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  • Green peppers, cucumber, tomatoes, and sliced sweet onion in a glass bowl with herb dressing.

    Garbage Salad

    April Lee Wiencek

    A Crunchy Vegetable Salad With a Sweet and Tangy Tarragon Dressing Garbage Salad is a simple mix of green bell peppers, sweet onion, tomatoes, and cucumber tossed in a sweet and tangy red wine vinegar dressing. Tarragon gives it a little licorice-like flavor that makes this more interesting than your everyday cucumber and tomato salad. This is the kind of salad you make ahead, tuck into the refrigerator, and let hang out for a few hours while you get the rest of dinner together. The vegetables release some of their juices, everything mingles with the dressing, and you end up…

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  • Easy Pizza Toast

    April Lee Wiencek

    A Little Toast, A Lot Of Comfort Easy Pizza Toast turns simple white bread into a crispy, cheesy meal with butter, garlic salt, pizza sauce, and bubbly mozzarella. It is an affordable lunch, quick dinner, or after school snack, and a great recipe for anyone learning how to cook. Everyone…

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  • Seven Stuffing Recipes For Thanksgiving and Beyond

    April Lee Wiencek

    From Classic Thanksgiving Stuffing to Chicago Style, White Castle and More I have said this before and I will say it again: stuffing is the best part of Thanksgiving dinner. I love the turkey. I love the mashed potatoes and gravy. I will absolutely make room for the green bean…

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  • Witch’s Cauldron Spicy Beef Stew

    April Lee Wiencek

    A bubbling Halloween beef and potato stew with mushrooms, tangy cocktail onions, and just enough heat to warm you up I love Halloween food, but I’m much more interested in a cozy pot bubbling on the stove than anything made to look bloody or gory. To me, a witch’s cauldron…

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  • Harvest Moon Pumpkin, Sausage, and Tortellini Soup

    April Lee Wiencek

    A Cozy, Creamy Fall Soup Made With Pumpkin, Italian Sausage, and Cheese Tortellini Harvest Moon Pumpkin, Sausage, and Tortellini Soup is a rich and savory fall soup made with Italian sausage, pumpkin, tender cheese tortellini, spinach, Parmesan, and a creamy broth seasoned with sage and thyme. It comes together in…

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  • 5 Easy Game Day Spreads for Football Watching

    April Lee Wiencek

    Five Make-Ahead Appetizers That Belong on Your Football Snack Table Football food does not always have to be hot, fried or something you need to keep checking during the game. Sometimes the best thing on the snack table is a cold, creamy spread surrounded by crackers, pretzels and little pieces…

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  • Copycat Long John Silver’s Coleslaw

    April Lee Wiencek

    A Creamy, Sweet and Tangy Fast-Food Favorite This Copycat Long John Silver’s Coleslaw has finely chopped cabbage, carrots and onion tossed in a creamy buttermilk dressing. It has that sweet and tangy flavor and signature finely chopped texture people remember from the restaurant. My Long John Silver’s Love Story Years…

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  • Ultimate Thick and Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

    April Lee Wiencek

    Big Bakery-Style Cookies With Crispy Edges, Chewy Centers, and Plump Vanilla-Soaked Raisins These Ultimate Thick and Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies are big, bakery-style cookies made with old-fashioned rolled oats, jumbo Flame raisins, dark brown sugar, molasses, and warm spices. The raisins get soaked in hot water and vanilla before baking,…

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