Wow. An easy, cheap, make-ahead and portable salad? A healthy, low-carb, low-calorie and vegan salad? All that and only 15 calories per serving? Like I said, W-O-W. You'll love these barely pickled vegetables , just prep a few hours ahead quick-quick to make the most of winter vegetables with color and crunch, including grocery-store Roma tomatoes, bell peppers and more. Who needs summer veggies, anyway? Memorable Homestyle Whole Food, Simply Prepared, Just a Few Vegetables, an Easy Pickling LIquid and 3-4 Hours in the Fridge. No Canning Required. Little Effort, Big Reward. Beautiful Color! Real Food, Fast & Flexible. An Easy, Healthy Side Dish. A New Addition to The Homemade Pantry , a Kitchen Parade Specialty. Easily Adapted to Your Family's Tastebuds. Budget Friendly. Great for a Portable Lunch. Perfect When Cooking for One or Two . Low Carb. Low Fat. Weight Watchers Friendly. Not just vegan, Vegan Done Real . Naturally Gluten Free. What're you waiting for?! So Go...

It's not St. Patrick's Day yet but this week's "Seasonal Seven" recipe collection may just tint us green, spinach green, that is. It's focused entirely on the leafy green spinach, especially handy for anyone who has a bag in the fridge that needs using up (hello, AK) or looks at those giant bags at Sam's and Costo and wonders how anyone would ever go through it all. Turns out, it's not so hard. In fact, it was hard to pick just seven recipes. This is my favorite recipe collection this year!

If you’re craving something crisp, colorful, and irresistibly fresh, let me introduce you to the vegetable daikon (some times called daikon radish) and your next favorite side dish. Just cut the daikon into matchsticks and dice the bell pepper, the salad all comes together in a vibrant tangle with a punchy dressing of rice vinegar and olive oil. It’s light yet flavorful, crunchy but satisfying, and ridiculously easy to throw together in under 10 minutes. Approachable, Everyday Whole Food, Fast & Fresh. An Easy, Healthy Side Dish. Just Three Ingredients (Plus Vinegar, Oil and Salt). Budget Friendly. Lunch Fast, Weeknight Easy. Perfect When Cooking for One or Two . Low Carb. Low Fat. Weight Watchers Friendly. Not just vegan, Vegan Done Real . Naturally Gluten Free. What're you waiting for?! So Good!!

This week's "Seasonal Seven" recipe collection is for all of us who need distraction during this time, this winter, this week. Will one or two work for you, maybe even become family favorites? Fingers crossed!

Quinoa is the unsung hero of meal prep — quick, endlessly adaptable and delightfully nutty. Here I'll show you how to cook up a perfect potful every time . But quinoa's true magic lies in its versatility after it's: tossed into salads, anchoring a grain bowl, or dressing up as a cozy side. Quinoa is like a blank canvas, waiting for your favorite flavors—herbs, spices, veggies or a tangy dressing. You just might wonder how you've lived without this pantry essential! Easy, Homestyle Whole Food, "Plain" But Perfect. Just Three Ingredients. Real Food, Fast & Flexible. Mere Minutes to the Table. Year-Round Kitchen Staple. Budget Friendly. Weeknight Easy. Great for Meal Prep. Perfect When Cooking for One or Two . Weight Watchers Friendly. Not just vegan, Vegan Done Real . Naturally Gluten Free. So Good!!

This week's "Seasonal Seven" recipe collection is winter fare at its very best, perfect for warming our kitchens and our homes and with any luck our hearts. Will the list inspire a memorable meal this week? Fingers crossed!

Breakfast is now officially the best part of the day. Tickle your inner child with memories of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches while impressing your protein-conscious grown-up self with 35 grams of protein . Soak all the pantry-friendly ingredients overnight to wake up to creamy, hearty and wholesome oats. Memorable Weekday-Easy Meal-Prep Breakfast with Nostalgic Flavors. High Protein with Whole Food + Protein Powder. Portable, Make-Ahead Oatmeal To Go. Convenient, Nutrient-Dense Balanced Breakfast. Mix in One Bowl, No Cooking Required to Prepare or Eat. Hearty & Filling. Year-Round Kitchen Staple. Budget Friendly. Perfect When Cooking for One or Two . Easy DIY. Vegetarian. Naturally Gluten Free. What're you waiting for?! So Good!!

This week's "Seasonal Seven" recipe collection is all about an after-holiday reset, returning an abundance of vegetables to our meals, no diet, no resolutions, just lots of vegetables because dang, don't they just taste so so good right now? Thank goodness for January!

A light, creamy foot lotion mixed at home from just three common and inexpensive drugstore ingredients – at a fraction of the cost of our favorite commercial lotion, Cetaphil. Our feet get so beat up and it's so important, especially for those with diabetes, to care for our feet with TLC. With this rich lotion, your feet's skin will soon be soft and supple again. Footsie, anyone? Just Three Easy-to-Find Ingredients, Mixed at Home. Great for Gifts.

Food bloggers love this Happy New Year's tradition: looking back across the entire year, sharing the new recipes which most connected with readers. I go a step further, selecting "just one" recipe from all of 2024 as "most useful" for my collection of Best-Ever “Most Useful” Recipes , now 22 years strong! Plus, how about some lucky foods for ringing in the new year, greens and black-eyed peas? Will you find yourself tempted to make one of these recipes? I sure hope so!