Content tagged with “Quick meals” (Page 3)

Healthy BBQ sauce taste test winner
As a professional recipe tester, I’m all for cooking techniques that produce the best results. But when it comes...

5 tricks to grill your way to better health
This time of year my husband is chomping at the bit to grill, grill, grill! He wants to grill everything—which...

Recipes that halve the dinner rush hour
Blessed are the meal makers. Those who step into the kitchen to feed the whiny mob seem saintly to me. “Feed me...

No-cook dinners for the lazy cook
No-cook dinners? I never cook dinner. You might find it hard to believe, considering I started working at...

Eat your meds for dinner
If you’re crafty (unlike me), you’re probably used to following patterns to produce beautiful results. I...

4 delicious dinners using ingredients you already have at home
We all have our go-to recipes, those meals we make when we don’t have enough energy to think about dinner, yet...

5 dinners without the cleanup
Let’s face it, a quick dinner isn’t so quick if you’re stuck washing a dozen pots and pans when...

5 yummy ways to eat your Easter Eggs
I can’t wait to dye Easter eggs with my son for the first time this year. I know he’s really going to...

Dinner-worthy sandwiches for $3
I want cheap, fast food for dinner. I’m not talking about the stuff you get at the drive-through window. I’...

5 common ingredients = 5 yummy dinners
I don’t know about you, but sometimes the last thing I want to do is plan a menu of meals for the week. When I...

Lazy lasagna & more sneaky comfort food shortcuts
I hail from a family of overachievers when it comes to lasagna. My sister makes her own fresh pasta and homemade...

Breakfast for dinner! (And we don’t mean cereal)
My husband and I have what I like to call “brinner” a few times a month. What is brinner, you may ask? For...

Pasta dinners in less time than takeout
We have pasta night once a week (at least) at my house. There are lots of reasons why pasta makes it on our weekly...

Why smart cooks use frozen vegetables
We’re officially midwinter and I miss the produce bins at the grocery store during midsummer that overflow with...

Got kids? Add these 10 healthier foods to your shopping list
I was so excited when I heard about First Lady Michelle Obama’s new campaign to fight childhood obesity, called...

Why I’m wild about canned salmon
I wasn’t a big fish eater until my mid-20s. My mom always cooked dinner but hated fish, so it was never on our...

Healthy dinners to start your year off right
I've made a New Year's resolution that I think I'm actually going to stick to this year—I'm going to eat...

350-Calorie Dinners to Put The Brakes on Holiday Weight Gain
With Christmas just a few weeks away and lots of parties on the calendar, I need to do something RIGHT NOW to keep my...

Really Easy Post-Thanksgiving Dinners—Really
I put my heart and soul into cooking the Thanksgiving meal, and in the days afterward the last place I want to be is in...

5 super speedy soups
When I get home after work I’m hungry. But even though my husband and I are ready to eat, the baby wants to play...

4 favorite fall power salads
The weather may be cooling off but salad season is definitely not over. In fact, some of my favorite fall recipes are...

300-calorie dinners to whittle your middle
My husband, Dan, has been charged with a mission: he has to lose 15 pounds in three months or the doctor ups his blood...

Boxed burger “helper” made healthy
Whenever I see ground beef on sale, I stock up. Knowing I have a few packages stashed away in my freezer helps solve...

Are carrots the secret to great sex? 4 recipes to try
To me, carrots are a humble vegetable. However, the Greeks once thought carrots were the secret to great sex. And the...

3 foods that should be in your child's lunchbox
Most of the “water cooler conversation” around our office this time of year is about back to school. (Check...