This easy homemade cream of mushroom soup is creamy without a lot of cream! It’s made with loads of mushrooms and that’s about it. So quick and easy, you’ll never buy the canned version again.
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Instant Pot Chicken and Rice
Classic chicken and rice adapted for the pressure cooker! Combine everything in the pot, and come back to a perfectly cooked casserole. Easy, cozy weeknight dinner.
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Week 3 Healthy Meal Plan
Welcome to your Week 3 Meal Plan! This week we take the guesswork out of what to make for dinner with healthy recipes that are sure to inspire and satisfy!
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Winter Spiced Orange Mocktail
This bubbly, just-slightly-bitter Winter Spiced Orange Mocktail is the perfect non-alcoholic aperitif to enjoy before dinner! It’s made from a squash (the cordial drink, not the vegetable!) flavored with orange, cinnamon, anise, and allspice.
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13 Quick and Easy Weeknight Meals with Chicken Broth
Have a box of chicken broth in your pantry? You’re one step closer to dinner! From Weeknight Chicken Ramen to Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings, here are 13 quick and easy meals that’ll make good use of that box of broth.
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Instant Pot Mexican Pulled Pork (Carnitas)
When you need pulled pork fast, make it in the Instant Pot or pressure cooker! In about half the time of other recipes, this recipe makes the oh-so-tender carnitas for tacos, burritos, enchiladas, and many other Mexican dishes.
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Kale Salad with Balsamic Dressing
This easy kale salad comes together with dried cranberries, pine nuts, Parmesan, and a balsamic vinaigrette. No need to massage this make-ahead salad—the kale becomes tender as it rests before serving.
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Cabbage Soup
Here’s an easy, nourishing cabbage soup for cold winter days. Made with just a handful of ingredients and ready in under an hour, the soup is simplicity at its best.
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Instant Pot Beef Chili
Instant pot beef chili recipe is ready in under an hour! This version is made with green peppers, onions, celery, ground beef, and tomatoes. Top with shredded cheese and sliced green onions, and serve some cornbread on the side.
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Week 2 Healthy Meal Plan
Usher in week 2 of the January Challenge with these 5 days of healthy family dinner ideas! From Black Rice Grain Bowls to Spicy Turkey Burgers, everyone in the family will find something to love here!
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Easy Homemade Hummus
Love hummus? It’s so easy to make your own! Homemade hummus only takes 5 minutes, and it’s so much better than store-bought. All you need are a few cans of chickpeas, some tahini, olive oil, some seasonings, and a food processor.
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How to Make Croutons
It’s easy to make homemade croutons for your soup or salad with day-old bread. No need to turn on the oven; you can make these croutons in about 10 minutes on the stovetop.
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Sous Vide Teriyaki Salmon
Sous Vide Teriyaki Salmon! This is an easy freezer meal, plus it makes the most tender, tastiest fish EVER. (And NO fishy aromas!) Simple teriyaki marinade with soy sauce, brown sugar, rice vinegar, garlic, and ginger.
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Sweet and Sour German Red Cabbage
This sweet-and-sour red cabbage makes an easy side dish for any German meal. Just four ingredients and ready 30 minutes! Great with sausages or pork chops.
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Healthy Eating Meal Plan Wk 1: Half Plate Challenge
Start the New Year off with a healthy meal plan for the WHOLE family! This week’s meal plan is full of tips to help you feel your best and recipes that will keep you and your family full, satisfied, and ready to take on the day!
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Meet Katie Morford!
If you signed up for our January Challenge, you’re in for a treat! Nutritionist Katie Morford is working with us to create delicious, vibrant recipes and healthy meal plans. We sat down and asked her a few of our most burning questions about diet trends, how she cooks at home, and where she finds inspiration!
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White Chicken Chili
This easy White Chicken Chili is like a milder, calmer cousin to Texas beef chili. Make it with canned or dry beans, and add extra chili peppers for more heat if you like! Keeps well and freezes well.
