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Easy Roasted Potatoes

Easy Roasted Potatoes

Roasted potatoes are delicious and an easy side dish. Especially if you are already using the oven for another dish, plus you’ll save energy as well. Roasting potatoes and other vegetables will make them taste sweeter.  I love cooking vegetables along with whatever meat I’m roasting because it adds...

How to Make Mashed Potatoes In The Instant Pot

How to Make Mashed Potatoes In The Instant Pot

You won’t believe how easy it is to make mashed potatoes in the Instant Pot® or any electric pressure cooker.  This recipe includes several variations so you can make the perfect mashed potatoes to compliment your meal. Mashed potatoes are the ultimate comfort food. They are the perfect side...

Instant Pot® Chicken Tiki Masala With Basmati Rice

Instant Pot® Chicken Tiki Masala With Basmati Rice

Chicken tiki masala is traditionally made by marinating pieces of meat or vegetables in spices and yogurt. Then the meat or vegetables are cooked in a tandoori oven, something most home cooks don’t have. This Chicken Tiki Masala cooked in the Instant Pot® and served with Basmati Rice makes...

Seven Layer Dip Cups

Seven Layer Dip Cups

These 7 layer dip cups look extra fancy but they are super easy to make. It’s a fast and easy seven-layer dip recipe because it’s made with two dip mixes from Watkins. You can whip up this as an appetizer or snack in 10 minutes. Presented in individual serving...

Rosemary Lemon Roasted Chicken

Rosemary Lemon Roasted Chicken

We love roasted or baked chicken and enjoy trying different herbs, spices, and seasonings so we aren’t eating the same old chicken every week.  This rosemary lemon chicken is flavored with fresh rosemary, garlic, lemon, and IPA seasoning. IPA is short for India Pale Ale. This new seasoning from...

Roasted Balsamic Peaches

Roasted Balsamic Peaches

Are you looking for an easy dessert to wow your family and friends? Try this recipe for maple syrup sweetened roasted balsamic peaches with fresh whipped cream. What I love about this dessert is that it takes hardly any time at all to prepare the peaches. Wash the peaches,...

Pan-fried Salmon with Herb Butter, Summer Squash and Cherry Tomatoes

Pan-fried Salmon with Herb Butter, Summer Squash and Cherry Tomatoes

This crispy pan-fried salmon with herb butter, fried summer squash, and cherry tomatoes is a quick, easy and delicious summer meal. When you make this you’ll have a healthy meal on the table in 30 minutes or less. I love to cook and eat local in-season produce because it’s...

Cucumber Salad with Garlic Dill Dressing

Cucumber Salad with Garlic Dill Dressing

Cucumbers make a refreshing, delicious summer salad. They are low in calories, about 95% water and contain important vitamins and minerals. This garlic dill dressing recipe is a lighter version that adds plenty of flavor and compliments the cucumbers. Fresh cucumbers are abundant and inexpensive in late summer. If...

Chicken Caesar Salad with Homemade Dressing

Chicken Caesar Salad with Homemade Dressing

Chicken Caesar Salad with Homemade Dressing Caesar salad is one of the easiest salads to make and it’s one of our favorites in the summer. We often have chicken caesar salad with homemade dressing for a complete meal that is quick and easy. I season the chicken with Italian...

Hasselback Potatoes

Hasselback Potatoes

These hasselback potatoes look fancy but they’re easy to make. I’ve seen these potatoes before and sort of assumed they would be complicated. I was wrong!  The Watkins Organic Potato Salad Seasoning enhances the flavour perfectly. We get tired of the same old potatoes so I’ll definitely be making...