15 Ways to Make Your Watermelon Fancy

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It’s safe to say that most folks’ favorite summer fruit is the watermelon, and for good reason. It’s super high in the antioxidant lycopene, but also has potassium and vitamins A, B6 and C. Watermelon happens to be the most consumed…
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Quick Chicken and Sausage Paella

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Paella is not usually a quick cooking dish, taking upward of an hour and a quarter-particularly if you make it with Aborio rice, which takes its time. Not so anymore. With the change to long-grain rice basmati rice, and your trusty pal the…
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Coconut Arroz con Leche: Dessert Rice Pudding

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Arroz con leche, or rice pudding, was a favorite of mine as a kid. Not many desserts have a children’s song named after them, so right away you know that it has to be good. I recently got a craving to revive this classic, but I thought…
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Rachael Ray’s Posole Mexican Lasagna

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National Lasagna Day may be over but it doesn’t mean you can’t try another great variation on this classic recipe. Celebrity chef Rachael Ray reconfigures the basic concept of lasagna with a mexican flare by adding hominy (posole). Flour…
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10 Ways to Make Lasagna Without Using Pasta

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Yes, pasta is quite possibly the most delicious thing in creation. And yes, lasagna can be a slice of heaven. We cannot tell a lie. But while incredibly tasty, it’s no mystery that carbohydrates can also make you feel bloated and gassy when…
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Mole Manchamanteles: Red Mole with Chicken & Fried Plantains

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“In this simple mole, deep-flavored ancho chiles balance the sweetness of the fresh fruit that forms the base of the sauce.  The name means ‘tablecloth stainer,’ a tribute to both the gluttonous abandon induced by the luscious sauce…
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Get Egg-cited! 15 New Ways to Make Your Huevos Now

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Are you ready to get egg-cited? You should be, because we’re about to take your relationship with this protein-rich food to the next level of deliciousness. “The greatest of all our foods, the egg combines beauty, elegance, and simplicity,…
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How To Build the Perfect Panini

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The term panini originated in Italy—panino simply means a sandwich made from bread (anything but sliced bread). The bread is cut horizontally and filled with deli ingredients such as meats, cheese and vegetables. These are different from…
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8 Desserts Ideas to Make on a Campfire

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Henry David Thoreau said, “The fire is the main comfort of the camp, whether in summer or winter and is about as ample at one season as at another. It is as well for cheerfulness as for warmth and dryness.” There’s something about a…