Taco Salad

    Taco Salad

    With a sweet and spicy dressing, chunks of cheddar cheese, and crunchy chips this taco salad recipe is all about summer picnics and neighborhood potlucks.

    Mashed Potatoes with Pepper Jack Cheese and Roasted Green Chilies

    Mashed Potatoes with Pepper Jack Cheese and Roasted Green Chilies

    Mashed potatoes with pepper jack cheese and green chilies have just the right amount of heat to compliment spicier dishes. They go particularly well with southwestern dishes and anything from the grill.
    Buffalo Stew with Poblano Peppers

    Buffalo Stew with Poblano Peppers

    This buffalo stew recipe has lots flavor, a little heat, and a nice mixture of tender slow-cooked buffalo and hearty potatoes to go along with the crunch from the Poblano peppers and carrots.
    Grilled Pizza with Spinach, Mushrooms, and Garlic Olive Oil Recipe

    Grilled Pizza with Spinach, Mushrooms, and Garlic Olive Oil

    Grilled pizza is a fun way to reinvent a classic recipe. Grilling pizza provides so much crunchiness and flavor that you might not ever bake your pizza again.
    Grilled Pizza

    Making Grilled Pizza: A New Twist on a Family Favorite

    My fondest memories of eating pizza are from childhood. In my family, we always ate pizza and played board games on Friday night; it was our tradition. I vividly remember Friday nights; my father came home from work with two fresh pies from a local pizza shop.

    Kale salad with lemon dressing

    Kale Salad with Lemon Dressing

    The light, citrusy flavors of the salad along with the protein of the garbanzo beans, make this kale salad recipe a perfect choice for summertime lunches.

    The salad has a light citrus flavor

    Kale Salad: A Perfect Choice for Lunch

    I’ve always loved the idea of salad for lunch. Especially a kale salad that is the brightest, most colorful, and healthiest of them all.

    Buffalo Chili

    Buffalo Chili

    This hearty buffalo chili recipe gets its tangy sweetness from the BBQ sauce and red pepper that play well with the lean ground buffalo and kidney beans.

    Delicious carrot cake

    Great Tasting Carrot Cake With Half the Calories

    Healthy carrot cake is delightful to eat and easy to make. Our recipe saves on calories without losing and of the great carrot cake flavor by using reduced-fat cream cheese and crushed pineapple.
    Carrot Cake on Fork

    Healthy Carrot Cake

    This healthy carrot cake recipe uses crushed pineapple, canola oil, and reduced fat cream cheese to create a delicious carrot cake with half the calories of traditional carrot cake.

    Sweet Potatoes with Andouille Sausage

    Brown Sugar and Maple Syrup Sweet Potatoes with Andouille Sausage

    This sweet potato recipe gets its sweetness from the maple syrup that is balanced by the spiciness of the andouille sausage.

    German style potato salad with bacon two ways

    German Potato Salad with Bacon Two Ways

    This tangy German style potato salad is great served warm or cold and uses bacon two different ways to add flavor and crunch.
    Roasted Rosemary Red Potatoes

    Roasted Rosemary Red Potatoes

    These roasted red potatoes get their creamy insides from taking a long hot bath before they crisp up their outsides with some time in a hot oven.
    A whole pan pancetta and leek bread pudding

    Savory Pancetta and Leek Bread Pudding

    Savory Pancetta and Leek Bread Pudding is an amazing side dish that goes with anything roasted. The smell of pancetta, leeks, and garlic sautéing in butter should be enough to get you to try this savory bread pudding.

    Fresh guacamole

    Guacamole

    This guacamole recipe uses avocados, lime juice, and a jalapeno to make a fresh, chunky homemade guacamole that is perfect for parties and topping tacos, burritos, and just about anything else you can think of.

    White Cheddar Mashed Potatoes

    White Cheddar and Horseradish Mashed Potatoes

    White Cheddar and Horseradish Mashed Potatoes put boring mashed potatoes in their place by using horseradish, white cheddar, and shallots to create creamy, cheesy, mashed potatoes with real zest.
    Sprouts gotta fly

    Sriracha Laced Brussels Sprouts

    This kick-ass Brussels sprouts recipe gets its spicy flavor from spending time in a Sriracha-laced bath. This is a great dish to serve when you’re looking for a veggie side dish that can stand up for itself.
    Tomato soup and grilled cheese

    Why You Should Try Not Your School Lunch Tomato Soup

    Growing up tomato soup was my least favorite school lunch item. It tasted like the lunch ladies just watered down a big pot of water with a small can of V8 and a dash of red food coloring. It took a long time and a lot of trial and error to figure out how to make a tomato soup that I loved to eat.