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    No-Fuss, (Mostly) Better-For-You Recipes

    From weeknight-worthy dinners to holiday fare, lighter bites to serious desserts, you'll find simple food and drink recipes here with wiggle room for you to make them your own.

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    • A bowl of pastina
      Classic Italian Pastina
    • Cake batter in a baking dish topped with crumb topping.
      How to Make Crumb Topping
    • A serving bowl of collard greens.
      Southern Instant Pot Collard Greens
    • A steak sandwich on a plate with a salad.
      The Best Leftover Steak Sandwich
    • A roasted poblano pepper on a baking sheet.
      How to Roast Poblano Peppers in the Oven
    • Italian sausage and peppers in sauce in a skillet with a wooden spoon
      Italian Sausage and Peppers
    • An overhead picture of roasted skillet corn on a plate
      Easy Skillet Roasted Corn
    • Peanut butter cookies on a sheet of parchment paper.
      Healthy Peanut Butter Cookies

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    • Minestrone soup in a round pot ready to serve.
      Minestrone Soup
    • A shallow bowl of brothy escarole and beans with a soup spoon.
      Escarole and Beans
    • A ceramic bowl of soup topped with tortilla strips, cheese, and lime wedges
      Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup with Rice
    • A ladle lifting a heaping serving of vegetable beef soup out of a pot.
      Vegetable Beef Soup with Orzo
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    Satisfying Mocktails

    • A short salt-rimmed glass of a margarita mocktail garnished with a lime wedge.
      Margarita Mocktail
    • A virgin mojito garnished with lime and mint leaves with a metal straw.
      Mojito Mocktail
    • A glass of non-alcoholic sangria filled with fruit.
      Non-Alcoholic Sangria (Virgin Sangria)
    • A paloma mocktail with a salted rim and grapefruit wedge garnish.
      Paloma Mocktail

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    • Pignoli cookies on a marble serving board.
      Pignoli Cookies
    • Sesame cookies on a marble serving plate.
      Italian Sesame Cookies
    • Italian anise cookies on a round marble serving board.
      Italian Anise Cookies
    • Pizzelle dusted with powdered sugar on a marble board
      Classic Italian Pizzelle

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    • A bowl of white chicken chili topped with sour cream and crushed tortilla chips.
      White Chicken Chili
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      Instant Pot Polenta
    • A big pan of spicy rigatoni vodka.
      Spicy Rigatoni Vodka
    • Collard greens smoothie in a short glass.
      Collard Greens Smoothie
    • A serving bowl of seasoned black eyed peas in front of an Instant Pot.
      Instant Pot Black Eyed Peas
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      Fruitcake Cookies
    • A slice of old-fashioned gingerbread on a dessert plate.
      Old-Fashioned Gingerbread
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      Kris Krinkles (Christmas Crinkle Cookies)

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    With step-by-step photos, extra detail, and answers to frequently asked recipe questions, these posts have been updated to be even better than before.

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      Instant Pot Turkey Chili
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      Healthy Buffalo Chicken Dip
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      Spaghetti Squash Bolognese

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    Hi! I’m Alyssa and welcome to my food blog. Here you can find a variety of food and drink recipes, running the gamut from better-for-you main dishes to holiday fare, and from lighter bites to some serious desserts. All with the occasional cocktail recipe thrown in for good measure, too. ♥ Learn more →

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      Oven Roasted Sweet Potatoes
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      Oven Roasted Frozen Broccoli
    • A wooden spoon scooping caramelized onions in a saucepan.
      How to Caramelize Onions
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      Easy Homemade Pizza Dough
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      Air Fryer Baked Potato
    • Three whole roasted garlic heads on a plate.
      How to Roast Garlic

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    • Shredded buffalo chicken in the Instant Pot with a serving spoon.
      Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken
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      Italian Baked Turkey Meatballs
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      Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken

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