Tag Archives: homemade

The Clara Project: cheesy chicken shortcakes.

It took some doing to revamp a vintage recipe for cheesy chicken shortcakes, but the result was totally worth it. Kind of like inside-out pot pie. Continue reading

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Great low-fat salad dressing recipes.

Ditch the bottled salad dressing and try one of these easy low-fat salad dressing recipes instead. Hello, flavor; goodbye, artificial ingredients! Continue reading

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Roasted carrot and red pepper salad.

Roasted carrots and red pepper combine with cumin and an easy tahini dressing to make an unconventional salad: no lettuce required! Continue reading

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Try this: How to toast pasta.

Try this: Before cooking your favorite dried pasta for a recipe, toast it lightly in the oven to lend a deep, nutty, rich flavor to your pasta dish. Continue reading

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Lovely Easter side dishes.

Here are 6 great recipes for enhancing your Easter brunch or dinner, with healthful and seasonal side dishes your family will love. Continue reading

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Best chocolate chip bar cookies: a cure for the winter blahs.

Winter seems never-ending, but this very best-ever chocolate chip bar cookie recipe has succeeded in taking away the cold-weather blahs. Continue reading

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Wonderful spring recipes.

The calendar says spring; the weather, not so much. Here are 6 great spring recipes to inspire you to eat seasonally, from pasta to salad to dessert. Continue reading

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Toasted pecan granola.

Use the best nuts you can find for this homemade toasted pecan granola recipe, and chop them into big, yummy chunks. You won’t stop eating it! Continue reading

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Really good Irish soda bread.

Tis the season for Irish soda bread, and here’s a really good (and easy) recipe that’s studded with raisins and caraway seed. Continue reading

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Roasted sugar snap and shallot salad.

Here’s a fresh new take on salad, which skips the lettuce and instead focuses on a few vegetables, both raw and cooked, in a simple dressing. Continue reading

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