Lunch

Here in California, we cook out year-round. I grill extra chicken specifically for this quick meal. It's so colorful and...

Classic old-fashioned baked macaroni and cheese comes together with just a little patience and a lot of butter, milk and...

My mother-in-law shared this recipe with me 40 years ago. She served this salad at all holiday meals, and the...

"THE SECRET of any salad is the dressing, and in this dressing the ingredient that makes the difference is red...

My mother handed this recipe down to me, and it has never failed to receive raves from my guests, especially...

For a cool treat, I serve this frozen salad. The fruit is so flavorful and is so easy to whip...

This recipe was Mom's scrumptious scheme to get her kids to eat vegetables. She never had any trouble when she...

"WE HAD an enormous vegetable garden, so we enjoyed freshly picked cucumbers in summer. After the cucumber were sliced and...

This easy coleslaw is great because it lasts refrigerated so long. The longer you let it marinate, the better it...

This Salad is a refreshing complement to any meal, and it's attractive on the table. Whenever I'm asked to bring...

"A FRESH SALAD is the perfect complement to any meal, but this colorful combination has eye appeal as well. I...

My grandma's pea soup recipe was a family favorite. What makes it different from any other pea soups I have...

My family loves this dish. Use light mayonnaise and this is a healthy salad. Even if you or your family...

This easy southern potato salad recipe is an old-fashioned favorite that fits in perfectly at potlucks, luncheons, backyard cookouts and...

Just thinking about this soup simmering on the stove gets me hungry! The homemade meatballs are so tasty. —Esther Perea,...

"ONE OF the staples of Ukrainian cooking is sour cream. This combination of sour cream and cucumbers makes a very...

I found this recipe in a local newspaper when we moved to Arkansas almost 20 years ago. The recipe was...

My family loves these sloppy joes. I would make them back when I worked in a school lunchroom and heard...

Each time I take this dish to a church supper, I get many, many requests to share the recipe. My...

The glorious colors of the fruit make this a festive salad. Slightly sweet and chilled, it makes a nice accompaniment...

Whenever I invite my big family for dinner, my grandchildren request this favorite fruit salad. My sons have always liked...

This four-bean salad goes over big at potlucks because it's not too sweet and not too sour. It's ideal for...

This potato salad is a classic side for any German meal.—Mae Wagners, Pickerington, Ohio

This salad includes not only garden vegetables but pasta too. It is a great side dish to any meal.—Bernard Bellin,...

I've made this recipe featuring apples and grapes for special dinners all through my 46 married years, and it's always...

"THIS IS one of my mom's original recipes. Though it is very simple to make this dressing, the sweet-sour combination...

"THERE WAS always a cranberry salad on our holiday table#151;Mother made it with fresh raw cranberries. I was delighted when...

Meet the Cook: We also call this 2-Day Bean Chowder, since it can be started in the afternoon, chilled overnight...

Economics had a lot to do with what we ate when I was growing up in New Hampshire during the...