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Colorful greens are sauteed in a simple creamy garlic sauce until tender! What is Creamed Swiss Chard? A simple twist on our favorite creamed spinach dish! Swiss chard is a beautiful veggie with crisp colorful stalks and flavorful leaves. In this recipe, they are cooked with garlic until tender and a bit of cream is added for a buttery flavor. Ingredients VEGGIES Swiss chard is the main ingredient, of course, but this dish would be great with any greens!...

Easy cheese sandwiches are rolled up, wrapped up in bacon, and then pan-fried (or air fried) to gooey, cheesy perfection. You can’t eat just one! Easy & Cheesy! Everything tastes better wrapped in bacon!These fun roll-ups are made in minutes just in time for afterschool snacks and movie nights. This is one kid-friendly recipe that will be on constant rotation!Prep ahead and refrigerate, cook just before serving.Pan-frying or air-frying guarantees the bacon and bread get crispy without the cheese melting out....

Serve this recipe over fried rice or your favorite chow mein noodles and a side of sesame ginger bok choy! Ingredients Chicken: Chicken thighs in this recipe give maximum flavor while still keeping moist and tender. Boneless thighs make for easy serving. You can replace the thighs with breasts but be sure not to overcook them. I find chicken breasts don’t hold moisture as well so I often add a bit of chicken broth and shred them back into the sauce....

A slow-cooker turkey breast just needs some broth and veggies, and it comes out perfectly juicy every time! A Tender Turkey Dinner I love easy Crockpot recipes because they’re prepped ahead and the low and slow cooking results in tender meat. Oven-roasted turkey is great for a crowd, but a slow cooker turkey breast is great for a weeknight meal or a smaller family. Making a turkey breast is an easy way to prepare turkey dinner, add it to the crock pot and forget about it until it’s done!...

Tender meat is browned and sauteed with onions, peppers, and celery then finished off with fluffy rice and flavorful cajun seasoning to give you a complete meal! What is Dirty Rice I love all kinds of Cajun food from cajun chicken and shrimp to gumbo; I just can’t get enough of it! This Dirty Rice is just one more favorite among my collection! Regardless of where you’re from, rice (especially in a rice casserole) is truly such a comforting dish!...

It’s hard to believe that Easter is just around the corner, and if you’re anything like me you’re wondering where Christmas went! Time sure does fly, and it can sometimes be a struggle to keep up. I’m excited to have partnered with SweeTARTS treats to create the one of best Easter egg scavenger hunts ever! How to Make a Scavenger Hunt It’s time to start thinking about Easter morning, and how we want to do the annual Easter egg hunt....

Baba Ganoush is a roasted eggplant spread or dip. It’s packed with flavors of tahini, garlic, and lemon juice all blended until smooth and creamy. It is the perfect dip, spread, or even sauce recipe for everything from warm pita bread to tortilla chips! What is Baba Ganoush? Originating from Levant, this dish light, healthy, low in calories, but heavy on flavor, eat Baba Ganoush (bah-bah, gah-noosh) as a spread or dip....

Posted Apr 12, 2024, Updated Apr 21, 2024 Whenever we have taco nights with friends, my soul sister always brings over the best Mexican rice. My oldest daughter bugged me to ask her for the recipe, and we’ve made it countless times since. Of course, I put a my own spin on it (because that’s what I do), and I truly believe it’s the best Mexican rice ever – even better than my favorite restaurant....

Thin slices of beef are flash fried and coated in a sweet soy sauce, ginger, and garlic sauce. This copycat recipe for PF Chang’s rivals anything you could find in a restaurant. Serve this stir-fry recipe over rice with steamed broccoli or bok choy. What is Mongolian Beef? It’s a simple stir fry with thin slices of beef simmered in a sauce of soy, brown sugar, garlic, and ginger. The brown sugar caramelizes in the soy to make a slightly sticky sauce that coats the beef....

Strips of tender steak are marinated in a homemade sauce and stir-fried with sautéed bell peppers and onions. Ingredients for Pepper Steak Beef: Top round is my favorite cut of beef for this pepper steak recipe but flank steak and top sirloin steak are other great options. Prepare the meat for cooking by slicing it against the grain to break down the fibers and help tenderize it. Veggies: Green and red bell peppers give a pop of color, but any peppers will taste great....

