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Baby Red Potato Salad I love a good homemade potato salad, and this one is absolutely delicious, especially if you’re not a fan of traditional potato salad loaded with mayonnaise. It uses just one tablespoon of mayo but still has plenty of sauce from the Dijon mustard, olive oil, and red wine vinegar. And since it uses red potatoes, no need to peel the potatoes so it’s quicker too! For more lighter potato salad recipes, try this Rainbow Potato Salad and Summer Potato Salad with Apples....

Why you’ll love this recipe Gourmet flavors for the holiday table. If you’re like me, you want your holiday dishes to really impress your guests. And in this dish, every bite is an elegant and beautiful balance of sweet, salty, savory, and tangy. Your guests will definitely be asking for this recipe! And these roasted carrots and dates with pistachio pesto bring that fresh pizzazz that your holiday dinner needs. All of the flavors and textures work so harmoniously together that it’s guaranteed to be a hit....

Roasted Delicata Squash Delicata squash is one of my favorite winter squashes, and when it’s in season, you’ll find me cooking it often. It’s in season from late August through early December, making it a fall and early winter favorite. It starts appearing at farmers’ markets and grocery stores in late summer and is most abundant during the autumn months. Here I sliced it into rings and roasted with maple syrup and topped with toasted almonds and sage for a savory crunch....

A hot, gooey and bubbling lasagne fresh from the oven is all I want from a winter comfort meal. Layer up lasagne sheets with a roasted vegetable and soy mince tomato sauce, mascarpone bechamel and melting mozzarella. The crowning glory is yet more cheese, sliced red onions and hot red and green chillies. The secret to amazing vegetarian lasagne Roasting the vegetables intensifies their natural flavours. Their sweetness caramelises and they release bags of savoury goodness....

Check out more of my popular cookie recipes! Pumpkin Sugar Cookies Twigg Sugar Cookies Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

I’ve been rushing around like a mad woman on too many jalebis this month. Developing recipes (which I’ll show you later), catching up with friends I haven’t seen since our wedding and generally thinking about what to blog about next. Sifting through my mum’s handwritten recipes, clippings and annotations on pudding recipes, I once again became a tubby eight year old. Making Indian sweets like white chocolate penda, butterfly burfi (milk fudge with almond ‘butterfly wings’ like the buns we used to make at school) with mum was what made me so passionate about playing with food....

Shrimp Scampi with Orzo Shrimp scampi is usually swimming in butter, this lightened version is just as delicious, using only a touch of butter and lots of fresh lemon. My kids love Pasta and Broccoli, sometimes I make it as a main dish, but also makes a great side dish using any small pasta shape like orzo or ditalini which worked great in this dish. More shrimp recipes you would love, these shrimp tacos, lemon garlic shrimp and shrimp and grits....

Don’t you love happy mistakes? Last week someone tweeted me and told me they made my Best Low Fat Chocolate Chip Cookies Ever but accidentally left out the butter and they came out great. So naturally I had to see for myself, and I couldn’t believe it, they were great! For this recipe I also reduced the sugar a bit since I am adding sprinkles, they worked out great. Since then I’ve been obsessing on turning them into ice cream sandwiches....

I can’t tell you how excited I am to finally show you the cover for my third cookbook, Skinnytaste One and Done: 140 No-Fuss Dinners for Your Instant Pot®, Slow Cooker, Air Fryer, Sheet Pan, Skillet, Dutch Oven, and More. I know so many of you love my one pot dinners (hello easy clean-up!) so I am excited to have an entire cookbook filled with 140 one pan, pot, skillet, Instant Pot, slow cooker, air fryer, etc no-fuss family dinners, including Skillet Chicken Pot Pie, Summer Veggie Zucchini Noodles with Burrata, Carne Asada Fries, Instant Pot Arroz Con Pollo, American-Style Cheesy Beef Goulash and Macaroni and so much more....

Easter is right around the corner and let me ask, lamb or ham? We have always been a ham sort of family on Easter but I am all about trying new things. This year we are having lamb! Whether you are having ham or lamb on Easter, try a new seasoning to really amp up the flavor of your dish. McCormick’s bold spices were used to create this amazing greek spice rub for the lamb, and the flavor is out of this world!...

