Recipes, Appetizers, Desserts & Healthy Cooking Tips

Coconut-Crusted Turkey Strips

My granddaughter shared these baked turkey strips with me. With a plum dipping sauce, they're just the thing for a light supper.

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Comforting Cheesy Potatoes

As a four-generation Idaho family, we love our easy cheesy potatoes. I have served this cheesy potato recipe for weddings, family...

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Mama’s Warm German Potato Salad

My grandmother, Mama, made this potato salad for every family gathering at her home. The relatives would arrive with their specialties...

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Ranch Potato Casserole

We operate a busy fruit farm. I cook every day for my family, so I appreciate this dish for another reason—I can put it together...

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Sausage Crescent Rolls

I love the appetizer pigs in a blanket and thought I could turn it into an amazing breakfast dish. Boy, was I right. These are now...

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Polish Pierogi

I'm from a small town in New Jersey where a number of Polish immigrants—including my parents—settled. My mother was a...

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Pretty Posy Cupcakes

These cute cupcakes are a fun treat to make with kids. Simply bake and frost cupcakes, and then decorate them with marshmallow "petals"...

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Slow-Cooker Citrus Carrots

These carrots are yummy and so simple. The recipe is from my mom, who tweaked it a bit to suit her tastes. You can make this dish...

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Shrimp ‘n’ Scallops Tropical Salad

A fruity dressing zip drapes this zippy salad . Served on a bed of greens, the scrumptious combination of grilled seafood, veggies...

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Grilled Sweet Potato Wedges

I love when an entire meal can be cooked outside on the grill and I don't need to heat up the kitchen. These grilled sweet potatoes...

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Shiitake & Butternut Risotto

I like to think of this recipe as a labor of love. The risotto takes a bit of extra attention, but once you reach that requisite creaminess,...

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Gold-Medal Vegetable Dip

The crowd at our Olympics theme party declared this tangy dip a winner! With just enough zip from mustard and Worcestershire sauce,...

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