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Ingredients 1 can (19 oz) Progresso™ Vegetable Classics tomato basil soup 2 packages (1.5 oz each) colby-Monterey Jack cheese blend cubes (individual size) 1/2 cup croutons, divided into 2 resealable sandwich-sized food storage plastic bags Preparation Heat soup as directed on can. For each serving, pour warm soup into small insulated bottle. Pack in lunch bag with cheese cubes, croutons and plastic spoon. At lunch time, add cheese cubes and croutons to soup....

Preparation As many a wedding planner will attest, wedding favors are often left behind on the tables at the reception’s end-either guests forget or never bother to take one. Here’s a tip: If you want to ensure a high favor-takeability rate, gift the guests with something edible and delicious, such as truffles, cookies, or popcorn. Once you’ve picked out a favor, you’ve got to figure out how many to order. Should you order one for every person on the guest list?...

Preparation Where would we be without garlic? Pungent when raw, mellow when cooked, it adds a delicious aroma and deep flavor to so many dishes. Yet beyond garlic’s ability to turn recipes from good to great, there’s another reason to love this workhorse of an ingredient: From a storage standpoint, it’s one of the most low-maintenance foods you can have in your kitchen. Garlic benefits from a pretty hands-off approach: Give it the air and space it needs, and it’ll love you back....

Since my last post Korroke was a deep-fried dish, I want to share a healthy dish today. This salad is my mom’s recipe. Well, precisely speaking, I was trying to recreate her recipe with my memory of her salad. I wish she had kept a recipe book like what I am doing now then I would have her entire home cooking recipe collection. This is exactly the reason why I’m organizing my recipes for my kids....

Does your culture use sweet potato in desserts? The Japanese absolutely adore sweet potato treats and often use it both savory and sweet dishes. You may have seen popular snacks like Daigaku Imo (Candied Sweet Potatoes) at the street stalls and Sweet Potato Pies at local bakeries in Japan. Today I’m sharing Sweet Potato (スイートポテト) recipe. You may ask what I’m making with it. Well, I’m making double baked “Sweet Potato” and that’s the name of this dessert!...

Ingredients 2 cups diced cooked chicken 3 cups shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese blend (12 oz) 1 can (4.5 oz) Old El Paso™ chopped green chiles, undrained 3/4 cup sour cream 1 package (11 oz) Old El Paso™ flour tortillas for burritos (8 tortillas; 8 inch) 1 can (16 oz) Old El Paso™ refried beans 1 can (10 oz) Old El Paso™ enchilada sauce 4 medium green onions, sliced (1/4 cup)...

Ingredients 2 2/3 cups water 1/4 cup butter or margarine 1/2 teaspoon salt 2/3 cup milk 2 cups Betty Crocker™ mashed potatoes 1 can (16 oz) chili beans in sauce, undrained 1 can (14 1/2 oz) salsa-styled diced tomatoes with green chiles, undrained 1/2 cup shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese (2 oz) 2 medium green onions, sliced (2 tablespoons) Preparation In 3-quart saucepan, heat water, butter and salt to boiling; remove from heat....

Making chiffon cake was one of my dreams since I started baking regularly last year. I always thought it was going to be difficult to make a chiffon cake. However, after some lengthy experiments with my Castella recipe, this Matcha Chiffon Cake (抹茶シフォンケーキ) was a lot easier than I expected. If you are new to chiffon cake, it is a very light sponge cake made with vegetable oil, eggs, sugar, flour, and whatever flavor you want to add....

What is Mizutaki? Mizu (水) means water in Japanese and taki means simmering. As the name suggests, Mizutaki is a Japanese hot pot dish where the ingredients, mainly chicken, are cooked in water or simple kombu dashi without any seasoning. Like other hot pot dishes, Mizutaki is typically cooked communally at the table with a portable butane burner. It’s a treat on a wintery day when you enjoy good food and conversations with family and friends over a warm hot pot meal....

Ingredients 4 medium sweet potatoes (about 1 1/2 lb), peeled and cut into 1 1/4-inch cubes 2 tablespoons butter, melted 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons raspberry jelly or seedless jam 1 teaspoon packed brown sugar 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon Dash of crushed red pepper flakes Preparation Adjust oven rack to middle position. Heat oven to 400°F. In large bowl, toss sweet potato cubes with butter and salt....