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Red Lentil Dal
This easy Indian dal is ready in under an hour, and makes a satisfying vegetarian lunch or dinner. Serve with rice or naan. This soup also keeps well and can be frozen for up to three months.
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Red Lentil Dal
This easy Indian dal is ready in under an hour, and makes a satisfying vegetarian lunch or dinner. Serve with rice or naan. This soup also keeps well and can be frozen for up to three months.
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Red Lentil Dal
This easy Indian dal is ready in under an hour, and makes a satisfying vegetarian lunch or dinner. Serve with rice or naan. This soup also keeps well and can be frozen for up to three months.
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Red Lentil Dal
This easy Indian dal is ready in under an hour, and makes a satisfying vegetarian lunch or dinner. Serve with rice or naan. This soup also keeps well and can be frozen for up to three months.
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Chamb’ and Bubbly (Chambord Kir Royale)
A Chambord Kir Royale is a festive sparkling wine cocktail made with Chambord, a delicious berry-infused liqueur. Cheers to that!
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13 Festive Recipes for Your New Year’s Eve Party
Happy New Year! If you’re planning a festive party to celebrate the beginning of a brand new year, might we suggest a few appetizers?! We’ve got easy baked brie, stuffed mushrooms, fancy 7-layer dip, and more!
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Panettone
Make the holidays extra special with a homemade loaf of panettone. This enriched Italian Christmas bread—dotted with rum-soak dried fruit, citrus, and almonds—is easy to make at home with the time-saving tip of letting it rise overnight in the refrigerator.
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Best Holiday Fruitcake
This easy Christmas fruitcake is perfect for the holidays. It’s light, tender, and full of dried fruits and nuts. Sprinkle the loaf with brandy, or leave it out! Either way, this fruit cake is a welcome addition to the holiday table.
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Peanut Butter Cookies
These are the best peanut butter cookies ever! Use your favorite store-brand peanut butter and a combination of white and brown sugar. For the best cookie shape, let the dough chill for at least three hours before baking.
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Air Fryer Tostones
Salty, crispy tostones get an update in the air fryer! Skip the greasy pan-fried method, and instead, toss them in a little oil and double “fry” them in your air fryer. Serve them with a simple, but tasty mayo ketchup sauce.
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White Russian Cocktail
If you’ve never had a White Russian before, you are in for a treat! Made with vodka, heavy cream, and Kahlúa (a coffee-flavored liqueur), it’s sweet, creamy, and delicious. Just skip dessert tonight and drink this instead!
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Gouda and Bacon Stuffed Mushrooms
These Gouda and Bacon Stuffed Mushrooms, made with your basic white button mushroom, are a hearty, crowd-pleasing party appetizer. Stuff them ahead and bake them when ready. Your guests won’t be able to have just one!
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Bread Pudding
This best-ever Bread Pudding is so easy to make. Just soak bread cubes with eggs, sugar, and milk, then bake. Add bourbon-soaked raisins and spices to make it extra-special. This New Orleans dessert is a classic for Christmas, Mardi Gras, or any special meal.
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Queso Dip
This easy, creamy, and spicy queso dip is so simple to make, you’ll serve it at every football party or friendly get together from today until the end of time. It’s that good! The secret to a creamy luscious queso? Cream cheese. Now go get some chips! Your dip is waiting!
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Queso Dip
This easy, creamy, and spicy queso dip is so simple to make, you’ll serve it at every football party or friendly get together from today until the end of time. It’s that good! The secret to a creamy luscious queso? Cream cheese. Now go get some chips! Your dip is waiting!
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Boozy Chai-Spiced Apple Cider Punch
This Chai-Spiced Apple Cider Holiday Punch – made with apple cider, brandy, vanilla, and chai tea – is sugar, spice, and everything nice! Easy to scale up or down, it’s ready for your next holiday party.
