Chewy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bar Cookies by Salad Foodie

Quick to make, these bar cookies are a sister version of drop cookies (the dough can actually be made into those if you prefer.) Oatmeal and nuts provide a light crunchiness to the moist and munchy texture. In brief - a delightful cookie your company will love!

Fabulous Skinny Lemon Blueberry Coffee Cake Muffins, Great for Mother’s Day by Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox

We really love these coffee cake muffins and know you will too! They’re light, lemony, tender, bursting with blueberries and crowed with a wonderful oatmeal streusel topping and lemon drizzle. Putting all these great flavors together in one fell…

Brownie Mix Marshmallow Brownies with Chocolate Frosting by myra byanka

Easy to prepare ooey, gooey, chocolate brownies for marshmallow lovers.

Fluffy Mashed Potatoes for Beginners by myra byanka

Following are some tips for the novice cook on how to make delicious mashed potatoes. Several common problems are choosing the wrong type of potato, undercooking, which will produce hard lumps, and over-mixing, which leads to a starchy, gummy product. Equipment: potato peeler or small utility knife potato masher or rice…

Quick Meatloaf & Potatoes by Salad Foodie

Start to finish this can be on the table in 30 minutes, which represents 15 minutes of prep and 15 minutes cook time in the microwave. This meal-in-one recipe comes from the heyday of microwave cooking in the 80's and 90's, and is always a family pleaser. Of course it can be baked in a 350 degree F. conventional oven instead, for an…

The Perfect Brownie by A Culinary Journey with Chef Dennis

With all the recent posts about Brownies, I couldn't hold out any longer..... When I have a chocolate craving and I want it to be perfect, there is only one person I turn to, Alice Medrich the Queen of Chocolate. While her recipe couldn't be any simpler, I did make just a few adjustments, not to the recipe of course (all though I…

Almond Chicken by Chef Smith

Chuckwagon Cornbread by myra byanka

Bake this recipe in a baking pan or skillet. Add a bit more sugar, if you have a sweet tooth. If presentation isn't important, I usually pour the batter into an aluminum-lined pan for easy cleanup. To store leftovers, wrap in plastic, then foil, and refrigerate. This cornbread is very moist, so let cool a bit before slicing.

Make-over Spaghetti & Shrimp Salad by Salad Foodie

Originally mayo was the dressing for this salad recipe from a friend long ago, but I decided to give it a make-over. Adding a few new veggies and seasonings, and subbing an oil-based dressing, made it lighter and brighter. The recipe makes enough for a crowd or potluck, so cut down by one third or two thirds if needed.

Cornbread Waffles by Salad Foodie

Necessity is the mother of invention. In this instance I am going into the second month of home remodeling life without a kitchen. We either eat cereal, eat out or use small kitchen appliances to cook or heat up food. When given a container of homemade chili recently, I decided to try cooking my favorite cornbread recipe in the…

Hot Cross Buns by Salad Foodie

Spicy, sweet and fruity flavors permeate these traditional Easter buns. They make a nice addition to a brunch or as a snack with coffee or tea. Legend has it that sharing a hot cross bun with another ensures friendship throughout the coming year, particularly if the following rhyme is spoken at the time: “Half for you and half for…

Raspberry Almond Coffee Cake - A treat for Valentine's Day! by Salad Foodie

Fresh raspberries play a starring role in this appealing coffee cake. Baked in an 8" round pan, it will make 8 servings. For a larger group double the recipe and bake in a 9" x 13" pan. Based on a recipe in Taste of Home Magazine.

Chicken With Three Peppers Skillet Meal by Salad Foodie

Tri-colored bell peppers are the showy appeal in this fast-to-fix skillet chicken entrée. Add a side of brown or white rice and fresh green salad and it's a healthy weeknight comfort meal. This is based on my recollections of a recipe I tried several years ago but couldn't locate - it comes fairly close and we liked this version a…

Easy Chicken and Ritz Cracker Casserole by myra byanka

Original Club Crackers will work, too.

Date & Ginger Couscous Pudding by Casey Angelova

The time has come for another Top Chef It Yourself challenge, in which participants will need to create a dish using dates, ginger and couscous... my mind immediately went to Moroccan cuisine, but I also figure everyone else would have the same idea. Trying to think outside of the box, my mind went towards... rice pudding, but why…