Chipotle sweet potato soup with queso blanco makes any weeknight dinner a comfort-food celebration. Cozy, spicy and easy, it's pretty much the best meal you'll have all week. You may not think of soup as a culinary experience. Especially a simple pureed soup like sweet potato or butternut squash ...
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Curry Chicken Drumsticks With Chickpeas
Curry Chicken Drumsticks With Chickpeas is an authentic dinner using pantry ingredients! Plus the kids will love getting their own drumstick with their rice and veggies. I know what you’re thinking when it comes to real-deal-authentic Indian food made at home...no way! However, I’m here to tell ...
Easy Dinner Potato Salmon Bake
Easy Dinner Potato Salmon Bake is one of my favorite ways to make a meal in one dish. It's a tasty and simple way to get delicious veggies and fish in on a weeknight. I like a good one dish meal. Listen, I'm not pushing casseroles here. There are plenty of awesome one dish, one skillet, one pan ...
The Best Classic Pot Roast With Vegetables
The best classic pot roast with vegetables is, dare I say it, better than mom used to make. It's easy, comfort-food-goodness that's simple enough to cook any night of the week! It's a Sunday dinner go-to, but I can never wait for the weekend. I've made the recipe so easy it's become a great option ...
Red Wine Glazed Pearl Onions
Red wine glazed pearl onions are caramelized in a flavorful sauce. Delicious and festive side dish for any holiday meal. When I was working as an editor at Martha Stewart magazine, I used pearl onions in a recipe for the first time. I thought they were so cute, just mini little white onions. ...
Fluffy Mashed Potatoes | Tara Teaspoon
Fluffy mashed potatoes melt in your mouth, and with just four ingredients, are as easy to make as they are delicious! Like little clouds on your plate. That's what the perfect mashed potatoes taste like. Then drizzle them with gravy and oh-my-goodness it's heaven. These creamy, fluffy mashed ...
4 Amazing Mashed Potato Mix Ins
Four amazing mashed potato mix ins that will blow your mind! Start with the basic recipe and create flavorful side dishes with just a few ingredients. A dish of smooth, fluffy mashed potatoes on the table usually means there is a feast to be had. It's one of those sides that hints at gravy or ...
Mushroom Squash Tart
Mushroom Squash Tart with a creamy cheese filling, topped with delicious vegetables, in a buttery crust, is a crowd-pleaser. Serve it with dinner, or as an appetizer while you carve the meat! I'd be happy with almost anything in a buttery tart crust. It just makes everything that much more ...
Baked Sweet Potato Cubes With Cinnamon Meringue
Baked sweet potato cubes with cinnamon meringue is my decadent improvement on a Thanksgiving classic side dish. I replaced the typical marshmallow topping with a fluffy, smooth, spiced meringue. Side dishes at Thanksgiving are the best! As a kid I would meticulously spoon gravy into the crafted ...
Slow Cooker Turkey Vegetable Meat Loaf
Slow Cooker Turkey Vegetable Meatloaf is a dinner phenomenon. So easy, juicy, flavorful and healthy to boot! Dinner is easy tonight. It's also healthy and low-fat! Perfect for pre-holiday eating. At least that's what my scale told me last night–Oh boy! I shredded carrots, onions and zucchini and ...
Roasted Vegetable Trio With Orange-Thyme Dressing + Food Styling Tip
Roasted Vegetable Trio with Orange-Thyme Dressing is a classy, delicious side dish for any holiday meal. As far as vegetables go, I think my favorite way to eat them is roasted. Name a veggie...it's probably delicious roasted! And this roasted vegetable side dish is divinely gorgeous for a ...
Easy Parmesan Mushroom Gnocchi
Easy Parmesan Mushroom Gnocchi is a must for the dinner plan this week. Simple, cheesy, earthy and comforting, it's the perfect fall dish. I create a lot of weeknight dinner recipes that use grocery store shortcuts, taste amazing, and are great options for the whole family. This mushroom gnocchi is ...
Roasted Broccoli Melt
Roasted Broccoli Melt is a totally stuffed, incredibly delicious, favorite hot sandwich for dinner. All I can say is YUM! A veggie sandwich? You question it, then you taste it, and your mind is blown. This roasted broccoli and cheese stuffed sammy makes dinner dreams come true. It's truly ...
Herbed Vegetable Pasta with Artichokes
Herbed vegetable pasta with artichokes is bursting with fresh veggies and zesty herbs. It's a go-to dinner for Meatless Mondays, or What-To-Eat Wednesdays! • • • My spring pasta dinner is as easy as boiling some water, adding veggies, a quick vinaigrette and poof. Olives, fresh tomatoes and red ...
Sesame Chicken with Apple Carrot Slaw
Sesame Chicken with Apple-carrot Slaw will make dinnertime oh, so easy and delicious. In-season apples are a mix of tart and sweet, crunchy and juicy. They go perfectly with its Sesame Ginger dressing. The whole family will love this simple fall dinner. I love breading chicken with ...
Grilled Fish With Caper Herb Salsa and Corn
Using wonderful in-season ingredients, Grilled Fish With Caper-Herb Salsa and Corn, is the perfect ending to your day. Fish is always a welcome change on the grill. This flavorful salsa also tastes great with pork, chicken and veggies. Corn is still the talk of the town! Peaches are in season, ...
Lemon Herb Lamb And Vegetable Kabobs
The meat you've been missing can take center stage for dinner tonight. The delicious reasons you should be eating lamb kabobs. Zesty marinated meat and veggies make these lamb kabobs a delicious summer meal. Serve with warm flatbread and you have a dinner no one can resist. Let me talk about the ...
Thai Beef Salad with Easy Marinade
Marinated flank steak gets a burst of flavor from authentic Thai flavors, sweet fruit and crunchy veggies. Arrange on a platter for an impressive, family-style situation that everyone will love. Healthy dinners are tricky. You want them to be filling, but light at the same time. This composed Thai ...
Veggie Spring Rolls
Veggie Spring Rolls get dipped in sweet and sour mint sauce for a perfect combo. Beautiful green vegetables never tasted so good as when nestled in lovely translucent spring roll wrappers! I like salad, I just don't eat a lot of salad. I know it's healthy, but I'd rather eat pasta or a burger. What ...
Alfredo Veggie Stromboli
Alfredo Veggie Stromboli made with grab-and-go grocery store staples is easy to put together, and even easier to eat for dinner - Delicious! Frozen pizza dough is a miracle. I love it so much. I typically keep it around for "leftover night" dinner. I roll it out, add some sauce, pesto or something ...
