Tag : Techniques

Mushroom & Zucchini Pesto Saute

With your homemade pesto and a handful of other ingredients, you can make a quick but delicious side dish. It goes together easily...

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Cabbage Soup

My husband was never too fond of cabbage—until the first time he tried this cabbage soup recipe from my aunt. Now he even asks...

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Spicy Chicken and Hominy Soup

This slow-cooked soup is also called "posole," a traditional good luck New Year's meal in my native New Mexico. Everyone...

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Blackberry-Topped Sponge Cakes

The recipe for my blackberry cakes is easy to play with. You can replace the sponge cake with angel food, pound cake or ladyfingers....

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Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Filled with chicken, mushrooms, water chestnuts and carrots, these lettuce wraps are both healthy and yummy. The gingerroot, rice...

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Lentil White Bean Pilaf

Vegetarians will be happy to see this hearty meatless grain pilaf on the holiday buffet table. I like to make this when I have extra...

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Slow-Cooker Malaysian Chicken

Malaysian food has influences from the Malays, Chinese, Indians, Thai, Portuguese and British. In this dish, Asian ingredients combine...

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Campfire Dessert Cones

Kids love to make these! Set out the ingredients so they can mix and match their own creations.

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Mild Tomato Salsa

I got this salsa recipe from my sister, and my children and I have been making batches of it ever since. We pair pint jars with packages...

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Quick Moroccan Shrimp Skillet

When my niece was attending West Point, she was sent to Morocco for five months. I threw her a going-away party with Moroccan decorations,...

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Pressure-Cooker Homemade Chunky Applesauce

This applesauce is so easy. My family loves the things I make from scratch, and it's good knowing exactly what I'm putting in it!

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Meatball Rigatoni Alfredo

My kids love meatballs with rigatoni or spaghetti. The baked cheese sauce in this recipe just takes it over the top!

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