This cozy, hearty White Bean Soup with spinach is packed with flavor, healthy protein and fiber, and is vegetarian and vegan friendly! Use canned beans and you can have it ready in less than 30 ...
Soups and salads
How to Cook Dried Beans
Dried beans are inexpensive and nutritious! Learn the steps from dried to cooked beans, tips & tricks, and everything in between! Be sure to use fresh beans for the best results. The older your ...
Carrot Ginger Soup
Vegan, immune boosting, creamy, dairy-free, and totally delicious! This Carrot Ginger Soup has all the healthy ingredients AND tons of flavor. You'll love that it comes together in under 30 minutes ...
15 Minute Shrimp Udon Noodle Soup
Utilizing easy ingredients and flavors similar my family's favorite African Peanut Soup, this Udon Noodle Soup comes together in only 15 minutes, is chock full of protein, and will quickly become a ...
African Peanut Soup Recipe
This simple African Peanut soup recipe is king of cozy on a cold winter night. The easy dairy-free and vegetarian ingredients are an unexpected combination of sweet, nutty, and spice in one delicious ...
easy Minestrone Soup Recipe
This Minestrone soup is fast, easy, and simple. Full of nutritious ingredients, cozy flavors, and everything to help your family get through cold winters, like what's in MN. Serve up this soup with ...
Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup [Instant pot recipe][Dairy-free recipe]
Skip the canned cream of mushroom soup and make up your own homemade mushroom soup! Better than the canned version and with multiple ways to make it AND a dairy-free option, you will never go back to ...
Homemade Blue Cheese dressing (made with yogurt)
This creamy blue cheese dressing is delicious, easy to make, and made with yogurt for a healthier version. Perfect for dipping, salads, and buffalo wings! We love using blue cheese dressing as ...
Shrimp and Corn Chowder
Your mouth will sing the praises of this Shrimp & Corn Chowder all day! On the table in less than 30 minutes, this dairy-free chowder is full of perfectly cooked shrimp, sweet corn, and a creamy ...
One-Pot Sweet Potato Chili Recipe
This recipe is a great variation of our favorite venison chili, and very family-friendly (no kidney beans!) It's a chili that's sweet and spicy, warm and fresh, and chock full of nutrients that make ...
the BEST Mexican Street Corn Salad
This Mexican Street Corn Salad has all the buttery, corn, spicy flavor of your favorite Street Corn without the mess and effort. Full of creamy, cheesy goodness...this hot salad is sure to please at ...
No-Cook Main Dish Salads (for when it’s too hot to cook!)
Here are some salad ideas for summer meals that won't require you to turn the oven on! Light and easy recipes the whole family will love and will keep your weekday easy and fast! Salad's can ...
Strawberry Pineapple Banana Jello Salad
This is a classic potluck, old-school, Jello salad that is sooooo easy to make! Crushed pineapple, fresh strawberries (or frozen!), sour cream, and sliced banana combine for a delicious, creamy, ...
easy PEAsy Crunchy Pea Salad
A delicious salad bursting with fresh green peas and crisp bacon and topped with a lovely, creamy dressing. Like our cauliflower salad, this pea salad recipe will be your family's favorite picnic ...
Creamy Buffalo Chicken Pasta Salad
What do you get when you take a buffalo and a chicken and a pasta salad and smoosh them together into one delicious, flavorful recipe? Buffalo chicken pasta salad, of course! Be sure to check out ...
Squash and Wild Rice Soup with Cooking Wine
This Squash & Wild Rice Soup is sponsored by Holland House, all opinions are my own. Warm butternut squash, sausage, and wild rice combine into a hearty, deeply satisfying cold-weather favorite. ...
BLT Salad
A summer without a classic BLT salad should just lay down its sunscreen and give up. There is nothing quite like this salad version of the classic BLT sandwich for your summer picnic! Topped with a ...
the BEST Venison Chili Recipe
A chill in the air seems more manageable when you have warm chili in the belly, doesn't it? Many homes have a go-to chili recipe they use time and again that is a personal favorite. Chili recipes are ...
