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100+ Kitchen Staples Recipes: Family-Friendly & Easy!

4/20/20
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When you can’t go shopping turn your pantry staples into family-friendly kitchen staples recipes everyone will love. Here are 100+ pantry recipes to give you lots of variety and inspiration. I don’t know about you, Continue Reading

Filed Under: Appetizers, Breakfast/Brunch, Desserts, Featured, Food, kid-friendly, Side Dishes

roasted garlic hummus in a bowl topped with a drizzle of olive oil and 3 kalamata olives

Tasty Roasted Garlic Hummus Recipe: Never Buy It Again

4/12/20
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This roasted garlic hummus recipe is one of my most requested recipes and always wins rave reviews when I serve it to friends and family. The garlic and lemon blend well with the surprise hint of cumin to create a creamy Continue Reading

Filed Under: Featured, Food, Side Dishes

Coleslaw with apples and cranberries is my favorite way to make coleslaw. If you try it, I know you'll love it too!

Apple Cranberry Coleslaw (Light, Creamy + Healthy)

7/16/19
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Enjoy coleslaw on a whole new level when you make apple cranberry coleslaw! This recipe combines sweet, tangy & tart flavors along with incredible textures to create the very best coleslaw! Take a moment to think Continue Reading

Filed Under: Featured, Food, Side Dishes

Find out about Barilla's chickpea pasta and grab our recipe for one of our favorite Greek side dishes on Made in a Pinch. Follow us on Pinterest for more healthy living tips and easy recipes!

One of Your New Favorite Greek Side Dishes

2/5/19
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This post is sponsored by Barilla but the content and opinions expressed here are my own. Barilla created two new pasta products that I am confident you will love! Give a big welcome to Barilla Chickpea Pasta and Continue Reading

Filed Under: Food, Side Dishes

Find out about Barilla's chickpea pasta and grab our recipe on Made in a Pinch. Follow us on Pinterest for more healthy living tips and easy recipes!

Healthy Pasta Alternative: Chickpea Pasta (+ an easy recipe!)

2/4/19
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This post is sponsored by Barilla but the content and opinions expressed here are my own. Do you love pasta? I definitely do! I could eat pasta almost every day of the week. No joke (although my waistline wouldn't Continue Reading

Filed Under: Food, Side Dishes

Butternut squash casserole is a great healthier alternative to heavy holiday food. Get more healthy holiday eating tips and delicious recipes at Made in a Pinch and follow us on Pinterest!

The 8 best simple and effective healthy holiday eating tips! (+ a recipe)

11/28/18
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Jump to Recipe The Ugly Truth about Holiday Eating Habits Did you know that many people gain up to about 10 pounds during the holidays? One big reason is that many holiday dishes often center around Continue Reading

Filed Under: Featured, Food, Side Dishes

Grab these 15 amazing non traditional Thanksgiving side dishes to try this year at Made in a Pinch. For more helpful tips and delicious recipes follow us on Pinterest!

The Best 15 Non Traditional Thanksgiving Side Dishes to make this year

11/15/18
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Do you have days or holidays where you do the same things each time? The same menu with the same side dishes? Or maybe the same activities in the same order? Thanksgiving in our house is like that. We do nearly the Continue Reading

Filed Under: Food, Roundups, Side Dishes

Baked potatoes taste just as good when cooked in the slow cooker! Get this recipe and more at Made in a Pinch. To get recipes and helpful tips follow us on Pinterest!

The Ultimate Way to Make Baked Potatoes!

2/7/18
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If you love baked potatoes... Ok, I just have to say that my life changed when I discovered this gem of a kitchen hack! Let me start by saying I love eating potatoes...baked potatoes, french fries, roasted potatoes, Continue Reading

Filed Under: Food, Side Dishes Tagged With: baked potatoes, Kitchen hacks, Saving time

pressure cooker wild rice

Wild Rice in the Pressure Cooker!

12/5/17
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Sometimes I am a little slow to catch on to trends. For example, so many people have been talking about Instant Pots (or pressure cookers) for the last couple of years. I have been resistant to jump on the train just Continue Reading

Filed Under: Giveaways, Side Dishes

Take this Poppyseed Pasta Salad to Your Next Potluck!

7/21/17
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    When I think "summer," I think of cookouts, going to the park and the pool, traveling, and potlucks. Summer food preparation, in my mind, needs to be quick and simple. No afternoons spent stirring Continue Reading

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