Enjoy the dinner routine with these five easy to make weeknight recipes.
What routines or rituals do you have to stay healthy and happy? Mine are walks, yoga, journaling and a good night’s sleep.
Not everyone has time for walks, or the quiet space to do yoga, or the inclination to journal. And a good night’s sleep can be maddeningly elusive. But if you’re reading this, there’s one ritual we all share: preparing dinner.
Even when you’re exhausted from what the day demands of you, dinner is an opportunity to focus on what matters most and follow your senses: how things look, smell, sound, taste. We hope these recipes are as fun to make as they are to share and eat.
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Spring Succotash
This easy to make colorful succotash is studded with ham chunks in an abundance of corn, carrots, spring peas and broad beans. The best part? It’s ready in 20 minutes.
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Simple tomato soup
Tomato soup never fails to comfort—especially with grilled cheese on the side. To make this soup creamy and add a fiber boost, puree with kidney beans. Double the recipe for leftovers to serve with tomorrow’s salad if you like.
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Poached Egg and Bacon Salad – Lyonnaise Salad
Transform your home into a French bistro with this classic salad. Bacon, homemade croutons… what’s not to love? If you don’t prefer a frisée salad, use spinach or a mesclun mix.
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Tuna Tomato Pasta Casserole
For a tuna and pasta combo that’s a change from tuna pasta, cook up clam pasta, toss it with a tomato-based buttery sauce, and bake just long enough to melt the Parmesan cheese.
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Vietnamese style sticky chicken skewers
There’s something about skewers that makes dinner even more fun. These are salty-sweet and will get a little charred in some places from the grill (you can grill them instead). Serve with steamed rice and Asian coleslaw.
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Weekend Baking: Laura Bush’s Cowboy Cookies
Back in 2000 (maybe a softer time) family Circle Magazine has a reader vote for cookie recipes (Laura Bush vs. Tipper Gore). The wide appeal of these chunky oat coconut pecan chocolate cookies started a cookie phenomenon that’s still going strong.
