck-to-cook-for-dinner-tonight, may I suggest this garlicky, lemony shrimp scampi tossed with not just linguine noodles, but a healthy twist (literally) of zucchini noodles bathed in the garlicky sauce. If you don't have a spiralizer, no problem. Slice the zucchini into thin matchsticks and you have a dinner to twirl your fork to. Get the recipe when you tap the link in my profile and search shrimp scampi zucchini. Enjoy! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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  • I was a waitress in high school, during and after college, and before getting my "real job" that paid less than what I was making as a server. I even met my husband when we worked in a restaurant together. You could say food service has always played a big part in my life. Those jobs taught me more than any schooling could in how to multi-task, work with others, be kind to strangers, survive in times of stress, and serve others needs. Restaurants to me, are essential. Last night we took the night off from at-home QT cooking and ordered pick-up online from our favorite Thai restaurant @kao_thai_slc . Ordering online was quick, pick up was slick and easy and brought out with gloves to the car. It was familiar, comforting, great quality, and FRIGGING DELICIOUS! Helping local businesses and restaurants survive and thrive is integral to all of us getting out of this successfully on the other side. So this week, take the night off and pick up dinner from a local eatery and give us all the break we need right now. Eat well and be well friends! (pictured: pad Thai, tofu with eggplant, and chicken larb salad)
  • Just because we're in QT doesn't mean every meal needs to be a project. I mean, we're cooking and washing dishes for 3 squares every day! That's why this 10-minute maple glazed salmon from @lexiscleankitchen 's cookbook is a reader fave. Rub the brown sugar spice mix over salmon fillets then drizzle with maple syrup to create a caramelized crust for a healthy, easy dinner with just 6 ingredients that's ready in under 10 minutes. Bonus points for fewer dishes to wash too. Get the recipe when you tap the link in my profile and search maple salmon. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

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