All About "dinner"

Cook Up a Gift for Mom

Attention Dads: This Mother's Day, team up with the kids and head into the kitchen to make Mom a special treat.

Mediterranean Linguine with Basil and Tomatoes

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This quick and easy pasta dish shines with the fresh Mediterranean flavors of tomato and basil, and is the perfect light family meal.

Pasta Margherita

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Yummy Buttermilk Biscuits

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A great accompaniment to hearty soups and stews, these Yummy Buttermilk Biscuits are a great project for kids. Between the flour, cookie cutters and dough, your kids will love being involved in the kitchen. Adapted from Deborah Madison's Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, I like to make these biscuits using half whole wheat flour, and swap in a third of a cup of wheat germ and ground flax seeds.

Hashed Potatoes with Greens and Cheese

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The familiar yum factor of fried potatoes and melted cheese just might persuade your family to give greens a chance -- and because it's all so perfectly mixed together, they will just have to. Plus, this luscious hash -- with a side of fried or scrambled eggs, if you like -- feels an awful lot like breakfast for dinner, which everybody loves.

Dinner Beans

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This is a real workhorse of a recipe: a cheap, virtually instant supper that is yummy and nutritious. I have always felt profoundly nourished by an honest plate of beans and rice, but you may want to make the beans and scoop them up with warmed tortillas or wrap them up with cheese into plump little burritos. Of course, if you need to make these beans this minute and have no smoked anything in the house, you can add cumin or regular paprika or both, and they will still be very good.

Summer Squash Frittata with Basil

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Veggie-filled frittatas are delightfully quick, versatile, and inexpensive. Here, cheerful summer squash is paired with the summery flavors of pesto -- basil, parmesan, and pine nuts -- though you could substitute a spoonful of prepared pesto if you have some handy. If your garden or market is spilling over with other vegetables, use them instead, cooked and added to the eggs with an herb and cheese of your choice.

Turkey Waldorf Salad

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Leftover turkey is already cooked, so it couldn't be easier to add to soups, stews and sandwiches. Salads are great with cooked turkey and something lighter is nice after a heavy turkey dinner. Cooked and cubed turkey is a quick add to many salads -- including my favorite, Turkey Waldorf Salad.