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A white and blue polka-dotted bowl filled with ham and lentil soup sitting on a large white polka-dotted blue plate with three bread sticks on the left of the bowl.

Ham Bone Lentil Soup

A bowl filled with quinoa, diced chicken taco meat, cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce, black beans and topped with shredded cheese. On the left is a partial photo of chicken taco meat and a grey kitchen towel. On the right are two small glass bowls, one with chopped cucumber and the other with pico de Gallo.

Chicken Quinoa Burrito Bowls

A pot of multicolored quinoa with a wooden cooking spoon on the right.

How to Make the Best Quinoa

Roasted Parmesan Brussel Sprouts on a sheet pan.

Roasted Parmesan Brussels Sprouts

Wheat berry salad with pineapple in a large white and blue bubble patterned Polish potter bowl with a silver serving spoon with a scoop of salad held above the bowl. On the left is a crumpled striped kitchen towel.

Aunt Jan’s Wheat Salad

Delicious brownie baked oatmeal from viral video with the recipe

Brownie Baked Oatmeal

Scoop of Catalina Frito Salad

Catalina Frito Salad

A dark blue and white peacock patterned Polish pottery bowl filled with hummus topped with olive oil, red pepper flakes, and parsley. Carrot slices, pretzel chips and pita chips surround the bowl.

Easy Hummus Recipe

A light blue bowl filled with Cajun stew. A spoon is held above the bowl with a scoop of stew. Above the bowl in the background is a blue and white towel with a hard roll sitting on it.

Cajun Style Slow Cooker Beans, Greens and Sausage Stew

A white and dark blue patterned bowl with blue polka dots full of black bean avocado salsa. On the right of the bowl is a bag of tortilla chips. Above the blue on the left is a loosely laid golden cloth napkin.

Black Bean Avocado Salsa Recipe

A large cooking pot filled with baked beans recipe. On the right side a black serving spoon is in the pot with a scoop of beans and held above the rest of the beans.

Best Ever Baked Beans

A white scalloped bowl holding Instant Pot black beans with cilantro on top

Instant Pot Black Beans

a blue plate holding a serving of ecuadorian lentil stew, carne asada, and ecuadorian yellow rice and a slice of lime

Ecuadorian Lentil Stew

A bran muffin cut in half with butter and strawberry jam on top sitting on three white plates. In the background is a jar of strawberry jam and a partial picture of a muffin pan with muffins in it.

Refrigerator Bran Muffins

Creamy White Chicken in a blue bowl with cheese and avocado on top. Chili

Creamy White Chicken Chili

Picture of homemade refried beans, in a white bowl topped with shredded cheese

Instant Pot Refried Beans

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