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These tasty zucchini fritters are a great way to use up a summer surplus of zucchini. Serve them with your favorite sauce for a tasty side dish or snack!. This recipe is perfect for this time of year, the zucchini season has begun, and the harvest is beautiful. It's also a great way to incorporate more vegetables into your diet while enjoying a tasty and satisfying dish.

Crispy Zucchini Fritters: Tasty Summer Snack!

If you run out of dinner recipe ideas, go ahead and try this creamy shrimp scampi pasta recipe by Island Vibe Cooking. It’s filling, flavorful, and easy to prepare. I was so surprised at how delicious it was. I never thought adding cream to shrimp scampi would make this incredibly tasty dish. Be sure to try this recipe at home. It will surely be an instant hit.

Creamy Shrimp Scampi Pasta Recipe

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Lasagna is a beloved Italian dish that has found its way into kitchens around the world. Known for its layers of pasta, rich meat sauce, creamy béchamel, and melted cheese, lasagna is the epitome of comfort food.

Classic Homemade Lasagna: Comforting Layers of Meat, Cheese, and Pasta

Squash and zucchini casserole is a delightful dish that brings together the best of summer’s bounty. This casserole is not only a great way to use up an abundance of squash and zucchini, but it also makes for a comforting and nutritious side dish. With its creamy texture, cheesy goodness, and crunchy topping, this casserole is sure to be a hit at any family gathering or potluck. Follow this recipe to create a delicious squash and zucchini casserole that will have everyone coming back for seconds.

Delightful Summer Squash & Zucchini Casserole

E. Kent

Elevate your corn side dish game with this irresistibly delicious recipe for Garlic Butter Fried Corn With Fresh Parmesan. Sweet corn meets savory garlic butter and nutty Parmesan cheese in a mouthwatering combination that will have your taste buds singing with delight. Whether you're serving up a summer barbecue feast or simply looking to add some pizzazz to your dinner table, this dish is sure to be a hit.

Garlic Butter Fried Corn With Fresh Parmesan: A Flavorful Twist on a Classic Side Dish

Welcome spring and create continuous color for several months with a collection of spring-flowering bulbs. After planting in the fall, you’ll enjoy an array of flower colors that combine nicely with other spring-flowering trees, shrubs and flowers. Start the season with early-blooming snowdrops. As winter fades, watch for the...

Fall Planting Provides Months of Continuous Spring Color

Be prepared to disappoint some people, because if they don't get to it fast enough, there will be no million dollar macaroni and cheese left for them to eat. Or better yet—make extra! This mac and cheese recipe is indulgent, decadent, creamy, and cheesy in the best possible ways. It’s luxurious and comforting, and it did not last long in the Southern Living Test Kitchen so you know it won't last in yours.

Nothing Beats Southern Living's Million Dollar Mac And Cheese

Fans of pasta drenched in Alfredo sauce know the comforting goodness that comes with each bite of this classic dish. The rich, creamy texture infused with a prominent parmesan and mild garlic flavor makes it difficult not to crave a plate time and time again. Its only fault is that it contains a less-than-impressive nutritional profile, as its main ingredients of butter, cream, and cheese are high in calories, saturated fat, and sodium. Thankfully, you can healthily recreate this beloved sauce using just two ingredients: cottage cheese and garlic.

Turn Cottage Cheese Into Creamy Alfredo Sauce With 1 Extra Ingredient

Food Fusion Frenzy

Indulge in the crispy, cheesy goodness of Tater Tot Casserole, a dish that brings together savory ground beef, creamy sauce, and a golden layer of tater tots. This easy-to-make casserole is perfect for busy weeknights or when you need a comforting, crowd-pleasing meal.

Crispy Cheesy Tater Tot Casserole: Easy, Comforting Meal

Desiree Haros

Mac and cheese is just one of those ultimate comfort foods. With minimal prep and a slow cooker doing all the work, you'll have a deliciously rich and creamy dish ready quickly.

Crockpot Mac and Cheese

Cooking With Maryann

I love macaroni salads, and this is truly a special one. It's got something for all of the tastebuds and textures. Soft, crunchy, chewy, sweet, savory, tart, creamy, and oh so fresh! Here's what you'll need to make 8-10 side servings:

Amish Macaroni Salad

The flavor combos in this will blow your mind! At only 20 minutes from start to finish, that's a dinner winner in my book! Here's all you'll need to make it (4 servings):. 1 Tbl light soy sauce (I like Shoyu)

Garlic Shrimp with Browned Butter Honey Sauce

Sam Miller

When it comes to appetizers that are both easy to make and absolutely delicious, Chicken Cream Cheese Crescent Bombs are at the top of the list. These savory bites are perfect for any occasion, combining the creamy richness of cream cheese with tender chicken, smoky bacon, and sharp cheddar, all wrapped in a buttery crescent roll. Whether you're hosting a casual gathering or preparing a quick family meal, these bombs are sure to impress.

Flavorful Chicken Cream Cheese Bombs: Easy, Versatile, and Kid-Friendly

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Suzy Jacobson Cherry

When I studied Anthropology in college, I learned that teeth have been indicators of economic status just about forever. Archaeologists look at the teeth in ancient skeletons and know who the rich were based on their tooth decay. During the Renaissance period, it became fashionable for women to blacken their teeth to look like they were better off than they were, because the royals and aristocrats, who could afford sugar and sweets, had more rotten and missing teeth than the poor.

Opinion: Stop Stereotyping Bad Teeth as a Sign of Drug Addiction

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

If you didn’t think stuffed peppers could get fancy, think again. Cook creamy orzo with sautéed shallots, garlic, and a touch of smoked paprika then spoon it into sweet red bell peppers. To make this a complete meal, we add shreds of store-bought rotisserie chicken to the filling, giving the peppers additional heartiness and depth. Most stuffed pepper recipes discard the tops, but this recipe calls for chopping them into small pieces before caramelizing them to add to the filling for a true no-waste dinner.

Caramelized Red Pepper Orzo and Chicken Stuffed Peppers

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Fresh summer squash and rice are baked in a rich creamy cheese sauce with a pinch of thyme and a hint of lemon zest in this easy summery vegetarian casserole.

Cheesy Summer Squash Casserole Recipe

If you like fry bread, funnel cakes, or the like, you will love these beignets! They are crispy on the outside, soft and fluffy goodness on the inside, and are great with a cup of coffee or as a stand - alone dessert. You can dress them up so many different ways too (more on that below). Here's what you'll need to make 1 1/2 dozen:

Big Fluffy Beignets - Copycat Cafe du Monde

I know that historically, people tend to thing of molasses cookies as a wintertime or Christmas cookie. While they're not wrong, molasses cookies can be enjoyed any time of the year. I have fond memories of sneaking into my grandfather's cookie stash (year-round) just to get my hands on those soft, sweet, and warm pieces of heaven. Here's what you'll need for about 30 cookies:

Soft Molasses Cookies

If you crave those perfect soft chocolate chip cookies like I do, this recipe is for you! I'll be honest, I'll eat the storebought version from time to time, as long as I don't look at the ingredient list! These are so fresh and delicious, you will be happy to save yourself from all those pacakaged preservatives. Here's what you'll need:

Soft Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies!

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Recipe for Parmesan Potato Wedges

The main course at family dinners may be the main event, but that doesn’t mean you should have to settle for bland, boring sides. Fret not...

Recipe for Parmesan Potato Wedges

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