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Herb Roasted Fingerling Potatoes

Cooking Time: 30m
If you are wondering what Herb Roasted Fingerling Potatoes are, they are in fact elongated, small potatoes that look like one’s fingers. They are just perfect to use in this rustic dish that can be adapted from refined salt and herbs to a gratin with cheese. Delicious to snack on...
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Classic Caesar Salad

Cooking Time: 15m
This Classic Caesar Salad uses fresh and crispy traditional Romaine lettuce. I sometimes add chicken or bacon and always my mother’s favorite, anchovies. Toss in a rich, creamy and tangy dressing for the original flavors that everyone loves in a Caesar salad. Top with freshly grated Parmesan cheese and some...
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Stetson Chopped Salad

Cooking Time: 15m
This Stetson Chopped Salad is most popular in Arizona and the Wild West. Known as a cowboy’s salad, it begins with a base of couscous and arugula topped with corn kernels, cherry tomatoes, avocado, toasted pepitas and dried currants for color, texture and a variety of flavor. Prepare a creamy,...
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Cheese Puffs with Ham Salad

Cooking Time: 1h
These Cheese Puffs with Ham Salad are sandwich-like rolls and a great lunch or tea-time option to serve your guests. I have included the recipe for making fresh, homemade cheese puff rolls using mustard, cayenne pepper and Gruyere cheese in the filling, making these more of a dish for a...
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Monster Eyes Deviled Eggs

Cooking Time: 30m
Start off your Halloween morning in the spirit of the celebration with these Monster Eyes Deviled Eggs. Make your creations look like the real deal with “painted” red food coloring lines onto the white part of the egg to imitate vain-like, bloodshot eyes and place an olive slice on top...
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Southwest Quinoa Salad

Cooking Time: 30m
This Southwest Quinoa Salad is deliciously tasty and really easy to make. With Mexican inspired ingredients of black beans, bell peppers, corn, cilantro, red onions, jalapeño chili and garlic chopped up and tossed in a flavorsome dressing made from limes, olive oil, cumin, chili powder, salt and black pepper. Colorful,...
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Avocado Caprese Chicken Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette

Cooking Time: 15m
Fresh and delicious, this Avocado Caprese Chicken Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette is the perfect lunch to satisfy the hunger and please your taste buds. Prepared in just 15 minutes, this gluten free, keto-friendly salad is packed with all the nutrients that a low-cal, low-carb diet requires. So delicious, even your...
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Eggplant & Mozzarella Stick Roll-Ups

Cooking Time: 55m
These Eggplant & Mozzarella Stick Roll-Ups would be a great addition to your party food menu – they are easy to make because you use store bought mozzarella sticks. They are also easy to serve and most importantly for your guests, they are easy to pick up and eat while...
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Keto Egg Salad

Cooking Time: 5m
What is a Keto Egg Salad? The classic egg salad that we all know and love is generally keto-friendly, however, in this recipe we have tried to add extra healthy fats to the ingredients to complete the full requirements. Use hard boiled eggs mixed with mayonnaise, lemon juice, chives, a...
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Tex-Mex Chopped Chicken Salad

Cooking Time: 15m
I have to admit this but I believe this Tex-Mex Chopped Chicken Salad is the best Mexican recipe I have yet written. Beating burritos and tacos, this new, Tex-Mex, open salad is the new craze! With fresh Romaine lettuce and shredded rotisserie chicken toss in red and green bell pepper,...
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Crispy Andouille Hush Puppies

Cooking Time: 30m
Crispy Andouille Hush Puppies are the ultimate finger food for your next party or games night. Hush puppies are deep fried savory cornmeal batter balls. They got the name as they were a type of food that hunters and fishermen would feed their dogs to keep them quiet! My take...
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Corn Pudding

Cooking Time: 45m
Corn Pudding is one of those classic Thanksgiving side dishes that no holiday table should be without! I’ve served it for the last 12 years without fail and this year will be no different! It is super easy to make and it has a lovely flavor. To make corn pudding,...
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Keto Seven-Layer Salad

Cooking Time: 30m
There’s almost not an ingredient left out in this Seven-Layered Salad recipe. Layers of basic salad ingredients with Romaine lettuce then frozen peas and yellow bell peppers, grape tomatoes, celery, scallions and a yogurt-mayonnaise with vinegar, garlic powder, salt and freshly ground black pepper salad dressing poured over and finally...
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Vegan Roasted Pumpkin Salad

