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Creamy Tomato-Basil Soup
Valentine's Day traditionally involves a gift from Mr. Russell Stover that comes in a red heart-shaped box and contains about a zillion...


White Chicken Chili with Salsa Verde
Note: I first posted this recipe from the Weight Watchers website just before the 2022 Super Bowl. It's long been a favorite of Weight...


Olive Garden Minestrone
Minestrone soup has been on Olive Garden's menu since the Italian American restaurant opened in Florida in 1982. And with good reason....


Roasted Tomato Caprese
Tomato caprese salad is a summertime favorite, made with ripe home-grown tomatoes and topped with fresh basil leaves. It's not something...


Salmon, White Bean and Pasta Salad
This recipe appeared back in the days when Weight Watchers gave out weekly recipe cards to members when they weighed in. Although salmon it is not my favorite fish, I decided to give it a try because salmon is so healthful. If you’re salmon-indifferent like me, I think that you’ll be pleasantly surprised. It's basically a pasta salad with additional ingredients (such as salmon). Who doesn't love pasta salad? Eureka! I've become a pasta-with-salmon fan! The recipe calls for p


Shrimp Spring Rolls
We did our share of cooking, eating and drinking over the 4th of July weekend, but while most Americans grilled hamburgers and hot dogs,...


German Apple Pancake
Daughter Elizabeth and her husband Brendan phoned one Sunday morning to say they were walking over with my grand pup, Whitman, and they...


Ratatouille-Stuffed Shells
I am a bona fide lover of ratatouille, the classic French provincial dish of eggplant, zucchini, bell peppers and tomatoes. Every time I...


Baked Rice and Peas
The COVID quarantine turned many of us into modern versions of chuckwagon cooks — every night we cobbled together dinner with whatever we...


Mediterranean Baked Feta with Cherry Tomatoes
This morning I’m departing on an adventure into Arkansas. For those of you who consider that to be an oxymoron, I should add that my...


Creamy Hummus Platter
I’ll begin by stating the obvious: you can buy hummus everywhere, even at Costco, and most brands are pretty good too. But commercial...


Died & Went to Heaven Chocolate Cake
When Eating Well published this recipe several years ago, it instantly became one of the magazine’s most popular recipes. I am not a big...
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