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Laura Bush’s Cowboy Cookies
First Lady Laura Bush’s classic kitchen sink cowboy cookies won her cookie fame for a reason. They’re made with oatmeal, pecans, coconut, and chocolate chips for an over-the-top cookie you can’t resist.
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Crispy Hash Browns
What’s the secret to the crispiest hash browns ever? Press out as much extra moisture as possible after grating and before frying. Here’s how you can make them perfectly browned and extra crispy, every time.
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Crispy Hash Browns
What’s the secret to the crispiest hash browns ever? Press out as much extra moisture as possible after grating and before frying. Here’s how you can make them perfectly browned and extra crispy, every time.
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Classic Stuffed Mushrooms
These classic stuffed mushrooms are loaded with shallots, garlic, walnuts, breadcrumbs, and chopped mushroom stems. Sprinkle with Parmesan and pop them in the oven and you’ve got a great appetizer for the holidays.
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Classic Stuffed Mushrooms
These classic stuffed mushrooms are loaded with shallots, garlic, walnuts, breadcrumbs, and chopped mushroom stems. Sprinkle with Parmesan and pop them in the oven and you’ve got a great appetizer for the holidays.
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Peanut Brittle
Peanut Brittle is easy to make at home and great for holiday gifts, or just to have around the house when unexpected guests show up. Breaking apart the brittle is a fun holiday tradition!
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Stollen
German Stollen is a rich, buttery bread packed with almonds, citrus peel, and rum-soaked raisins and dried fruit and typically enjoyed around Christmas time. The bread can be made weeks ahead of time and just gets better with each passing day. This makes it perfect to give as gifts or to bring as hostess gifts for parties.
Stollen
German Stollen is a rich, buttery bread packed with almonds, citrus peel, and rum-soaked raisins and dried fruit and typically enjoyed around Christmas time. The bread can be made weeks ahead of time and just gets better with each passing day. This makes it perfect to give as gifts or to bring as hostess gifts for parties.
Cheesy Slow Cooker Sausage Balls
Slow Cooker Sausage Balls are cheesy, easy to make, and super delicious. Serve them as a party appetizer, spoon over pasta, or make a meatball sub! You choose.
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5 Easy Tips for Setting a Gorgeous Thanksgiving Table
Wondering how to decorate your Thanksgiving table? It’s easy—we promise! From flowers to place cards, here’s what we recommend for beautiful, budget-friendly Thanksgiving table decor!
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Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
These oatmeal raisin cookies are literally the way Grandma made them, except with butter instead of shortening! They’re made with old-fashioned oats, brown sugar, and plenty of raisins.
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Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
These oatmeal raisin cookies are literally the way Grandma made them, except with butter instead of shortening! They’re made with old-fashioned oats, brown sugar, and plenty of raisins.
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30 Best Cookies that Travel Well
Taking cookies to the office party? Gifting them to a friend? Shipping them to a faraway family member? This guide has our 30 best cookies for the job and a guide to packing them up so they arrive safely.
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The Friday Buzz: Tofurky, Samosa Wraps, and Peppermint Skinny Almonds!
Welcome to our roundup of all good things, good advice, good feelings. It’s the happy hour of blog posts! On the docket for today: Tofurky, frozen samosa wraps, peppermint almonds, and so much more!
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How To Use an Air Fryer: A First-Timer’s Guide
New to air frying? We’ll walk you through everything you need to know—from how it works, to the best foods to cook in an air fryer, how to clean an air fryer, and other helpful tips for getting the most out of your air fryer!
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Mom’s Stovetop Turkey Stuffing
Classic Thanksgiving turkey stuffing recipe made with French bread cubes toasted in butter, walnuts, onion, celery, apple, green olives, and stock made from turkey giblets. No stuffing is better than Mom’s!
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Best Homemade Cinnamon Rolls
These Homemade Cinnamon Rolls only taste like they came from a bakery! Soft and fluffy, and topped with a thick layer of cream cheese frosting. A make-ahead dough breaks up the work.
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