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25 Kitchen Essentials That Every Home Cook Needs

The right tools make cooking easy and efficient! Here are the must-have kitchen essentials, ranging from basic utensils to high-quality cookware.

...get one! For me, it’s one of the top kitchen essentials. I use it to make dips, sauces, veggie burgers, pie crust, and more. This 7-cup Cuisinart processor is sized...

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Roasted Mushrooms

Learn how to roast mushrooms in the oven! These easy roasted mushrooms have a meaty texture and rich, savory flavor. They're a delicious side dish!

...Portobello Mushroom Burgers Grilled Mushrooms Roasted Mushrooms rate this recipe: 4.93 from 14 votes Prep Time: 10 minutes mins Cook Time: 20 minutes mins Total Time: 30 minutes mins Serves...

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25 Easy 4th of July Appetizers

These easy 4th of July appetizers will get your Independence Day cookout off to a delicious start! They include fun finger foods, party dips, and more.

...snack platter offers something for everyone. Folks can graze on marinated gigante beans, cheeses, olives, veggies, and more! Serve with red, white, and blue toothpicks for a little Independence Day...

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20 Easy 4th of July Desserts

Our best 4th of July desserts! Round out your Independence Day menu with one of these delicious sweet treats. Find pies, ice cream, cookies, and more!

...to your Independence Day BBQ—you can’t go wrong here! Fruity 4th of July Desserts Strawberry Shortcake Use a mix of blueberries and strawberries for extra 4th of July flair! Blackberry...

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Butternut Squash Burrito Bowls

Butternut squash burrito bowls are healthy, easy vegetarian dinner! Filled with black beans, pico de gallo, kale & avocado, they're hearty & delicious.

...chopped cilantro Sea salt and fresh black pepper For the bowls: 1 small butternut squash, peeled & cubed Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling Sea salt and fresh black pepper 1/2...

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Avocado Sweet Potato Tacos

Topped with creamy avocado lime sauce, these simple chili-spiced sweet potato tacos make a delicious vegetarian dinner.

...I like these white corn & wheat tortillas, or homemade tortillas 1 cup black beans, cooked, drained, and rinsed Lime slices, for serving Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper...

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Stuffed Spaghetti Squash

Spaghetti Squash Burrito Bowls are a fun & healthy fall dinner! Vegan & gluten-free, they're filled with poblano cashew cream, veggies & black beans.

...squash that was the perfect size to serve as “bowls” for two individual servings. The filling here is what you might stuff into a burrito bowl: black beans, roasted tomatoes,...

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Stuffed Poblano Peppers

These stuffed poblano peppers are the ultimate healthy dinner! They're fresh and light, easy to make, and filled with bold, zesty flavor.

...at the same time. Here’s what’s in it: Rice and black beans – They make this recipe hearty and satisfying! White and brown rice both work great here, so use...

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Collard Green Wraps

Ditch the tortillas and make collard green wraps instead! They're fun, healthy, and delicious with all sorts of fillings. Find my favorites below!

...vegan collard green wraps with classic burrito components: roasted sweet potatoes, black beans, brown rice, fajita veggies, fresh corn, and pico de gallo, with creamy chipotle sauce on the side....

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Iced Tea with Fancy Herbal & Fruity Ice

A fun, summery, creative way to serve iced tea. Freeze herbs, fruits, citrus, and cucumbers (whatever you want, really) inside ice cubes!

...[url href=”https://www.pureleaf.com/us/products/iced-black-tea-with-peach” target=”_blank”]Pure Leaf Home Brewed Iced Black Tea with Peach Flavor[/url] pyramid tea bags 2 [url href=”https://www.pureleaf.com/us/products/iced-green-tea-with-citrus” target=”_blank”]Pure Leaf Home Brewed Iced Green Tea with Citrus Flavor[/url] pyramid tea...

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Healthy Taco Salad

Nothing beats this healthy taco salad recipe in the summertime. Crisp veggies, creamy dressing & crunchy tortilla strips make it fresh & fun to eat.

...give them a savory/spiced flavor. Combined with romaine lettuce, juicy tomatoes, black beans, crispy tortilla strips, and a dollop of cilantro lime salad dressing, this tasty “meat” makes this salad...

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Photograph of Jeanine Donofrio and Jack Mathews in their kitchen

Hello, we're Jeanine and Jack.

We love to eat, travel, cook, and eat some more! We create & photograph vegetarian recipes from our home in Chicago, while our shiba pups eat the kale stems that fall on the kitchen floor.