Ingredients SYRUP 2 cups water 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon whole cloves 1 teaspoon whole allspice 2 cinnamon sticks 1 lemon, sliced 1 orange, sliced NONALCOHOLIC PUNCH 1 1/2 quarts (6 cups) raspberry-cranberry drink ALCOHOLIC PUNCH 2 (750 ml) bottles (6 cups) dry red wine Preparation In small saucepan, combine all syrup ingredients; mix well. Cook over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes....

Ingredients 3/4 cup packed brown sugar 2/3 cup whipping cream 10 tablespoons butter 4 oz semisweet baking chocolate, chopped Preparation In 2-quart saucepan, cook brown sugar, whipping cream and butter over medium heat 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a full boil. Add chocolate; cook about 2 minutes, stirring constantly, until chocolate is melted and sauce is smooth. Serve warm or cover and refrigerate until serving time....

Ingredients 4 cups Corn Chex™ cereal 2 cups Wheat Chex™ cereal 4 cups small pretzel twists 2 cups bite-size corn chips 1/4 cup butter, melted 4 teaspoons dry ranch dressing mix (from 1-oz package) 2 teaspoons Old El Paso™ taco seasoning mix (from 1-oz package) Preparation In slow cooker, place both cereals. Add pretzels and corn chips. In small bowl, stir together butter, taco and dressing mixes with whisk until well combined....

I made this delicious Strawberry Frozen Yogurt recipe awhile back and was worried the strawberry season might be over before I had a chance to share on Just One Cookbook. I am glad that there are still plenty of strawberries in the stores so you definitely have to try this recipe if you love homemade fruity frozen yogurt. When I saw this recipe at Lynna’s blog, Hearts in My Oven, I knew I have to make it for my family since my daughter loves strawberry....

Ingredients 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ white cake mix 3/4 cup water 1/3 cup vegetable oil 3 egg whites 1 container (6 oz) Yoplait® Original yogurt strawberry 1 container Betty Crocker™ Whipped vanilla frosting 1 quart (4 cups) strawberries Preparation Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Generously grease and lightly flour two 8-inch or 9-inch round pans, or spray with baking spray with flour. In large bowl, beat cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes....

Preparation Making the perfect loaf of sourdough bread is an accomplishment many home bakers strive for. These breads, with their burnished, dark crusts and chewy crumbs, were made with a live starter— an active colony of wild yeast formed by continuously combining flour and water until it is bubbly enough to create the leavening needed to bake a loaf of bread. This way of raising dough is what people used long before commercial yeast was developed....

Preparation Follow the step-by-step diagrams below to create this five-sided fold. The dotted line shows where the creases should appear, while the curved arrows indicate where you need to flip over the fabric. For a crisper look, iron the napkins before and after folding. Related Video

Preparation When you get a wedding invitation in the mail, there’s usually one line you zero-in on: the dress code. If it says “cocktail attire,” there’s often a sigh of relief. “Black tie,” on the other hand, is often met with a begrudging groan. The most formal of the dress codes (other than “white tie,” which, unless you’re transporting back to the time of Downtown Abbey, you’ll likely never see on an invitation), often gets a bad rap, for reasons we honestly can’t explain....

Preparation In this modern age of mixology, botanicals are on every sipper’s lips. Their precise alchemy is the touchstone by which any new libation is assessed. Vermouth, a red or white wine fortified with spirits and aromatized with roots, fruits, spices, flowers, and herbs, checks all the 21st century boxes for the art of mixing drinks. And vermouth is back, refreshing and reinvigorating the shaking and making of creative drinks....

Ingredients 1 (10-oz.) pkg. mixed salad greens 1 pomegranate 2 tablespoons champagne wine vinegar 1 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard 6 tablespoons oil 1/8 teaspoon salt Dash freshly ground black pepper Preparation Place greens in large salad bowl. Peel and seed pomegranate, reserving seeds. In small bowl, combine vinegar and mustard; blend well. With wire whisk, slowly beat in oil until thick. Add salt and pepper. Stir in half of pomegranate seeds....