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Cheesy Sausage Sandwiches and Pumpkin Soup for a Halloween Crowd

For trick-or-treaters of all ages, there’s little time to waste eating dinner when there are doorbells to ring and candy to collect. Most years, I whirl together a large kettle of pumpkin, apples, carrots, all cooked to tenderness in chicken broth, into a luscious soup. This year, I’ll serve small bowls of this sweet-savory soup…


Quick Fix: Skillet Lasagna a Comforting Fall Weeknight Meal

By Linda Gassenheimer From Tribune News Service I love to make lasagna, but it takes time to make. So, I created this Skillet Lasagna. It has the flavors of my favorite lasagna but takes about 15 minutes to make. It’s perfect for a comforting fall weeknight meal. The lasagna noodles are broken into small pieces,…


Love, Loss and a Simple, Perfect Chili Recipe That’s True Comfort Food

By Bethany Jean Clement From The Seattle Times It’s this past August, and it’s my birthday, and the incoming voicemails are, as they have been for some time, inexplicably delayed. Today seems to be the day to consult the oracle: “How to fix …” The answer comes from the ether immediately: too much stuff from…


Baked Ziti with Sausage

This baked ziti is a MAJOR family-pleaser. Loaded with Italian sausage, which packs a ton of flavor, it’s similar to meat lasagna but without the fuss; it’s easy enough for a weeknight but also special enough for company; and it makes a great prep-ahead potluck dish. The dish can be assembled and refrigerated up to…


Instant Pot Applesauce

Like many, you’ve probably celebrated the arrival of fall by heading to one of the best apple orchards in America and partaking in other bucket list fall activities. But if you’ve grown tired of eating apples plain or baking apple pie, apple crisp, apple kugel and apple pancakes, there’s a classic solution: applesauce. This childhood classic is great for a midday snack, or…


Ground Beef Tacos

Why I Love This Recipe: The corn tortilla shells are made from fresh corn tortillas, and the taste is incomparable to the bland ones from the store. Make Ahead: The taco shells can be fried ahead of time and the ground beef filling can be made ahead and reheated, making this is the perfect meal for a…


These Photo-Worthy Noodle Bowls Are Packed With Flavor

You’ll find these nearly translucent noodles in recipes across much of Asia, from brothy pho in Vietnam to stir-fried chow fun in China to pad thai and pad see ew in Thailand (and many, many more recipes). All About Rice Noodles Rice noodles are traditionally made from just rice flour and water. The rice flour and water mixture might be pushed through…


Garlicky Escarole Is a Favorite Any-Night Side

A simple pile of sauteed greens, accented with lots of garlic and a touch of red pepper flakes, is one of my favorite any-night-of-the-week sides. Whether it’s spinach, kale, Swiss chard, or escarole, the preparation is quick to pull off and goes with just about any main dish. The latter — escarole — is perhaps…


How to Cut and Cook Spaghetti Squash (+ Recipe)

Fall may as well be called squash season, as far as we’re concerned. Most popular types of squash, such as butternut squash, acorn squash and delicata squash, can be used in recipes interchangeably with just slight differences in flavor and texture. But there’s one type of squash that is particularly unique: spaghetti squash. Named for the…


Moist Zucchini Bread

The Best Zucchini Bread Last year, we thought we’d up our game by planting two baby zucchini plants in our little garden. We were shocked when our two humble plants rapidly morphed into unstoppable zucchini growing machines that took over the entire garden. Our largest squash was half the size of a 4th grader and…