Cooking Time: 45m
Make the perfect lunchtime salad with this Roasted Pumpkin Salad that works just perfectly as a total meal for you. If you are like me and just love butternut pumpkin, then you won’t need anything else to go with this salad. Sometimes I enjoy some feta cheese with it, but...
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Chopped Chef’s Salad

Cooking Time: 10m
I make a batch of this Chopped Chef’s Salad each weekend to have for lunch during the week ahead. This has been my secret to healthy eating while being a working mom. We all know how hard it is to keep everything going when the kids are at school. Batch...
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Mexican Pasta Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing

Cooking Time: 25m
Mexican Pasta Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing is a great recipe to have on standby when you are planning your next barbecue or cookout. It is creamy and delicious with Mexican flavors. You can easily double the recipe if you are cooking for a big crowd. My recipe combines wholewheat...
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Apple-Wild Rice Salad

Cooking Time: 2h 25m
I love this Apple-Wild Rice Salad for a light and tasty lunch. If I am serving wild rice for dinner, I always cook extra so that I can use it the following day to make this superb salad. This is a really fresh and fruity salad which combines the  crunchy...
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The Best Wild Rice Salad with Grape

Cooking Time: 1h 15m
The Best Wild Rice Salad with Grape is a sweet and citrus, fruit and nut, delightfully fresh, first course to serve. With a selection of salad ingredients using green grapes, oranges, scallions, cranberries and pecan nuts combined with perfectly cooked wild rice (steps in recipe) and coated in an orange...
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Grilled Aubergine Tabbouleh

Cooking Time: 25m
Bringing tastes from Turkey with this vegan, Grilled Aubergine Tabbouleh. Prepared with cooked, until softened, chopped aubergine, tossed with fluffy couscous, diced cucumber, cherry tomatoes and roughly chopped mint and parsley and drizzled with a sweetly flavored dressing made from lemon juice, coconut yogurt, tahini and maple syrup. To make...
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Roasted Potato Vegetable Salad

Cooking Time: 1h 10m
It can be tricky to get the perfect roast veg plate ready, but with this Roast Potato Vegetable Salad recipe you will pass in creating the best side dish yet. A colorful mix of red potatoes, corn kernels, red, orange and green bell peppers and seasoned with spicy cumin, ancho...
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Middle Eastern Braised Cauliflower

Cooking Time: 30m
    I’m a huge fan of international recipes and this Middle Eastern Braised Cauliflower is one of my best experiments. When traveling home, I often do a stopover somewhere between Israel and the UAE and I just needed to bring these flavors back with me to the US. Tender, cauliflower florets,...
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    Watermelon, Mozzarella and Prosciutto Skewers

    Cooking Time: 11m
    Another fun activity to do with your kids – these Watermelon, Mozzarella and Prosciutto Skewers are a great summer afternoon snack. A flavorful balance of sweet and juicy watermelon squares, salty mozzarella cheese balls, cool cucumber slices and delicate slices of prosciutto. You can make them fun or classy and...
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    Arugula Watermelon Salad

    Cooking Time: 5m
    This fresh Arugula, Watermelon Salad with Feta and Fresh Herbs is a wonderful choice for an afternoon lunch or snack time. It’s sweet and salty with a combination of watermelon chunks and feta cheese which get tossed with a variety of fresh herbs of your choice, from oregano, basil leaves,...
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    Couscous with Zucchini and Cherry Tomatoes

    Cooking Time: 20m
    Couscous with Zucchini and Cherry Tomatoes!To be honest, you can’t really go wrong when serving your guests couscous and this Couscous with Zucchini and Cherry Tomatoes is the prime example for “couscous is so nice, we named it twice!” Soften onion rings and garlic and add cherry tomatoes, zucchini, whole...
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    Pear Balsamic Salad

    Cooking Time: 20m
    It’s always nice to have a variety of salad options on hand and you should add this Pear Salad with Dried Cherries and Candied Walnuts to your list. You can use the toasted walnuts on top of desserts, ice cream and cakes as well as to top so many other...
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    Crunchy Rice Salad

    Cooking Time: 35m
    Crunchy Rice Salad is one of those recipes that comes to mind first when I am making food for a cookout or pot luck meal. There are a few reasons for this. It is really simple to make, tastes absolutely delicious and I can usually make it up with ingredients...
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