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One-Pot Pasta with Tomatoes and Spinach
You won't find an easier pasta main dish than this one. Why? Because everything cooks together in one pot. It's ready in less than 20...


Corn and Tomato Salad with Feta and Herbs
You must make this salad before summer ends. Fresh corn and tomatoes are at their peak now and this is one of the best ways to enjoy...


Refrigerator Bran Muffins
Recipes for refrigerator bran muffins have been around for decades; they abound online with no one specific recipe standing out as the...


Sheet Pan Chicken with Zucchini and Basil
I'm going to say right off the bat that this isn't a glamorous recipe. Chicken thighs and summer squash aren't fancy. But when roasted...


Slow-Roasted Salmon
Slow roasting salmon assures that it remains tender even if it's slightly overcooked. This is no-fail cooking! I've cooked salmon every...


Minestrone Salad
Hungry poodle William loves pasta.. This summery pasta salad is inspired by one of my wintertime favorites: minestrone soup. You get all...


Chickpea Salad
This recipe for chickpea salad comes from the New York Times cooking section, which referred to it as: "A lighter, easier take on classic...


Cobb Salad with Shrimp, Avocado & Bacon
Bacon and avocados used to be off-limits for those of us watching our weight due to their high fat content. Thankfully, times have...


Sheet Pan Chicken with Potatoes, Carrots and Asparagus
Sheet pan dinners are popular for a good reason: everything cooks together in one pan at the same time. Clean-up is a breeze. About the...


Strawberry-Chicken Salad with Pecans and Feta Cheese
Even though the summer heat hasn't quite set in, I'm already in my no-cook mode. To me, summer means casual, easy-to-assemble dinners...


Big Italian salad
Italians love salads almost as much as pasta, which may be why they have the lowest obesity rate in Western Europe. While salads have...


Sheet Pan Chicken with Baby Potatoes and Mushrooms
This wonderful, one-pan dinner was created by Dorie Greenspan, an award-winning American cookbook author who lives half of the year in Paris. Her most popular cookbooks are about baking delectable French cookies and cakes, which amazes me because Dorie says she eats what she bakes, and here's what she looks like: She must have a faster metabolism than me. Lucky Dorie. But I digress: this sheet pan Balsamic chicken is from Everyday Dorie, The Way I Cook. , and it's a winner!
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