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I cooked up this fresh lasagna for vegetarian customers at a local grocery store, where I work part-time. It's absolutely...

I love to grill this ham steak all year-round. It's an impressive meat dish to make for company or family....

Double the recipe and share this hearty soup with neighbors and loved ones on cold winter nights. I serve it...

These hearty and zippy burritos can be whipped up in a jiffy. —Kimberly Hardison, Maitland, Florida

The raisins cook up plump and soft in this savory golden sauce that will dress up ham for Easter dinner...

These easy cookies use only five ingredients and taste very similar to a store-bought cookie. Of course, everything's better from...

These wonderfully chewy cookies have a light lemon flavor from both the juice and zest. The sanding sugar on top...

This blueberry cream cheese pie is guaranteed to please. —Lisieux Bauman, Cheektowaga, New York

I cannot throw a party without making this recipe. It's fast and easy, and my kids love it. —Courtney Wilson,...

These tender, vibrant candied carrots have a buttery glaze and a mild sweetness. This is a simple dish, but it...

I wanted to create a pizza that took its inspiration from the salads I enjoyed when I visited the Greek...

This recipe for peppermint meltaways is very pretty and festive-looking on a cookie platter. I often cover a plate of...

Get in on the fun of traditional king cake by hiding a little toy baby in the cake. Whoever finds...

Each winter in early February my friends and I gather for an outdoor show called Mittenfest. We skip the Bloody...

This pink cooler is deliciously thirst-quenching on a warm day. Seeing its color, folks guess it might be pink lemonade....

Here's an old-time cocktail that was popular in the 1940s and '50s. A Moscow Mule is traditionally served in a...

Martinis recipes can be made with either vodka or gin. Our taste panel's preference was for the gin, but try...

My family enjoys this Thanksgiving turkey because it cooks up tender, tasty and golden brown. Build up flavor by marinating...

Mayonnaise infused with dill and lemon lends refreshing flavor to these super sandwiches. Try pan-toasting the buns in butter for...

These juicy, tender patties on whole wheat buns make a wholesome, satisfying sandwich. We especially like to make grilled turkey...

It's so simple and easy to make your own frozen Greek yogurt, you might even want to get the kids...

On a hot summer day, there's nothing more refreshing than this salad. I grow a few tomato plants in my...

Kids can have fun helping to prepare these mini meat loaves in muffin cups. For extra spice, we sometimes add...

Using zesty Italian salad dressing is an easy way to add a lot of flavor to this pasta salad with...

Pizza, egg pockets, stromboli—this make-ahead whole wheat pizza dough has endless potential for quick and impressive breakfasts, lunches or dinners....

My family is always delighted to see an oven-fresh pie cooling on the counter. What a convenience it is to...

Mom made the best meat loaf, and now I do too. When I first met my husband, he wasn't a...

I first made this recipe back in 1987 and have since made it many times over the years because it's...

I'm one of the cooking project leaders for my daughter's 4-H club, where these soft, delicious cookies were a huge...