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We made the meatballs and loved them, but couldn’t help wincing over the idea of eating them made with 5 times as much chipotle! How to Serve Chipotle Meatballs We first published this recipe in 2006 and have since modified it a bit. This is the updated version. They’re excellent served with rice and/or tortillas. You could even serve the meatballs with spaghetti for a Tex Mex-ish version. It’s quite spicy and best accompanied with something cooling like sour cream and thinly sliced lettuce....

Copycat Egg McMuffin Recipe Easy Egg McMuffins are one of my favorite breakfasts, but who has the time and money to make McDonald’s runs every morning? These are quick and easy and taste absolutely scrumptious, even better than the fast food version. Fluffy egg, crisp ham or bacon and gooey cheese all melted together on a tender English muffin, so delicious! I make a huge batch at a time, then wrap them and freeze for breakfast later on....

You cook it much like you would prepare a rice pilaf—sautéing garlic and onions first, adding the farro and water and simmering until done. This recipe comes from my chef friends Kathi Riley and Brenda Ruiz, who prepared a similar dish for a recent local fundraiser to benefit Sacramento’s Food Literacy Center (a non-profit doing amazing work here inspiring children to eat good food, check them out!) Out of all the fabulous dishes that evening, this one was my favorite....

This simple slaw is made with thinly sliced fennel and radicchio, fresh dill, and seasoned rice vinegar. It actually tastes better after sitting in the fridge for a day or two! Because the vinegar in the dressing is so pale, the vegetables won’t discolor as they marinate. In fact, the radicchio brightens from a muted burgundy to a bright magenta. The fresh dill enhances its warm-weather appeal, as the herb is commonly used in summer dishes like potato and cucumber salads....

While corn on the cob is probably the purest way to enjoy the seasonal vegetable, it’s also nice to turn it into a quick and easy main meal. This creamy pasta keeps fresh sweet corn front and center where it belongs. A simple sauce of corn, cream, garlic, shallot, and Parmesan comes together very quickly, with red pepper flakes adding a touch of heat and fresh lemon and parsley keeping things bright....

Grilled Mahi Mahi Tacos If you’ve read Favorite Family Recipes for any length of time, you know that we loved our fish tacos around here. We simply can’t get enough of them! We probably have enough fish taco recipes to have a different one every day of the summer. And believe me, I wouldn’t complain! These Mahi Mahi tacos are made with the freshest ingredients and powerful flavors. My family loves them, especially because they can dress up their tacos any way they like....

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From winter to summer, squash is one of those sides that can be eaten year-round. Whether you’re grilling up slices of sweet summer squash for a backyard barbecue or oven-roasting cubes of tender squash for a winter supper, there are so many options to preparing and eating this delicious bounty. But with so many kinds out there, which ones are best? How do you prepare all these different gourds? We have all the answers to your squash questions right here....

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Mounds of spaghetti, fork twirling strands in a spoon, tasty meatballs, trying to lift just the right amount from the bowl—these are some of my favorite memories from childhood. This particular spaghetti and meatballs recipe was given to us by Rick Mindermann of our local Italian grocery store Corti Brothers. Rick is one of these walking encyclopedias of food knowledge, whose enthusiasm for all things food and cooking is infectious....

I have no idea if this actually works, but having her advice firmly imprinted into the core of my being, I too cultivate patches of mint here and there. Which means, that right about now, mid to late spring, we have lots of it. Good for tea, good for jelly, and awesome in an agua fresca with lime and cucumbers, mint also pairs perfectly with peas. This is a simple dip with peas and mint, and some onion, sour cream, and tahini....

Traditional sloppy joes aren’t hard to make, but it turns out it’s even easier to make a good vegan sloppy joe than it is to make one with beef! And it’s all thanks to one secret ingredient… The Secret to Vegan Sloppy Joes Green lentils! Besides being super healthy, green lentils (also known as French lentils, or Puy lentils) are a great substitute for beef in sloppy joes. They cook up beautifully and have just the right texture and structure to be piled high on a bun....