Pointers for the New Year

Colorful Oven Vegetables

Ranch Chicken Salad Sandwiches

Appley Oatmeal

A feeling of renewal comes with each new year, encouraging many of us to make a fresh start. If eating healthier is one of your goals for the coming year, try these pointers to help you stay on track.

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For healthier eating, a good rule of [...]

Mix up your parties

Classic Party Mix

Puppy Chow

Zesty Snack Mix

Cereal snack mixes have been popular at parties for over half a century, and sometimes it’s best to stick with classic treats. While store-bought versions are great for snacking at home, nothing beats homemade versions for entertaining friends and family at the holidays.

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Classic Party Mix

3 cups [...]

Turn your rice into pilaf

White and Wild Rice Pilaf

Herbed Rice Pilaf

Mushroom Rice Pilaf

Pilaf is a fancy name for a simple dish. Basically, it is rice cooked in a seasoned broth, usually with vegetables and sometimes with meat or seafood. But don’t let its simplicity fool you. Serving rice pilaf is a colorful and tasty way to perk up your [...]

Start with condensed soup

One-Dish Chicken and Stuffing Bake
Mushroom Pork Chops
Slow-Cooker Pot Roast
Keeping cans of condensed soup in the pantry is like keeping the key ingredient to quick and comforting weeknight meals on hand.  And with choices available like low-sodium and low-fat condensed soups, there are varieties that appeal to almost everyone.
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One-Dish Chicken and Stuffing [...]

Treat yourself to peanut butter

Classic Peanut Butter Cookies

Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies

Crunchy Peanut Butter Balls

Peanut butter is a convenient staple that’s great as part of a lunch, snack, or dessert. But nothing packs a peanut butter punch quite like peanut butter cookies.

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Classic Peanut Butter Cookies

1-1/4 cups peanut butter

1 cup butter or margarine

3/4 cup granulated sugar

3/4 cup [...]