One bite and you'll be hooked on this slightly sweet turkey salad sandwich. It's protein-packed so you can feel good while you munch! —Mary Wilhelm, Sparta, Wisconsin
Warming but light, this white bean soup recipe takes inspiration from Spanish caldo gallego. A crisp bacon garnish adds a smoky, salty depth of flavor.
Here’s a quick and easy way to use up leftover turkey. My son likes to try foods from different nationalities, and he really enjoys these pitas. —Renee Dent, Conrad, Montana
Any combination of vegetables will work in this nutritious soup from chef Hugh Acheson. If including 10 vegetables isn't a priority, you can also cut some and double up on others.
Minestra is a light, brothy Italian soup with vegetables. "In this version, I sauté Tuscan kale and butternut squash with onion, garlic and rosemary, then simmer them in chicken stock with pasta and white beans," Grace Parisi says.
"I adapted the recipe for this tasty turkey sandwich from a deli where I worked," recalls Tanya Smeins of Kalamazoo, Michigan. "To make it easier to eat, we often dip each bite into the cranberry mixture instead of spreading it inside."
To make these candy cane cookies smaller, use 1/2 teaspoon each of white and red dough for each cookie, and roll each rope to 2 inches long. Reduce the baking time to six to eight minutes. Finely crushed peppermint candy adheres well to the warm cookies.
If you want to give your fudge a fun finish, you can add a smattering of sprinkles or drizzle melted candy melts over the top. You can easily tweak these decorations to match the season.
The Italian minestra refers to a variety of moderately thick soup. Minestrone is a hearty vegetable-filled minestra that often contains beans and sometimes pasta. We've omitted the pasta here but added some Italian sausage. With minestrone, it seems, there is no end to the delectable variations.
Don’t hesitate to repurpose a wine bottle or stainless steel water bottle as a rolling pin, whether it’s full, partially full, or empty. Just make sure that the bottle is clean, and dust it with a little flour before rolling out the dough. If your bottles have labels on them, wrap them in plastic wrap before rolling out the dough.