Oyster Stew | Timeless Traditions Recipe
This week's Timeless Traditions recipe comes from the talented Haley of Cheap Recipe Blog. Haley shares her family's Oyster Stew recipe. The tradition of eating Oyster Stew at Christmas is one I would ...
the BEST Clam Chowder Recipe
This is an easy clam chowder recipe full of delicious clam flavor in a creamy broth. So easy to make and a hearty, warm soup everyone will love. I would like to say this is the best clam ...
Watermelon Red Onion salad
This watermelon red onion salads is one of those healthy watermelon recipes that is so fast and easy and GOOD, you won't believe it. This summer salad is easy for picnics and fast side dishes. The ...
Cucumber Onion Salad
Everything about this cucumber onion salad recipe is classic and comfy. Who knows how many decades ago this recipe was first created, and by whom. It's been around so long that nobody even knows. ...
Grilled Chicken Strawberry Salad with avocado dressing
This post has been sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company but the Grilled Chicken Strawberry Salad with avocado dressing recipe, thoughts, and opinions are all my own. Because Coca-Cola®, as you know, is ...
the BEST Cauliflower Potato Salad
Why not a potato salad made with cauliflower instead of potatoes? It takes absolutely no more time than potatoes, has way less carbs, and just as tasty. A traditional potato salad recipe made ...
Minnesota Wild Rice Pasta Salad
This Minnesota Wild Rice Pasta Salad recipe and post is in paid partnership with New World Pasta company. All opinions are my own, always. Find our full disclosure here. Chicken and wild rice are ...
Easy Thai Curry Recipe
After a long, hard day I want to be able to come home and make my family a tasty, nutritious dinner without a whole lot of fuss and muss. Fast, easy, AND relatively nutritious is what I'm asking for. ...
Classic Butternut Squash Soup
This is the simplest butternut squash soup recipe ever. For some it might even be too basic. But, you can always jazz it up if you like. I am a big believer, though, that when learning to cook you ...
one pot gumbo recipe
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Kale Wild Rice Salad and Simple Chicken Noodle Soup Recipes
This post is compensated by Genuine Thermos brand all opinions are mine, always and forever. I genuinely like and use Genuine Thermos brand and know that you, my readers, will as well! Find our ...
MN Grape Salad
I'm bringing you this recipe more for humor than logic. Sure, it's tasty enough and if you haven't ever tried it... do so. Just to check it off your bucket list. But let's be honest, who on earth is ...
easy gazpacho soup recipe
“I’m sharing some great gluten free after-school snacks with Goldfish Puffs as part of a sponsored post for Socialstars #GoldfishTales” Find our full disclosure here. I have a serious question for ...
Easy chicken salad and carrot turmeric rolls
Do you have a go-to dinner for those nights when you have had a crazy, busy day but need to put a hearty, healthy meal on the table? Mine is my easy chicken salad recipe. It's a family favorite and ...
Creamy Radish Soup Recipe
Radishes are in season right now at the grocery stores here in MN and I couldn't be more excited to eat all the soup! Maybe I am a little bit freak-ish for loving these little red veggies but let me ...
Simple Watercress salad and Homemade Croutons
I wanted to give you all a peek into a quick lunch I like to have quite often. I realized that if you look at our recipe collection you may get the idea that we consume sweets constantly. ...
Minnesota Dairy Free Wild Rice Soup Recipe
When you hear the word Minnesota what do you think of? Cold? Accents? Maybe things on a stick? Probably all of those...but we hope that you also think of wild rice soup. In today's case, dairy free ...
Roasted Cauliflower Soup Recipe
This roasted cauliflower soup is a favorite! Warm, hearty, tasty, and easy to make! You can use frozen or fresh cauliflower, use veggie broth and coconut milk to keep it vegan, or swap the coconut ...
