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These savory sweet potato bites are an easy, crowd-pleasing appetizer made with roasted sweet potato rounds, creamy goat cheese or cream cheese, fresh chives, toasted pecans, thyme, and optional bacon. Ready in about 40 minutes, the recipe yields approximately 24 bite-size appetizers that are ideal for holidays, dinner parties, potlucks, and casual snacking. Each bite … Read more
This easy Garlic Lemon Butter Crab Legs recipe shows you how to prepare a restaurant-style seafood dinner in about 25–30 minutes. Use 2 pounds of cooked snow-crab or king-crab legs, gently reheat them by steaming or foil-baking, and serve them with a warm sauce made from butter, garlic, lemon juice, parsley, and seafood seasoning. The … Read more
For an easy breakfast, make these fluffy banana pancakes with one very ripe banana, everyday pantry ingredients, and about 20–25 minutes from start to finish. The recipe yields about 8 medium pancakes, with 10 minutes of preparation and 10–12 minutes of cooking. Each pancake is tender, lightly sweet, and richly fragrant with ripe banana and … Read more
This chocolate chunk shortbread cookie recipe makes tender, buttery cookies with crisp sugar-coated edges, pale centers, irregular chocolate pockets, and a finishing sprinkle of flaky sea salt. To make them, mix softened butter with two kinds of sugar, add vanilla and flour, fold in coarsely chopped chocolate, shape the dough into two logs, chill for … Read more
These soft and chewy peanut butter cookies are easy to make with everyday ingredients and take about 25 minutes from mixing bowl to cooling rack. Creamy peanut butter, softened butter, white sugar, and brown sugar create cookies with lightly crisp edges, tender centers, and a classic fork-pressed crosshatch design. The secret to their chewy texture … Read more
Weight Watchers Cherry Cheesecake Bites are an easy make-ahead dessert made with twelve reduced-fat vanilla wafers, softened fat-free or reduced-fat cream cheese, a small amount of sugar, egg, vanilla, and light cherry pie filling. Bake them at 350°F for 15–20 minutes, chill for at least 1 hour, then spoon about 1 tablespoon of cherry topping … Read more
These mashed potato stuffing balls are the best way to turn Thanksgiving leftovers into a hot, crisp, savory appetizer or side dish. Made with cold mashed potatoes, prepared stuffing, egg, cheese, herbs, and panko breadcrumbs, they bake at 400°F for 20–25 minutes and make about 12–14 golden balls. Every bite has a crunchy coating and … Read more
For an easy dinner that is cozy, filling, and ready in about 40 to 50 minutes, make this creamy potato soup in the Instant Pot. The recipe starts with onion and garlic, cooks Yukon Gold or russet potatoes in broth under high pressure for 8 to 10 minutes, and finishes with cream or milk for … Read more
This Italian braised chicken recipe makes a deeply savory, comforting dinner in about 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes. Bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs are browned until golden, then gently simmered with onion, carrot, celery, garlic, tomato paste, white wine, crushed tomatoes, herbs, and optional olives. The result is tender chicken and a rich tomato … Read more
This moist and easy sour cream coffee cake recipe combines a tender vanilla cake with a cinnamon-brown-sugar streusel center and crunchy nut topping. Made in a 9-inch springform, round cake, tube, or square pan, it takes about 20–25 minutes to prepare and 35–45 minutes to bake at 350°F (175°C). Full-fat sour cream gives this coffee … Read more