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September 8, 2020

Cheesy Smashed Potatoes with Chickpeas

August 13, 2020

Beet Salad with Mandarin Oranges

June 30, 2020

Air Fryer Cauliflower with Indian Spices

Couscous Garbanzo Salad

Pearl couscous and garbanzos give a Mediterranean flair to this hearty couscous garbanzo salad. It’s perfect for a workday lunch or a weekend meal. Updated July 13, 2022.

This lazy lasagna with shrimp recipe delivers great lasagna flavor without the hassle of layering lasagna noodles. It’s an easy weeknight meal that’s sure to please. The spinach and mushrooms make it a complete meal in one dish.

Lentil Chili with Farro

This hearty lentil chili with chewy farro is perfect on a cool night or any time you’re craving spicy vegetarian chili. Make this easy Instant Pot chili tonight!

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Cheesy Smashed Potatoes with Chickpeas

Making cheesy smashed potatoes with chickpeas is super-easy, and this savory potato recipe serves as a main dish or a side dish.

Guacamole

Guacamole goes great with chips and salsa or served alongside a tasty Mexican dinner. This guacamole recipe is creamy, delicious, and easy.

Beet Salad with Mandarin Oranges

Try this beet salad with mandarin oranges, toasted walnuts, and feta cheese on top of mixed greens. It’s colorful, delicious, and refreshing.

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Grow Microgreens at Home

When you grow microgreens at home you’ll have a ready supply of tasty, nutritious greens for salads, soups, and snacks. It’s easy and fun! In this post, I’ll describe a hydroponic method for home use.

15 Easy Pantry Meals

Here are 15 easy pantry meals that I hope will help you on those days when you haven’t planned ahead (and we all have them) but you’ve gotta’ fix something for the hungry hoards who depend on you.

Basic Stir-fry Steps

At our house, we prepare stir-fry meals regularly. They’re easy to fix, colorful, and they taste great. In this post and I’m providing the basic stir-fry steps, so you can add this meal to your repertoire.

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Couscous Garbanzo Salad

Pearl couscous and garbanzos give a Mediterranean flair to this hearty couscous garbanzo salad. It’s perfect for a workday lunch or a weekend meal. Updated July 13, 2022.

Cashew Sesame Dressing

This tangy cashew sesame dressing can’t wait to find a home in lots of different Asian dishes, especially those with soba or udon noodles. It’s also perfect as a dipping sauce for Asian dumplings or a dressing for Asian slaw. Try it soon and you’ll be hooked.

Green Chile Enchilada Sauce

Made with green chiles and fresh tomatillos, this tangy, spicy green chile enchilada sauce is great on enchiladas and other Mexican foods. Because it’s so good, I usually double the recipe and freeze some for later. It also works as a spicy dip for quesadillas or chips. Yum!

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