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Cavatappi Pasta with Marinara | Easy Recipe!
Cavatappi Pasta with Marinara loads up on the fresh basil making this simple (and very affordable) marinara perfect for weeknight dinners. This is a very simple recipe, but a few techniques keep it tasting delicious. Make sure to use very fresh basil, adding a whole sprig infuses the sauce with basil flavor. Adding butter right…
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Mushroom Bacon, Egg, & Cheese Brunch Pasta
Brunch pasta with Mushroom “Bacon”, egg, & cheese is a fun play on a classic. Mushroom “bacon” seasoned with smoked salt replaces pork, and instead of scrambled or fried, the eggs are combined with cheese for a carbonara-like dish perfect for brunch. The best part of brunch is how creative you can get. It…
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Mashed Gold Potatoes
Mashed Gold Potatoes are super quick and easy, and our secret ingredient packs them with flavor. Yukon Gold potatoes are perfect for mashing, especially for people like me who like mashed potatoes a little lumpy. Their smooth texture is perfect for that blend of texture and creaminess. The trick to adding even more flavor…
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Mediterranean Pasta Salad | Quick & Easy!
Mediterranean Pasta Salad is tangy and creamy with a delicious shallot dressing. With creamy mozzarella and rich veggies, it’s perfect for lunch, or as a potluck dish. Key Steps for a perfect Mediterranean Pasta Salad How to shock pasta? Halfway fill a large mixing bowl with ice and water. Keep the pasta in a strainer…
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Chili Garlic Green Beans
Chili Garlic Green Beans are a little spicy, a lot garlicky, and incredibly delicious. Want them really really spicy? We can help with that. Finding good sides is always a bit of a struggle. I usually don’t want to put too much effort into them, as I like to be able to focus…
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Fried Oaxaca Cheese Tacos with Mango Salsa
These fried Oaxaca cheese tacos combine crunchy fried cheese with savory poblano peppers, sweet mango, and a spicy homemade red pepper sauce for a mouthful of flavor in every bite. I used to feel like frying food was a big hassle, but once I simplified it, it became a lot easier. I just put some…
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Sweet and Spicy Sweet Potatoes
Sweet and Spicy Sweet Potatoes are the perfect addition to a harvest bowl and are amazing as a standalone side. Easy to adjust the spice to your liking. These sweet potatoes are delicious, filling, and packed with flavor. They are amazing as a side dish, but I also love eating them on their own…
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Lemon Garlic Spinach
Lemon garlic spinach is a super quick and healthy side. We use plenty of garlic and brighten it up with tangy lemon. I buy a lot of spinach for salads. I eat not a lot of spinach in salads. So I need spinach recipes that make it super easy and delicious to eat all…
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Tex-Mex Breakfast Casserole – Easy!
Tex-Mex Breakfast Casserole is one of my favorite ways to start the day. This dish is hearty, flavorful, and perfect for feeding a crowd. It’s a combination of potatoes, eggs, cheese, and veggies that bakes up beautifully in the oven. The best part? You can easily customize this recipe with your favorite Tex-Mex flavors. This…
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Sweet Potato Harvest Bowl
This Sweet Potato Harvest Bowl is a hearty and healthy meal. A perfect balance of sweet, salty, spicy, and tangy. I love bowl meals. My rule of thumb is something hearty, something green, some sort of base, and a sauce. And usually, I add on avocado because I love avocado. The components linked in the…
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Spicy Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
Spicy Roasted Red Pepper Sauce is perfect as a condiment for harvest bowls, a delicious sauce for dipping bread in, or as a pasta sauce. This super simple sauce is a family favorite. It’s bright and delicious, and it goes wonderfully on all sorts of foods. Let me know what you try it on in…
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Homestyle Guacamole – Packed with Flavor!
Homestyle Guacamole amps up the flavor with runchy veggies and tangy jalapenos to add texture and substance to this classic. Most people know that us Texans are fussy about our chili. But what you may not know is that we also get persnickety about plenty of other foods, including guacamole. I’ve heard all sorts of…
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Thai Salad with Peanut Dressing
Thai salad with peanut dressing is a hearty and filling salad. The peanut dressing adds amazing flavor and texture. As far as I know, this isn’t really a Thai salad, it’s more Thai inspired. A few of the Thai restaurants I frequent serve a little salad before the meal that’s basically a few leaves…
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Sundried Tomato Cream Sauce
Sundried tomato cream sauce with mushrooms, green onions, and pecorino romano cheese is delicious comfort food. Make it spicy with crushed red pepper. Do you ever end up with a random pound of pasta and no idea what to do with it? Do you ever feel like all your life’s problems can be solved with…
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Vegetable Shish Kebabs | Quick & Easy!
Vegetable Shish Kebabs are a delicious and flexible option for those seeking flavorful plant-based dishes. This Mediterranean-inspired vegetable kebab recipe features zucchini, yellow squash, bell pepper, red onion, and tofu cubes, roasted to perfection. With simple seasoning and the option to cook in the oven, these veggie kabobs are a delightful addition to any meal….
