Budget-minded
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So Simple Salsa
This unbelievably easy salsa is made in just under 5 minutes. Relying on Mexican-style stewed tomatoes, we punch up the flavor with fresh herbs, lime and garlic.
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Roasted Butternut Squash Mash or Puree
It's easy to make your own butternut squash mash or puree.
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Chicken “Caprese” Sub
Easy homemade sub with fresh baked bread and all the flavors of a Caprese Salad. Yum!
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Summer's Vichyssoise
When it’s hot out soup can still be dinner -- just make it cold.
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Peppermint Iced Tea for a Party
This is easy tea brewing, letting the microwave speed us through. But your guests will just enjoy the sweet delicious results. (Sugar is optional for anyone but a diehard Southerner.)
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Tomato and Cucumber Salad
Here's a salad for summer's peak with cooling cukes and ripe-red tomatoes. It's simple and satisfying.
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Ham and Cheese Breakfast Biscuits with Egg
In less than 20 minutes, Ham and Cheese Breakfast Biscuits with Egg are ready to go.
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Coo Coo for Coconut Cupcakes
Go coo coo for these refreshing cool coconut cupcakes.
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Lemmon Pepper Garbanzo Salad
This low fat, colorful salad is the perfect accompaniment to grilled chicken, steak or burgers.
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Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Simple Balsamic Vinaigrette
Here's a slightly new take on sweet potatoes.
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Short-Cut Coconut Layer Cake
The perfect do-ahead cake. It only improves as it waits in the refrigerator.
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Maple Pecan Granola
Serving suggestion: Layer 1 to 2 tablespoons Maple Pecan Granola alternately with plain Greek yogurt in a decorative glass. Drizzle with 1 teaspoon honey and top with a fresh raspberry.
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Vegetable Fried Rice
A great way to use leftover rice, but worth cooking several cups just to enjoy!
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Pumpkin Raisin Biscuits
Using a buttermilk biscuit mix as base, these delicious treats go together in under 20 minutes.
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Parisian Ham and Cheese Sandwich (Croque Monsieur)
I thought I knew what a good ham and cheese sandwich was all about until I tasted my first Croque Monsieur. If you’re not familiar with the Classic French toasted ham and cheese sandwich, then you are in for a real treat.
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