5 Easy Meals to Make for Christmas Week

you’ve got the option to serve it withfluffy mashed potatoes. Pro tip: Double the mashed potatoes and freeze them to serve on Saturday for Christmas dinner. Pick up pomegranate arils from the produce section and cut down even more on prep time. Sometimes I swap out the lemon zest and juice for lime and it’s delicious. This inexpensive dinner doesnt lack flavor. Now I enjoy making it with my family to give to our friends and family....

April 20, 2025 · 1 min · 89 words · Jesse Gilbert

5 Easy Recipes Using Trader Joe’s #1 Cheese

Think beyond the charcuterie board to lunches, weeknight dinners, and after-school snacks. This English cheese is a bold cheddar with an unexpected sweet nuttiness from the added caramelized onions. Here are a few of my favorites. Simply Recipes / Trader Joe’s Simply Recipes /Alison Bickel 1. Consider adding more caramelized onions and topping with cheesy breadcrumbs for a kind of French onion-inspired dish. Simply Recipes / Nick Evans 2. Simply Recipes /Alison Bickel...

April 20, 2025 · 1 min · 153 words · Brittany Rodriguez

5 Easy Tips for Crispy (Never Rubbery) Roasted Frozen Vegetables

Say goodbye to wet, rubbery vegetables. This is how to roast frozen vegetables so that they’re crispy and delicious. Over the years, I learned a few things that make all the difference. Simply Recipes / Mihaela Kozaric Sebrek Because what youre after is crispy roasted vegetables and not soggy, rubbery ones. Here are five tips for roasting frozen vegetables: Lori Rice 1. You’re after crispy, browned-in-spots roasted vegetables and not steamed vegetables....

April 20, 2025 · 1 min · 95 words · Michael Williams

5 Fruits You Should Never Refrigerate, According to an Expert

Keeping them at room temperature helps them stay fresh longer. ), continue ripening after theyre harvested and are often sold slightly under-ripe," he explains. How do you know if a fruit belongs in the fridge or on the counter? Simply Recipes / Getty Images Refrigeration slows, or even halts, the ripening processsometimes with unappetizing results. Store bananas at room temperature and away from other fruits to avoid overripening. Avocados:Keep unripeavocadoson the counter, out of direct sunlight....

April 20, 2025 · 1 min · 208 words · Amber Lucas

5 Louisiana-Inspired Recipes for Mardi Gras Week

Were in the mood to start celebrating Mardi Gras a little early this year. Mardi Gras falls on March 1 this year, and we’re ready for it! Were happy to share some of our favorite recipes inspired by the Pelican State. The mimosa in this salad is grated hard boiled eggs. Double or triple the recipe and serve it with a good bread. MakeGreen Gumboinstead, omitting the meat (green gumbo is traditionally vegetarian for Lent)....

April 20, 2025 · 1 min · 166 words · Benjamin Gomez

5 Meals to Celebrate Diversity at the Table

On Monday we take a day off to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. The U.S. is a country of diverse people and cuisines. We are eating foods from Puerto Rico, India, Japan, Jamaica, and the American South. Oh, and check the pantry to double-check you have plenty ofriceon hand. Are you having a carb-free January?Hereis a recipe for cauliflower rice. Serve it over rice and with crispyAir Fryer Tostones. Marta Rivera...

April 20, 2025 · 2 min · 214 words · Nicholas Parsons

5 Popular Products Inducted to Trader Joe’s Hall of Fame—Here Are Our Favorite Ways To Enjoy Them

What a fine collection of winners. Simply Recipes / Getty Images Two years ago, our family bought our first home. That was nearly 15 years ago. Simply Recipes / Getty Images She fills her backpack with Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups, and weaves her way back home through traffic. That’s how delicious these treat are. “Infinity times a million!” Trader Joe’s as my five-year-old would say. We toggle between this one and thealmond-filled pretzels, another family favorite....

April 20, 2025 · 1 min · 137 words · Andre George

5 Popular Spinach and Salad Kits Recalled Due to Potential Listeria Contamination

If you’re in one of these 7 states, check your fridge. It can also cause miscarriage and stillbirths. According to the FDA, there haven’t been any confirmed reports of illness associated with this recall. BrightFarms The recalled products come from spinach grown by a New Jersey-based farm and supplier for BrightFarms. No other BrightFarms products were recalled. You should discard them.

April 20, 2025 · 1 min · 61 words · Mikayla Reynolds

5 Quick & Delicious Dinners When You *Just Can't*

It’s nice to slow down and enjoy dinner with your family. Between Thanksgiving and spring daylight savings time, board games have a renaissance in my home. The kids are on a winter hiatus with sports, so our evenings are wide open. Simply Recipes / Photo by Jen Causey / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall / Prop Styling by Lindsey Lower No one bursts into tears, and the board rarely gets knocked over....

April 20, 2025 · 2 min · 218 words · Frances Lewis

5 Quick & Easy Dinners I'm Making This Week

It includes my go-to 10-minute ground beef dinner. My kitchen keeps mocking me.I am not the kind of person who picks fights with parts of my home. Dinner has to be mademy husband and three children depend on mebut understanding the task doesnt make it easier. Simply Recipes / Myo Quinn So I stand in my kitchen and struggle. Spaghetti, bucatini, or fusilli col buco are all great options." Costco sellsBibigo Hetbahn, a popular Korean brand of cooked white rice....

April 20, 2025 · 1 min · 134 words · Cynthia Whitaker

5 Quick and Easy Recipes Using a Costco Rotisserie Chicken

You are already a winner when you buy a Costco rotisserie chickenits affordable and delicious. Here are five more ways to win. Here are five quick and easy recipes you might make using a Costco rotisserie chicken. Simply Recipes / Frank Tiu Saucy Chicken Bites A Costco rotisserie chicken is really big. While it may still taste great in the next day or two, the chicken breast does dry out....

April 20, 2025 · 2 min · 306 words · Phyllis Williams

5 Quick and Easy Weeknight Dinners Your Family Will Love

Comforting recipes that take less than 30 minutes to make. I traveled to New York City this past week to celebrate a dear friend’s birthday. We lunched atVia Carotaand inhaled the most precious-looking desserts atLysee. Simply Recipes / Photo by Jen Causey / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall / Prop Styling by Lindsey Lower While the cat is away, the mice will play. My husband texted me that the kids ate dinner like they’d been starving all day....

April 20, 2025 · 1 min · 180 words · Andrew Freeman

5 Recipes for Crave-Worthy Dinners

Five dinners delicious enough to look forward to all week long. I love it when that happens! But I didnt do the shopping and the planning, and I usually didnt do the cooking.NowI get it. Simply Recipes So, lets turn that indifference into some excitement. Put cauliflower steaks on sandwiches for a surprisingly hefty meal. Saute a skillet of buttery, garlicky shrimp. Sally Vargas Have fun with grown up pigs in a blanket....

April 20, 2025 · 1 min · 169 words · Nathan Anderson