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Easy Oven Nachos Whether it’s watching a big game on TV, hanging out with friends, or Cinco de Mayo, nachos are always a hit! These easy Oven Nachos (or sheet pan nachos) are no exception and they really are so quick to throw together. What makes them even better are the toppings I got from Peakfection. Guacamole and salsa are essential when it comes to nachos. It is hard to find a good store-bought substitute for homemade, but I have to say that the Peakfection has made it a whole lot easier....

Graham Cracker Cookies with Coconut These Graham Cracker Cookies are a delicious and easy cookie to make when you just need something sweet but don’t want to derail your diet. They remind us so much of the popular Girl Scout Samoas, with sweet coconut and a hint of chocolate. They’re the perfect little treat to make with your kids and are such a yummy after school snack. You’ve gotta love cookies that you can make with just a few simple ingredients....

Tenderloin is a little finicky, in that you do have to pay attention so you don’t overcook it. There’s not much margin for error with this cut. But the overall recipe? Easy. The tenderloin is first marinated in a soy sauce, ginger, and sesame oil marinade. Then you sear it on the hot side of the grill and finish it on the cool side. Drizzle with a little reserved marinade to serve!...

Friends with cherry trees are good friends indeed, especially when they arrive with baskets filled to the brim! Mostly this is an opportunity to gorge, and engage in pit spitting contests. (I’m still mad that they’ve cross-bred the seeds out of watermelons, depriving me and thousands of kids of the summer rite of seed spitting, but am happy to engage with cherry pits.) But if you want get all grown up on us, you can do other things with fresh cherries—clafouti, cherry fro yo, and sweet cherry pie—or make a simple cherry salsa to accompany pork chops or pork tenderloin....

Banana Pancakes If you are a fan of banana bread, you are going to fall in love with this banana pancake recipe! You won’t believe the flavor a few ripe bananas can add to pancakes. As the pancakes cook to a golden brown, the bananas slightly caramelize becoming sweeter. When it comes to breakfast, especially on the weekends, a stack of pancakes are always a great idea! Not only are they easy to whip up, they go so well with every other breakfast food....

If you eat a lot of chicken, then that vortex has probably claimed more than a few potential meals. It happens. Here’s the rule of thumb so you can play it safe. When Is Chicken Still Safe to Eat? According to the USDA, you should eat cooked chicken within 3 to 4 days. Pretty simple. What if it’s been longer—say, 5 days? Then it’s up to you. There are pathogens that can grow on chicken that don’t have a taste or smell and won’t change the way the chicken looks....

Homemade Pesto Fresh Homemade Pesto has an amazing flavor combination featuring basil, parmesan, and pine nuts. I know some people use different nuts when making pesto because pine nuts are not the cheapest nut. If you must substitute the pine nuts — like for an allergy or something — you can use walnuts or cashews instead. But if you want that true authentic pesto flavor you have got to use the pine nuts!...

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Quilted squares, silicone sleeves, suede mitts - one by one, they’ve all made their way to the bottom of a drawer somewhere, or thrown out altogether. Some were too unwieldy, or fell apart in the wash, or (the biggest offense!) didn’t work at keeping heat away from my hands, even for the short amount of time it takes to pull a baking dish out of the oven and set it on the stovetop....

Creamy Peach Smoothie I’ve been a Jamba Juice girl for quite some time now (probably due to the fact that they had two locations on BYU campus…) but my coworkers recently converted me to Roxberry! There is one right by where I work, and I sometimes pull through the drive-thru to grab breakfast if I didn’t get the chance to eat at home. Usually I get one of their green smoothies, but when I really want a treat, I order this little piece of heaven!...

Here’s one idea: a light, but satisfying salad full of buttery green olives, nutty chickpeas, salty Parmesan cheese, and a sweet balsamic vinaigrette. All these flavors and textures balance the radicchio, making a colorful, elegant – and quick! – seasonal salad for your dinner table. Radicchio is a member of the chicory family along with endive, escarole, and puntarelle. It looks similar to a small head of purple cabbage and can range from fist-sized to soft-ball-sized....

Soon after though, McCormick started selling it and promoting it as a spice, so it’s much easier to come by, and we are always looking for an excuse to cook with it. What Is Smoked Paprika and Why Use It? If you’ve never used it, smoked paprika is to regular paprika what chipotle powder is to red chile powder. I like to think of it as the flavor of my favorite barbecued potato chips....

Spanish Chicken and Rice Jared and I were trying to figure out what to make for dinner tonight but had very few ingredients in our pantry and fridge. We made up this Spanish Chicken and Rice Skillet with the few ingredients we had. Needless to say, it was a quick, easy, and tasty meal! Fresh and Delicious When you’re in the mood for a meal that really hits the spot, you want something fresh and flavorful....

This creamy Grape Salad is my favorite fruit salad! It is so sweet and yummy, it’s almost more of a dessert than a salad. We will frequently take this grape salad on family picnics and it is ALWAYS a huge hit! Because there is such a variety of textures in the salad, every bite offers something cool, creamy, and crunchy. Even the kids are crazy for it! It is so quick and easy to whip up, too....

If you’re meant to relax on a holiday, my family didn’t know anything about that. On Seollal, we converted our kitchen into an industrious mandu factory. We set up a hand-cranked pasta machine to roll out sheets of dough. The sheets were cut into dumpling wrappers using bright red Nestlé instant coffee jar lids we recycled to double as cutters. We formed hundreds of dumplings—round ones for soup and half-moon shaped ones for steaming or frying....

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There’s just one problem: making individual sandwiches can be a hassle when you’re cooking for a big family or a gathering of friends. By the time you’ve handed out the last sandwich, the first ones will be soggy with tomato juice. I found a solution to my problem—marry pasta with all the components in a BLT! This hearty, summery meal has all the flavors of a classic BLT: The pasta is mixed with crunchy bacon and flavorful tomatoes (plus some fresh mozzarella for a touch of creamy goodness), and a tangle of arugula on the top adds the lettuce component while also giving the whole dish a bright, peppery lift....

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