Woo Your Valentine With "Engagement Chicken"


Updated 02/08/12 8:52 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Engagement Chicken Recipe (Video)

Could a chicken take your relationship to the next level? This legendary recipe for "engagement chicken" has led to hundreds of marriage proposals. Even if you're not looking to get hitched, it makes a perfectly easy and comforting meal to serve on Valentine's Day. Watch our video to learn its storied history and how to make this simple yet seductive recipe. Read more

A Reader Recipe: Vegetarian Hash With Leeks, Chard, and Fingerling Potatoes


Updated 12/01/11 8:12 AM · Posted by Fit Community · 7 comments

Healthy Vegetarian Hash Recipe

Check out this recipe for a vegetarian hash that reader lauren posted in the Healthy Recipe community group. I have always had a special place in my heart for hash, but let's be honest: it is far from healthy! Since I always try to eat healthy most of the time, I was excited to see a hash packed full of veggies. A combination of leeks, chard, and fingerling potatoes with fried eggs not only would Read more

5 Fast and Easy Meals That Won't Break the Bank


Updated 02/08/12 10:50 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

Cheap Week-Night Meals

Fast and easy dinners are really helpful when it comes to enjoying home-cooked meals after full workdays, but for some of us, having inexpensive meal ideas (or one that uses up pantry ingredients or leftovers) is even better. Here are five meals that will give you the best of both worlds: they come together quickly and easily, and the ingredients are either very affordable or pantry staples. Read more

Quick Chicken Dinners For Any Night


Updated 02/08/12 10:50 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

Fast and Easy Chicken Dinner Recipes

If there's one protein that should always be in your freezer, make it chicken. It's delicious, healthy, affordable, filling, easy to defrost, and incredibly versatile. From soups to stuffed peppers to sandwiches, there isn't much you can't do with it. Don't have a lot of time to spare for most meals? That's OK: slender chicken tenders can be ready in a flash, and even a whole bird is small enough Read more

In Season: Cauliflower


Updated 02/06/12 4:25 PM · Posted by YumSugar · 4 comments

When Is Cauliflower in Season?

People tend to be rather opinionated about cauliflower. Quite a few people completely abhor it, and some are crazy for it. Either way, there's no denying that cauliflower has a rich and interesting history. Cauliflower belongs to the same species as cabbage, brussels sprouts, broccoli, and collard greens. Though white is most common, cauliflower also comes in orange, green, and purple; all Read more

5 Weeknight Meals That Will Take You Around the World


Updated 02/08/12 10:50 AM · Posted by YumSugar · 0 comments

Fast and Easy Ethnic Dinner Recipes

This week, don't stay put. Expand your culinary horizons and take a tasty trip around the world, while sitting at your dinner table! We've selected five fast and easy meal ideas that will have you traveling from Ireland to the Philippines and back again. But why stop at just food? Make this a fun and exciting week by listening to music from the country of the day while you chow down. Read more

Fast & Easy Dinner: Lemon Spaghetti


Updated 07/07/11 5:24 PM · Posted by · 15 comments

Lemon Spaghetti Recipe

Pasta is one of my favorite weeknight dinners. Most sauces, whether it be something classic like carbonara or different such as sun-dried tomato cream, come together in no time at all. The latest recipe to be added to my pasta rotation? This vegetarian-friendly lemon spaghetti. The just-cooked pasta is tossed with a creamy lemon-garlic sauce, tons of grated parmesan cheese, and a heavy sprinkling Read more

Fast & Easy Dinner: Pan-Fried Chicken With Ragout


Updated 05/17/11 5:43 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Chicken With Bell Pepper Ragout Recipe

Have you already enjoyed these fast chicken dinners? If you have, here is your next one to try! It's a simple pan-fried chicken topped with a bounty of bell peppers and tomatoes that will surely leave everyone at your table satisfied. The tomatoes, bell peppers, and onions are quickly roasted in the oven before being mixed with a thick garlic paste. The chicken is lightly floured for a crisp Read more

Fast and Easy Pastas to Add to Your Dinner Arsenal


Updated 02/08/12 10:50 AM · Posted by · 3 comments

Fast and Easy Pasta Dinners

Do your glands salivate at the sound of spicy bacon spaghetti? Does your "last meal" scenario involve ribbons of perfectly al dente pasta? If so, here's something right up your alley. It's a compilation of our favorite go-to weeknight pasta meals. From sausage to strawberries, there's little that can't be made better with the addition of some bucatini or tagliatelle. For more inspired workday Read more