Iceberg Wedge Salad with Bacon, Carrots, and Radishes
Want something delicious and cheap? Try this oh-so-pretty lunch or dinner wedge salad that features a head of lettuce, fresh veggies, and crispy bacon strips.
Makes: 4 servings
Start to Finish: 15 mins
Pistachio-Honey Cake with Berries and Cream
Matching honey with pistachios and creamy mascarpone will definitely make this cake a new favorite in your recipe repertoire. To make ahead, cover and refrigerate the cake. Add the topping right before serving.
Makes: 12 servings
Prep: 30 mins
Bake: 30 mins to 35 mins 325°F
Cool: 5 mins
Bacon-and-Egg Muffins
These savory cornmeal muffins have scrambled eggs, cheddar cheese, and bacon strips baked right in. To ensure tender muffins -- learn to love lumps! Stir the batter together until combined but not completely smooth.
Makes: 12 servings
Prep: 30 mins
Bake: 15 mins to 17 mins 400°F
Cool: 5 mins
Crispy Honey Mustard Pork Chops
Once the chops are dipped in the honey mixture, place them in the fridge a few minutes for the marinade to thicken and seep into the pork before cooking. Serve the chops with Sweet Beet Chutney for a hearty, sweet and savory meal.
Makes: 4 servings
Prep: 10 mins
Chill: 5 mins
Cook: 34 mins to 39 mins
Lemon-Raspberry Coffeecake
The lemony cheesecake center and fresh raspberries make this a springtime-perfect coffeecake. So the raspberries do not sink into the batter, the cake is partially baked. Berries are then gently pressed into the top.
Makes: 10 servings
Prep: 20 mins
Bake: 45 mins to 50 mins 375°F
Cool: 10 mins
Sweet Curry Carrots with Chive Yogurt
Stir a spoonful of honey into curry for a spicy-sweet sauce that makes a gorgeous glaze on slender spring carrots. Thick yogurt dotted with chives is a southing counterpoint.
Makes: 6 servings
Prep: 20 mins
Roast: 25 mins 425°F
Feta, Honey & Date Spread
Swirl a squirt of honey into this creamy feta dip and taste how it tames the heat of the cayenne pepper. Serve with homemade or store bought pita chips for an unbeatable appetizer.
Makes: 12 servings
Start to Finish: 20 mins
Overnight Pull-Apart Cinnamon Loaf
You?ll never meet a cinnamon bread quite like this. Its pull-apart, no-knead dough is made the day before and allowed to slow-rise in the fridge overnight to develop flavor.
Makes: 12 servings
Prep: 30 mins
Rise: overnight + 45 minutes
Bake: 30 mins 350°F
Honey-Pepper Bacon Pops
Slather honey on these bacon skewers to achieve a sultry sweetness that mixes superbly with the savory smoke of whatever bacon you like best.
Makes: 12 servings
Prep: 35 mins
Bake: 20 mins 400°F
Lemon-Dill Shrimp & Pasta
This dinner has so many perks, it?s done in less than 30-minutes and is easy to make it your own. Not into shrimp? Substitute bite-size pieces of deli-roasted chicken. For peppery bite, replace half the spinach with arugula.
Makes: 4 servings
Start to Finish: 25 mins
Honey Roast Chicken with Spring Peas & Shallots
Build a brunch around our honey-roasted chicken. Pair with make-ahead breads, mouthwatering egg bakes, and fresh fruit.
Makes: 6 servings
Prep: 15 mins
Roast: 1 hr 20 mins
Cook: 13 mins
Gingered Carrot-Sweet Potato Soup with Chive Cream
If you?re in need of a crispy side for this creamy, flavorful soup, cut flatbread in wedges. Sprinkle wedges with Parmesan or Asiago cheese, then broil, watching closely, just until bread is toasted and cheese is barely melted. Cool, dunk, and enjoy.
Makes: 4 servings
Yield: 8 cups
Start to Finish: 30 mins
Grilled Ham & Pineapple Burgers
This burger is sure to liven up any backyard grill out with the perfect mix of savory and sweet with a juicy crunch. Ground ham loaf (equal parts ground ham and ground pork) replaces beef in the Hawaiian-style burger.
Makes: 4 servings
Start to Finish: 30 mins
Chicken, Tomato & Cucumber Dinner Salad
Fresh and filling is the perfect way to describe this easy dinner salad. Express your salad style by substituting fish for chicken, zucchini or carrots for cucumbers, halved cherry or grape tomatoes for sliced tomatoes, and pitted Kalamata or ripe olives for green olives.
Makes: 4 servings
Start to Finish: 20 mins
Blueberry Cream Biscuits with Blueberry Sauce
This recipe is so easy -- there?s no blending in butter or rolling. Here the biscuits are studded with blueberries for breakfast, but when made without berries and sugar they?re just as good for dinner.
Yield: 12 biscuits
Prep: 20 mins
Bake: 17 mins to 20 mins 425°F
Sticky Honey-Pineapple Custards
The flavor of the honey itself -- whether clover, wildflower, or another variety -- shines through in this dessert without overpowering. Stir leftover pineapple-infused honey into yogurt or oatmeal, heating it for a few seconds in the microwave to make drizzling easy.
Makes: 4 servings
Prep: 25 mins
Bake: 20 mins 325°F
Chill: 1 hr to 8 hrs
Grilled Onion Flatbread with Bacon and Arugula
Start your backyard party with an appetizer straight off the grill. Beer and bacon brings in your favorite flavors to the refreshing veggies on this flatbread recipe.
Makes: 8 servings
Prep: to 10 mins
Grill: 8 mins
Cinnamon-Coffee Dunked Doughnut Pudding
After a friend told PTR winner Mildred Smith that her favorite sweets were bread pudding, Mildred came up with this decadent brunch idea. Use whichever type of doughnut you like, cake or yeast-raised.
Makes: 16 servings
Prep: 25 mins
Bake: 40 mins to 45 mins 350°
Roast Beef Quesadillas
Hello, leftovers! Quesadillas are a tasty way to make use of yesterday's home-cooked chicken, beef, or pork -- roasted in flavorful juices. When using pork or chicken, substitute a thick barbecue sauce for the salsa.
Makes: 4 servings
Start to Finish: 25 mins
Honey-Soaked Quinoa Salad with Cherries & Cashews
Just a drizzle of honey in vinaigrette is downright divine. Add fresh cherries and red onion slivers for a salad that will start a buzz.
Makes: 4 servings
Prep: 30 mins
Cook: 10 mins
Stand: 10 mins
Southwestern Meat Loaf
This Prize Tested meat loaf makeover calls for ground turkey to give you a healthier version of the classic dinner. Rice, beans, and corn give it a Southwestern spin.
Makes: 8 servings
Prep: 30 mins
Cool: 20 mins
Bake: 1 hr 15 mins 350°
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