Christmas Side Dishes
- Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Cinnamon Butternut Squash with Pecans and Cranberries
- Stuffed Butternut Squash with Spinach, Bacon, and Cheese
- Brussels Sprouts with Bacon, Pecans, and Cranberries
- Cheesy Baked Asparagus with Gruyere cheese, Garlic, and Bacon
- Mashed Potatoes with Roasted Garlic
- Green Beans with Pine Nuts
- Sausage Stuffed Acorn Squash
- Sweet Potatoes and Broccoli
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Christmas Salads
- Apple Spinach Salad
- Fall Salad with Maple-Lime Dressing
- Beet and Burrata Salad with Pine Nuts and Balsamic Dressing
- Berry Spinach Salad with Blueberries and Raspberries
- 15-Minute Strawberry Spinach Salad
- Christmas Salad
- Beet Salad with Spinach and Honey-Mustard Lemon Dressing
- Roasted Brussels Sprouts Salad with Maple Butternut Squash, Pumpkin Seeds, and Cranberries
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Christmas Dinner
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Seafood Christmas Dinner
- Garlic Shrimp Spaghetti
- Thai-inspired Coconut Curry Salmon (30 Minutes, ONE-PAN)
- Scallop Spaghetti in White Wine Sauce
- Trout with Garlic Lemon Butter Herb Sauce
- Creamy Tuscan Salmon with Spinach, Artichokes, and Garlic
- Baked Rainbow Trout with Lemon, Black Pepper, and Garlic
- Shrimp Scampi
- Creamy Mozzarella Shrimp Pasta
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Meatless Christmas Dinner (Vegetarian Menu)
- Butternut Squash and Spinach Lasagna
- Black Bean and Butternut Squash Casserole
- Butternut Squash Ravioli with Brown Butter Sauce and Pecans
- Roasted Butternut Squash with Feta and Spinach
- Creamy Orzo Pasta with Roasted Butternut Squash and Spinach
- Sautéed Spinach, Mushrooms, and Caramelized Onions
- Butternut Squash Pasta Salad with Brussels Sprouts, Pecans, and Cranberries
- Apple Stuffed Acorn Squash
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Explore the recipes on this site through the Recipe Index organized by Course (such as dinners, salads, side dishes, breakfast, desserts, etc.), type of meat used in the recipe (such as chicken, beef, pork, salmon, etc.), and other categories. The Recipe Index also features popular categories, such as Chicken, Pasta, Fish and Seafood, Salads, Holiday Recipes, and Desserts.
It's Apple Season!
- Pan-Seared Pork Chops with Caramelized Apples
- Apple Spinach Salad with Honey-Mustard Lemon Dressing
- Baked Brie with Apples
- Broccoli Cashew Salad with Apples, Pears, and Cranberries
- Apple Spinach Salad
- Apple Stuffed Acorn Squash
- Chicken with Apples and Maple-Lime Sauce
- Fall Harvest Salad with Apples, Pecans, Spinach, and Maple-Lime Dressing
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It's Pear Season!
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Stuffed Butternut Squash
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Stuffed Spaghetti Squash
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Stuffed Acorn Squash
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Pumpkin Recipes
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Brussels Sprouts Recipes
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Green Beans Recipes
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Butternut Squash Recipes
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Sweet Potato Recipes
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Fall Desserts
- Cranberry Apple Pecan Bundt Cake
- Pear Almond Cake
- Browned Butter Pecan Sandies
- Apple Pumpkin Bundt Cake
- Hazelnut Shortbread Cookies Recipe
- White Chocolate Chip Raspberry Cake
- Pecan Shortbread Cookies
- Blueberry Lemon Bread with Lemon Glaze
- Apple cinnamon crepes, or apple pie - in a crepe!
- Apple Skillet Cake
- Caramelized Apples
- Easy Apple Squares (Cake Bars)
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Favorite Pasta Dishes
- Chicken Spaghetti with Burrata and Lemon Butter Garlic Sauce
- Shrimp Tomato Spinach Pasta in Garlic Butter Sauce
- Autumn Dinner with Sausage, Pasta, Brussels Sprouts and Butternut Squash
- Orzo Salad
- Mushroom Ravioli with Spinach
- Greek Shrimp with Orzo and Feta (One-Pan, 30-Minute Meal)
- Basil Pasta with Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce
- Parmesan Zucchini Tomato Chicken Spaghetti
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Salmon Recipes
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Shrimp Recipes
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Beef Recipes
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Pork Recipes
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Sausage Recipes
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LOW-CARB, HIGH-PROTEIN Dinners
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Main Dishes with NO CREAM and NO CHEESE
That does not mean these recipes are dairy-free. Some of them have butter, etc. But because these recipes are not slathered with cream products and cheese, it's really easy to make them DAIRY-FREE:
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30-Minute, One-Pan Meals
These easy dinners take either 30 minutes total or 30 minutes of cooking time. Quick and easy either way!
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KETO Main Dishes
These dinner recipes are not only KETO-friendly, but all of these are also high in protein and gluten-free:
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- Weekly Meal Plan (for September 9-15, 2024) + New Recipes
- Weekly Meal Plan (for September 2-8, 2024) + Life Update
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