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Quick Dill Pickles – Under 15 Minutes!
Quick dill pickles are zesty and tangy and best of all, crispy! Quick pickling as the name implies is done in about 15 minutes. But time isn’t the only advantage. Because they aren’t pickled long, quick pickled veggies stay nice and crisp. I’m a big pickle fan, and usually store bought pickles work…
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Balsamic Drizzle Recipe
This Balsamic Drizzle Recipe is perfect on pasta, salads, and roasted veggies. This sweet and tangy sauce is quick and easy to whip up. I love this sauce for 3 reasons. 1. It’s super tasty. 2. It’s incredibly easy. 3. It turns veggie skeptics into veggie lovers. Let’s take Brussels sprouts, I love them…
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Easy Southern Peach Cobbler | Fresh or Canned Peaches!
This Easy Southern Peach Cobbler is a quick dessert that is super simple and easy to throw together after a long day of entertaining. Make sure you have some vanilla ice cream to scoop on top. Should I use fresh or canned peaches for peach cobbler? Both fresh and canned peaches work great in peach…
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How to Make Sushi Rice Recipe
This recipe for How to Make Sushi Rice is super easy and simple. The rice turns out perfectly every time. Sticky rice is one of my favorite sides. It goes so well with many of the super spicy and flavorful main dishes that I love. This recipe is for really simple sticky rice, but…
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Brown Butter Sage Gnocchi with Toasted Pecans & Asparagus with Charred Lemon Sauce
Brown Butter Sage Gnocchi with Toasted Pecans is perfect for a weeknight dinner that still feels special. Pair it with the included asparagus recipe! The classic combination of brown butter and sage are one of my top 10 comfort foods, especially when paired with pillowy gnocchi. I love lemon and sage together, but rather…
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Easy Vegetarian Bierocks Recipe – Uses canned biscuits!
This Easy Vegetarian Bierocks Recipe comes together quickly with the help of canned biscuits. I remember eating these at my grandparent’s house when my aunt and uncle would come down to visit. This version is a little different; they actually made the dough! And while the homemade dough is great, using premade biscuits means these…
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Thai Style Potatoes
These Thai Style Potatoes taste amazing with a sweet and spicy vegetarian Nam Jim. Easily adjust the spice level to your tastes. The sauce on these potatoes is a family favorite, so I’m always thinking up other ways to use it. This time I was looking for a side for a summer barbeque, and this…
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Carbonara with Cotija Cheese
Carbonara with Cotija Cheese and Roasted Poblano Peppers gives a southwestern twist to an Italian classic. I’m a big fan of carbonara. I probably make it at least once a month. Because I love it so much, I also think about ways I can incorporate more carbonara into my life, which is how I…
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The Best Vegetarian Chili Recipe
This is the BEST Vegetarian Chili Recipe. It’s savory, spicy, and vegan too! Check out our fun ideas for chili toppings! As a Texan, I have some opinions about chili. While many of my Texas compatriots will argue with outsiders about beans vs no beans, I’m far more concerned with flavor, specifically flavor development. What…
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Easy Brown Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
These delicious brown butter oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are easy to throw together. Brown butter gives them an extra layer of flavor that will leave everyone asking “what’s in these cookies?” Somehow cookies have become a weekend tradition in our house. Which was fun for the first few weekends, but my waistline started to pay…
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Oven-Dried Tomatoes | How to Dehydrate Tomatoes!
Oven-dried tomatoes taste amazing and are super easy. Drying the tomatoes condenses the flavor and makes them extra delicious. My garden is producing little tomatoes like crazy, and since I don’t have the wherewithal to eat pounds and pounds of tomatoes a day, I need to extend their longevity. Unfortunately, another thing I don’t have…
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The BEST Spicy Vegetarian Recipes
Check out this list of the BEST Spicy Vegetarian Recipes! Let us know which recipes you try in the comments below! How to add some spice! If you’re just wanting to add some heat to a recipe you already love, here are my favorite ways: Crushed Red Pepper Flakes: If you’re looking to add a…
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Sweet Potato Tacos with Poblano Cream Sauce
Spicy sweet potato tacos have the perfect balance of sweet, savory & spicy. Roasted sweet potatoes and charred corn balance with mildly spicy poblano peppers and creamy avocado. Top it all off with a savory poblano cream sauce and some pickled onions. Serve with hot sauce on the side if you like it even spicier. …
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Simple Peanut Sauce – Made with common ingredients!
Simple Peanut Sauce combines the goodness of peanut butter with the zing of fresh lime juice, a touch of sweetness from honey, and a hint of heat from sriracha. It’s the perfect choice for dipping spring rolls, drizzling over salads, or using as a satay sauce. With ingredients commonly found in US grocery stores, you’ll…
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How to Roast Garlic – Easy!
How to roast garlic. This super simple recipe yields a creamy caramelized garlic that tastes amazing smeared on bread or tossed with pasta. This recipe is so simple I hesitate to call it a recipe. However, it has come to my attention that many people have never had the glorious creation that is roasted garlic….
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