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Three quart-size jars of homemade salsa.

The Best Homemade Salsa for Canning

Texas Sheet Cake in a large baking sheet cut into 25 square pieces.

Texas Sheet Cake

Homemade non-toxic laundry detergent in a clear plastic container without a lid. A light green measuring cup, a box of Borax, a box of Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda, and a glass vase with flower stems in the background.

How to Make Easy Non-Toxic Laundry Detergent

A serving of ground beef rice casserole and two scoops of pumpkin on a dark blue plate. A fork is inserted into the casserole from the left and a spoon in the upper left corner.

Dinner in a Pumpkin

Rice topped with green curry with chicken and potatoes in a dark blue bowl with white polka dots with a blue dot in the middle. A spoon is on the left of the bowl.

Slow Cooker Green Curry with Chicken and Potatoes

A a dark blue and white Polish pottery bowl patterned with small circles with a dot in the middle filled with homemade granola.

The Absolute Best Homemade Granola

5-vertical-picture collage of a chocolate dessert topped with whipped cream and berry sauce. Strawberry Delight Sheet Cake with a piece cut out, three mini cherry cheesecakes, decorated heart shaped cookies, and a chocolate flourless cake topped with whipped cream, sliced strawberries and drizzled with chocolate sauce.

Valentine’s Day Recipe Roundup

A cooling rack with soft and fluffy sugar cookies.

Soft and Fluffy Sugar Cookies

A dark blue Polish Pottery plate with white polka dots filled with cranberry orange oatmeal cookies and dried cranberries scattered around the plate. A half of an orange is in the upper right corner and bottom left corner.

The Best Cranberry Orange Oatmeal Cookies

A dark blue white polka dotted soup bowl of loaded baked potato soup topped with sliced green onions, shredded cheddar cheese, and bacon crumbles. In the upper right corner is a partial picture of a bowl of shredded cheese, and in the bottom left corner is a partial picture of a bowl of bacon pieces and a bowl of sliced green onions.

Loaded Baked Potato Soup

The corner of a dark blue Polish pottery 9x13 dish filled with Easy Baked Tortellini Casserole.

Easy Baked Tortellini Casserole

A dark blue plate with a swirled pattern with a serving of turkey breast topped with gravy, a serving of mashed potatoes and gravy and stuffing.

Instant Pot Turkey Breast

A dark blue, white polka dotted Polish pottery soup bowl of beef barley soup with a spoon inserted in the soup resting on the edge. A pot holder is laying on the right of the bowl.

The Best Beef Barley Soup

6-photo picture collage of carrot cake, chocolate zucchini muffins, Samoa Rice Krispie treats, raspberry cheesecake brownies, tres leches cake, and magnolia bakery blueberry jamboree with the text of the title overlayed on the collage.

2023 Readers’ Favorite Dessert Recipes

7-photo picture collage of cream potato and ham soup, Lion House rolls, chicken sheet pan fajitas, chicken quinoa bowl, chicken tetrazzini, creamy pasta skillet with kielbasa, and asian chicken lettuce wraps.

2023 Readers’ Favorite Dinner Recipes

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