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Parmesan Butternut Squash

Butternut squash sprinkled with Parmesan and bread crumbs makes a superb side dish we love to share. Using the microwave cuts down on long roasting ti...

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French Bread

This French bread recipe yields hot, fresh loaves with a crisp, crunchy crust and slightly chewy center. This bread is as traditional as the bread ser...

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Instant Pot Bone Broth

Bone broth is a stock typically made with beef or poultry bones that needs to simmer for hours. The long cooking time produces a gelatinous stock that...

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Roasted Apple Salad with Spicy Maple-Cider Vinaigrette

We bought loads of apples and needed to use them. To help the flavors come alive, I roasted the apples and tossed them with a sweet dressing. —Janic...

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Buffalo Tofu Wings

These make delicious appetizers or a great sandwich filling. They won't fool anyone but they are satisfying and delicious! When feeding to young child...

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Christmas Tacos Recipe

Short rib cooked in the slow cooker is the base and a nice hands-off way to cook during the busy holidays...

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Granny’s Apple Scalloped Potatoes

This scalloped potatoes with apples dish is delicious with baked breaded pork chops, which you could cook at the same time in another cast-iron pan. W...

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Baked Black Beans and Rice

Black beans and rice baked in the oven with a crunchy, cheesy topping....

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Cosmopolitan Cocktail

The cosmopolitan cocktail, typically referred to as the "cosmo," gained popularity during the 1990s when it was frequently mentioned on the television...

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Cheesy Breads

Of all the different appetizers I've made over the years, this one is always the first to go and it is SUPER easy to make. You can use either sweet or...

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Cocoa Spiced Salmon

You simply can't beat salmon from the Pacific Northwest waters. Family and friends go salmon fishing all the time and share their bounty. Inspired by ...

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Instant Pot Beef Bourguignon

Beef bourguignon—also known as beef burgundy—is one of France's most famous dishes. This Instant Pot beef bourguignon is remarkably fast and easy,...

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Moscow Mule Cocktail

This classic Moscow mule recipe uses vodka, ginger beer, ice, and lime to create a refreshing cocktail that has nothing to do with Moscow or mules, bu...

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Mexican Shrimp Cocktail

This shrimp cocktail recipe is similar to one I first tried in San Antonio. I could never find a recipe that recaptured what I had there. I experiment...

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California Roast Lamb

This recipe is very easy to make and requires little attention. It goes well with any rice dish, and it's perfect for just about any occasion. —Ann ...

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Mexican-Style Shrimp Cocktail

Mexican-style shrimp cocktails are commonly spotted on menus in the Bay Area of California, but they don't seem to have caught on elsewhere — which ...

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Best Chicken Salad

This chicken salad recipe is the best and a family favorite! I like to use leftover roast chicken or baked chicken breasts that have been sprinkled wi...

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Instant Pot Carne Asada

There are as many ways of making true carne asada as there are countries in Latin America. Each region uses different seasonings, cuts of beef, and si...

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Stilton, Bacon & Garlic Smashed Potatoes

Bold, savory flavor from bacon, Stilton cheese and fresh garlic take mashed potatoes to a whole new level. This side dish is so rich and satisfying, i...

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Tom Collins Cocktail

This Tom Collins recipe makes the classic gin cocktail that was created in the late 1800s and is said to have been named after a widespread practical ...

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Instant Pot Meatloaf

This Instant Pot meatloaf is full of flavor. The vegetables—onion, carrot, and celery—are finely chopped or processed and added to the meat mixtur...

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Instant Pot Corned Beef

This Instant Pot corned beef recipe is easy to prep and ready in just two hours. The beef brisket is cooked with beer and garlic in an electric pressu...

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Four-Cheese Sausage Rigatoni

To make this twist on traditional baked pasta, we start with creamy goat cheese and build from there with mozzarella, ricotta and Parmesan cheese. —...

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Blue Hawaiian Cocktail

The Blue Hawaiian is a fun, refreshing cocktail made with rum, cream of coconut, pineapple juice, and Curacao liqueur to create its signature blue col...

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Scalloped Potatoes

These classic scalloped potatoes are tender, creamy, and delicious. This is the way my mother always made her scalloped potatoes. The key is to heat t...

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Cranberry Ricotta Gnocchi with Brown Butter Sauce

To make light and airy gnocchi, work quickly and handle the dough as little as possible. You'll be pleased with the resulting pillowy dumplings. —Sa...

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Instant Pot Pho

Pho is Vietnam's national dish and just one spoonful will tell you why. A wonderfully fragrant, subtly spiced broth is the secret to a delicious bowl...

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Kwames Escovitch Snapper

A garlicky marinade forms a crust as the fish cooks, adding flavor and keeping the snapper moist and tender, and a pickled tangle of thinly sliced chi...

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Old Fashioned Cocktail

This old fashioned cocktail recipe has a history. The earliest version of it was simply water, sugar, bitters, and booze. Over time, the water became ...

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Five-Cheese Ziti al Forno

After having the five-cheese ziti at Olive Garden, I tried to make my own version of it—and I think I got pretty close. I always double this when I'...

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Watermelon Fire and Ice Salsa

Juicy watermelon replaces tomatoes in this salsa that's simultaneously cool and spicy hot -- perfect for a summer barbeque. Serve it with tortilla chi...

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Shepherd Pie

This pairing of chopped lamb with a mashed-potato topping is one of the most beloved British classics. ...

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Warm Tasty Greens with Garlic

My farm box had too many greens, so I had to use them up. This tasty idea uses kale, tomatoes and garlic in a dish that quickly disappears. —Martha ...

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Dirty Shirley Cocktail

Sweet, juicy, and reminiscent of the Shirley Temple mocktail we enjoyed as kid, but with a kick! ...

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Haitian Freedom Soup Is a Celebration of Community and Haitian Pride

Enslaved Africans also cultivated squash or joumou, which they used to prepare soup joumou for their French masters but which they themselves were nev...

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Shredded Brussels Sprouts

These shredded Brussels sprouts with bacon and pine nuts taste fantastic! When I mentioned bringing Brussels sprouts to a holiday get-together, my mom...

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Holiday Creamed Spinach

My mother made a variety of spinach dishes when I was growing up. This rich, delicious creamed version is the only one that stayed with me through the...

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