This eggplant string bean stir-fry is one of our must-order dishes when we go out to this particular restaurant, and we discovered it’s a very quick-to-prepare dish for home cooking as well. Luckily, with spring and early summer’s abundance, seasonal eating is at its best right now. I know that there are many home-growers out there (proud to say that I am one among you!), and I bet you’ll have eggplants and green beans ready for this yummy dish....

Chewy and gooey, they’re perfect for dessert and a great addition to lunch boxes for kids and adults alike! Extra Gooey Rice Krispie Treats Most people don’t really need a recipe to make Rice Krispie Treats (although I do always have to look up the ratios) but I don’t follow the recipe on the box. They’re just not gooey enough for me. This oh-so-simple goes from stovetop (or microwave) to satisfied tummies in a flash....

Posted Mar 29, 2020, Updated Apr 18, 2024 I have been making this flourless peanut butter cookies recipe for over two decades now, because they are so simple and absolutely delicious! They are gooey and peanut buttery and even can be dipped in chocolate. Plus, they’re easy to make with only 5 ingredients in 15 minutes! Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies: Ingredients & Substitutions These gluten-free peanut butter cookies are made with ingredients you probably have on hand!...

Here is an awesome recipe to use up all those apples you have! Or just a great and inexpensive way to be prepared for the holidays! When cutting the apples, I peeled them by hand and used an apple slicer/corer which gave me fairly thick chunks of apple! If you have an Apple Peeler/Slicer/Corer this will definitely speed things up but your slices will be much thinner. You will want to adjust the cooking time to about 5 minutes and the cooling with the lid to about 10-15 minutes....

Posted Apr 14, 2023, Updated Jun 21, 2024 This fresh spring roll recipe is one that I have made for almost two decades. It is one of my all-time favorite recipes to make for a light lunch or dinner. What’s not to love? Your favorite veggies, fresh cilantro, green onions and peanuts are all rolled up tight in a spring roll wrapper then dipped in the most delicious peanut sauce!...

Late spring and early summer is swiss chard season! This leafy vegetable with its colorful stems is a popular side dish and is frequently used in stir-fries, soups, salads, and casseroles. What is Swiss Chard? Swiss chard is a delicious leafy green and both the stalks and leaves are edible. Other Names Swiss chard is also sometimes just called chard and comes in a variety of colors. If sold by a bunch with various colors, it is referred to as rainbow chard but they are all the same ingredient....

Even though these salmon burgers are “light,” relative to your standard burger, that doesn’t mean they’re lacking in flavor. The burgers are augmented by some choice seasonings–dijon mustard and tarragon, anyone?–and are topped with avocado, arugula, red onion, and a perfectly herbacious green goddess dressing that may be the REAL star of this recipe. Truth be told, this is the first time I’ve really had green goddess dressing, and it was less a “first time” than a DISCOVERY....

Posted Apr 27, 2022, Updated Sep 30, 2024 There isn’t a meal we make more often in our house than this ground beef taco recipe. It takes 15 minutes to prepare, we always have the ingredients on hand (including this homemade taco seasoning) and my entire family loves it. These Mexican ground beef tacos are made with 5 ingredients. They are an easy, healthy dinner to make when you are short on time and don’t want to fight with your kids to eat a meal....

Like Homemade Peach Crisp, this pie is best served warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream, and is the perfect summer treat. Homemade Cherry Pie Nothing beats a homemade pie from scratch and this cherry pie is a keeper for sure! This butter pie crust is so easy to make and foolproof! The crust is so crispy and holds up well, yet is flakey and tender. When combined with the simple cherry filling, it’s a combination the whole family will love....

It’s finished with fresh spinach, pasta, and a sprinkle of parm! It’s a “set-it-and-forget-it” soup recipe for the stove or the slow cooker. Got a crowd coming over? Serve with some fresh Homemade Garlic Bread and a side salad! A Fave Flavorful Soup This soup is a “one-pot wonder” so there is less mess and less clean-up. You can add any veggie you’d like into this recipe (and swap up the pasta with orzo or any shape you love)!...