soups and salads
Slow Cooker Loaded Potato Chowder
This slow cooker loaded potato chowder is the easiest soup there is - just dump and go. The cream cheese makes it perfectly creamy, and the best part of this recipe is that it only takes 5 minutes to put together.
Cowboy Soup
This cowboy soup with beef, lots of vegetables, and a tomato base, is a hearty stick-to-your-ribs kind of meal. Leftovers are even better the next day and it freezes well, too.
Couscous Chicken Soup
Making this flavorful chicken couscous soup with an herb and mushroom couscous mix gives a nice change from noodles. It’s a one-pot meal that is ready in under an hour.
Greek Couscous Salad
This hearty Greek couscous salad uses Israeli couscous. So delicious!
Red Pear Pomegranate, and Gorgonzola Salad
A simple vinaigrette graces this lovely salad topped with pomegranate arils, looking like little jewels. Add sweet, fresh red pear slices, some pungent Gorgonzola crumbles, a few lightly toasted walnuts and chopped scallion to a bed of greens, and you'll be enjoying this salad in about 25 minutes!
Apple Spinach Salad
The addition of nuts and fruit makes this salad extra special.
Coronation Chicken
Coronation chicken is a British creamy chicken and mango salad with a spicy curried mayonnaise dressing. It is something fresh and different that always brings interest and recipe requests. Serve cold with a crisp garden or rice salad. This also makes a wonderful sandwich filling.
Authentic German Potato Salad
This is my mother's recipe for authentic German potato salad. Everyone, German or not, loves it. It is easy to double the recipe as well. I often bring it to potlucks, and we also have it at home on special occasions. There are usually no leftovers, but if there are, they don't last long!
Warm German Potato Salad
Foodie friends, I have a confession to make. I really don’t care for mayo potato salad. But I really, really, REALLY love potatoes and having a no mayo potato salad option like this Warm German Potato Salad for BBQs, potlucks and picnics!
Classic Wedge Salad
Wedge salads are one of those funny things that are very simple to make, using only 6 ingredients, but look amazingly impressive. Tell me you haven’t nudged your fellow diners when a towering plate of blue cheese and iceberg floats by at a fancy steakhouse.
Kidney Bean Salad
Looking for a non boring side dish? Check out this Kidney Bean Salad recipe! EASY to make with pantry staples, and great for a weeknight dinner or potluck!
Crunchy Broccoli Slaw
Looking for a quick and easy salad that requires minimal prep? You’ll love this Crunchy Broccoli Slaw Salad!
Three Bean Salad
This classic three bean salad is my “go-to”, so simple it will literally blow your mind, but with just a few steps that will set it apart from the rest.
Corn Crab and Shrimp Chowder
Andrew Zimmern adds depth to his rich seafood chowder by making an easy stock with corn cobs and shrimp shells.
Corn Chowder with Bacon and Sea Scallops
Look for sugar-cured bacon, which is smoky and sweet but mild enough not to overpower the other flavors here.
Cataplana Portuguese Fish Stew
Inspired by a classic from the Algarve, this easy stew is a smoky, savory showcase for fresh seafood.