I love chicken for dinner! What can I say, it’s a cheap and easy protein that can be used in so many different ways. If you are in the mood for more chicken recipes, you’ve got to try this Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken, this Crockpot Apricot Chicken, and this Chicken Francese. Stuffed Chicken Breast with Spinach You guys! The flavor on this spinach stuffed chicken breast is off the charts!...

I love springtime because you start to see the fresh ingredients making their debut again for the year! They are so versatile and delicious. Start by trying these tried and true spring salads: melon salad, corn salad, and strawberry broccoli salad. The Best Spring Salads Spring salads are my absolute favorite way to incorporate fresh ingredients into my meals! There are so many different options and it can either be the best supporting role or the star of the show!...

Hello Recipe Critic readers!!! I’m Carrian and I blog over at, Sweet Basil a food blog about Reinventing family dinner, plus a little health and fitness on the side. We (and I mostly mean me) pretty much adore Alyssa and her awesome blog. She’s just as sweet and awesome in person as she is on here, and thank goodness for that! Heaven knows we don’t need any more crazy ladies in the world… 😉 Anyway, we are all so excited to be here with you and tell you a little about ourselves....

Strawberry chocolate cake is one of those recipes that makes every chocolate lover happy! If you are a chocolate lover, I know how passionate you are about delicious and rich desserts. I have you covered because I do too! Some of my favorite chocolate desserts include this pie, this cheesecake, or this incredible dessert that you will LOVE. Strawberry Chocolate Cake Recipe This strawberry chocolate cake starts with the BEST homemade chocolate cake you will ever have!...

Breakfast can get pretty hectic in the mornings. Trying to get the boys out the door for school on time is sometimes a hard thing to do. One thing that our family loves to eat for breakfast in the morning is oatmeal. My boys eat 2-3 packets every morning! It is a main staple in our house. I prefer steel cut oats because of their hearty texture, but they can take longer to cook....

That’s why I put together this master list of some of my all-time favorite baking products, from bread-baking tools to the best mixer for baking! Whether you need a few items to complete your kitchen or you’re starting from scratch, these are the essential baking tools I can’t live without. My Top Picks: The Best Baking Tools and Equipment `1. Best Baking Sheets: Nordic Ware 3-Piece Baker’s Delight Set I own these baking sheets and am always using them for recipes like my Brookies Cookies and White Chocolate Oreo Cookies!...

Broccoli Cheese Soup with Potato When I was a kid, broccoli and cheese was my favorite thing to eat. Whenever we had leftover broccoli, I would heat it up the next day with melted cheese. This easy broccoli cheese potato soup reminds me of those after-school meals I would make for myself. What are some of your favorite childhood soups? Comment below to let me know! Some other broccoli soup recipes I love are this lower carb Broccoli Cheddar Soup, Cream of Broccoli Soup and this Macaroni and Cheese Soup with Broccoli....

Guacamole is the perfect dip for summer BBQs or nights at home. Bacon Guacamole or Ranch Guacamole are also two of my family’s favorites. Homemade Guacamole This is the most amazing homemade guacamole! It’s so simple, but is the result of tweaking the recipe over time to get it just right. The creamy, mild avocado and the tomato and lime juice are all balanced so well by the warm cumin and red onion....

Homemade Pretzel Rolls Ingredients Because of their basic ingredients, Pretzel rolls are a delicious treat you can make any time! Individual measurements can be found in the recipe card at the end of the post. Dry Active Yeast: Gives pretzel rolls their perfect rise and roundness. Warm Water: This will be mixed with the yeast. Brown Sugar: For sweetness and to help yeast grow. Butter: It is best salted and melted ahead of time....

The Best Pumpkin Pancakes I’m not a big breakfast person. Usually, a green smoothie, a simple hard-boiled egg, yogurt or some overnight oats in a jar is all I need to keep me fueled until lunch. But on Sundays, we wake up a little later and have more time to make a more extravagant breakfast. My kids love pancakes, so I often treat them. Now that pumpkin season is here, I’ve been making these flapjacks – my girls think they are the best pumpkin pancakes....