Total Time: 15 minutes Servings: 4 When zucchini season arrives, all the gardeners look for easy ways to serve the bountiful harvest. This recipe involves searing the juicy squashes, concentrating their flavor and browning the slices for a slight sweetness. Garlic,...
Total Time: 30 minutes Servings: 6 Try these rich, creamy, no-bake cheesecake cups accented with a sweet-tart blackberry sauce. Shortbread cookie crumbles or sliced toasted almonds make a nice, crunchy garnish and add texture to this creamy dessert. If you’re making...
Total Time: 4 hours; 10 minutes active Servings: 2 Craving a sweet treat? Instead of ice cream, make “nice” cream from frozen bananas. It’s dairy free and you can easily create custom flavors. Make sure your bananas are completely frozen and work quickly so the nice...
Total Time: 1-3 hours; 20 minutes active Servings: 6 This refreshing summer soup is a delicious way to celebrate juicy seasonal tomatoes. A summer favorite, this Spanish soup makes a refreshing and simple lunch with a green salad and crusty bread or alongside a meze...
Total Time: 30 minutes (plus freezing time); 10 minutes active Servings: 6 Cooling off on a hot day with a creamy fudgesicle is a joy of summer. Popsicle molds come in all kinds of shapes, and if you don’t want to buy a set, you can use three-ounce paper cups and your...
Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes; 40 minutes active Servings: 12 These cute little tarts are perfect portions for dessert, and the berries on top glisten like little gems. A pecan and maple crust is like a crunchy cookie, and a perfect foil for the rich crème fraîche and...
Total Time: 15 minutes Servings: 6 Sweet ripe pears and savory Gorgonzola are perfect match in this simple yet elegant dish. Works equally well as a dessert or an appetizer. Pair with port wine for a memorable dessert course. Ingredients 3 ripe pears, cut in...
Estimated cost Total: $7.21 Cost per serving: $1.80 Serves: 4 Prep time: 35 minutes A rich, creamy peanut sauce makes this easy, budget-friendly dish intoxicatingly good. Noodles with peanut sauce is a family favorite, served warm or cold. Creamy peanut sauce over...
Total Time: 45 minutes; 20 minutes active Servings: 8 Sometimes you just want a really good version of the potato salad you remember from childhood. This one has plenty of eggs and pickles and just the right amount of mayonnaise. The dill gives it an herbal note....
Total Time: 40 minutes; 20 minutes active Servings: 6-8 Tangy and sweet, this festive salad is great for potlucks, picnics or dinner anytime. Ingredients 1/4 cup red onion, thinly sliced 2 1/2 tablespoons lime juice (about 1 fresh lime) 1 teaspoon lime zest...
Estimated cost Total: $6.67 Cost per serving: $1.67 Serves: 4 Prep time: 35 minutes It’s easy to get more greens into your life with this simple kale, tofu and pasta dish. The toasted sesame oil and garlic add depth to this simple vegetarian dish. Try using broccoli...
Total Time: 1.5 – 16 hours; 30 minutes active Servings: 4 A mushroom is a perfect food for smoking, since it is porous and spongy by nature. The meaty portobello will shrink and become intensely concentrated as it cooks. Just be careful that you don't overcook....