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It's not easy deciding what to make for dinner every night. But planning your meals ahead will save you time as well as money.
Our meal planning section features tips and recipes that make it easier to plan out shopping lists and meal menus.
Get quick and easy tips for fast but fabulous weeknight meals and learn how to select healthy yet convenient foods that will save you time in the kitchen, such as using canned foods, oven-ready meals, and products like instant cous cous.
And after a long day at work, get tips for using your crockpot to prepare a complete and savory meal that will be waiting for you when you get home.
New Orleans Style
Cooking like you’re in the The Big Easy will be easy when you use our New Orleans Style section. Whether you’re passionate about New Orleans-style traditional cooking, a native New Orleanian, or planning a Marti Gras party, visit our New Orleans Style sections for Cajun, Creole, New Orleans-style recipes.
Read up on top New Orleanian chefs and explore the rich history of Creole cuisine, and the distinctive flavors of traditional and favorite New Orleanian dishes, including gumbo, jambalaya, gumbos, etouffes, red beans and rice, blackened chicken and Mardi Gras King cakes.
Recipes include, Celery Root Remoulade, Spicy Sausage Jambalaya, Low-Carb Grilled Cajun Shrimp, and Zesty Collard Greens.
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Low-carb snacks made quick and easy
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| Midday snacking at work, home or school can be a danger zone, especially if you are striving to keep your intake of carbs down. You can avoid those carb-heavy chips, cookies and... |
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Turn your leftovers into mouthwatering meals: Pasta Frittata,...
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| It is not uncommon to complain about how stressful it is to work full-time and cook, or have children and cook or just cook in general. And if you had a Superhero mother (like I... |
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Quick and affordable family recipes
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| Getting families to sit down and eat together can be a challenge. However, studies show that eating together has many benefits. With these quick and affordable recipes, your... |
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Fast, healthy lunch and midday snack tips
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| Keeping your energy up throughout the day can be a challenge when you are busy at work or school or with the kids. Suddenly you look up, it is 2:00 pm and you are starving. It... |
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Power shopping: There's always something for dinner
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| It's almost dinnertime, your family is starving and you need to whip up something fast. You open the cupboard -- thinking that spaghetti is quick... except you're out of pasta... |
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7-day meal planning: Save money and time
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| Creating delicious meals for your family every night of the week can be a burden. Cooking nightly is time consuming, often costly, and is sometimes made difficult by picky... |
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Rachael Ray’s Top 10 ingredients she can't live without, and...
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| Almost all of us have certain foods, spices or cooking ingredients that we just wouldn’t be able to function in the kitchen without. But SheKnows wanted to know what Rachael... |
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Top 10 cooking secrets for simple family meals
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| If taking your family out to eat seems like a time-saver, think again. Unless you typically prepare complicated, multi-course meals, you will actually save time – not to... |
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How to host a dinner party - Throwing a dinner party
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| If you have moved into your own place for the first time or have relocated recently, you should throw a dinner party to celebrate. |
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Get your protein with meatless combinations
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| Eating more vegetarian-based meals can prove challenging in getting complete proteins – proteins that include essential and nonessential amino acids that your body needs for... |
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Quick and easy Stromboli
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| Is delivery from your local pizza joint your go-to meal on nights you just don’t have time to make dinner? In even less time, you can have a warm homemade cheese and pepperoni... |
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Potluck panic
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| Need an excuse to assemble your closest friends for an evening of guilty-pleasure eating? Try a Fast Food Potluck. |
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20 tips to simplify dinnertime
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| If the dinner hour is synonymous with "difficult" in your household, try these 20 tips to make dinnertime a lot simpler -- and less stressful! |
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Easy cooking for busy times
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| For most of us women who are mothers, every time of the year could be
considered a busy time. For many of us, the holidays are especially busy. Already stretched from the... |
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Christmas family menu and wine pairings
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| Spread holiday cheer this season with easy, festive recipes that incorporate the sights and smells of Christmas and pair deliciously with wine. Andrea Immer, master sommelier... |
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You need a substitution?
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| It's time to fix dinner or a treat to take to work. But there's not enough time to run to the grocery store for those ingredients you thought you had but you don't. You need a... |
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Wines for Thanksgiving
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| Not sure what wine is best for your Thanksgiving feast? Wine Expert Andrea Immer has some tips! |
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Slow cooker safety
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| Wish you could have dinner prepared the moment you arrive home? Well, just plug in a slow cooker in the morning, and let your meal simmer all day. The following tips on slow... |
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The benefits of crockpot cooking
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| A lot of us have a very efficient and time saving appliance sitting high on a kitchen shelf collecting dust. What is it? It's the crockpot -- also known as a slow cooker. Author... |
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Thanksgiving wine advisor
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| Choosing wines to enjoy with Thanksgiving dinner is easy. Why? Because it's hard to make a bad choice. Simply picking your favorite wines to share with your guests on this... |
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Slow and steady wins the race
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| Forget slaving over the stove after a long day's work. Just throw your meal into a crock-pot in the morning, and then enjoy the wonderful aroma when you return home at night. |
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Quick tips weeknight meals
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| Trying to balance a hectic weeknight schedule does not have to mean compromising good food. Writer Sam Gugino, author of Cooking to Beat the Clock, offers his expert advice on... |
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Measuring pasta serving sizes
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| Serving eight for dinner and need to know how many cups of pasta a pound will make? Here are some general guidelines for measuring dry versus cooked pasta. |
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Lazy gourmet "souper" simple soups and sides
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| It's tiring to fix dinner after you've already put in a hard day at the office. But if you plug in the crock pot in the morning, dinner can be waiting for you when you get home.... |
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Dessert for breakfast
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| With today's fast-paced lifestyles, it's no wonder that busy moms can be tempted to rely on high priced, sugar-coated cold cereals that are low in nutrition. Oatmeal, and that... |
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