soups and salads

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Greek Couscous Salad

This hearty Greek couscous salad uses Israeli couscous. So delicious!

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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!

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Apple Spinach Salad

The addition of nuts and fruit makes this salad extra special.

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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.

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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!

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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!

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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.

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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!

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Crunchy Broccoli Slaw

Looking for a quick and easy salad that requires minimal prep? You’ll love this Crunchy Broccoli Slaw Salad!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Cataplana Portuguese Fish Stew

Inspired by a classic from the Algarve, this easy stew is a smoky, savory showcase for fresh seafood.

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