Spaghetti Squash & Meatballs

Spaghetti Squash & Meatballs Recipe
With this spaghetti squash and meatballs recipe, you can reduce the carbohydrates and increase the vegetable servings by skipping pasta and serving the Italian-seasoned turkey meatballs and quick, homemade marinara sauce over thin strands of cooked spaghetti squash instead. Cooking the squash first in the microwave and then in a skillet to cook off the extra moisture, gives the squash a more spaghetti-like texture.

What’s Cooking This Weekend? — Weekend of December 14-15, 2013

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Happy weekend, fellow cooks! What’s on your cooking radar this weekend? It’s the time of holiday parties and potlucks; we hope you’ve enjoyed our Cozy Holiday Potluck Gathering series this week, and that you have plenty of delicious things on the horizon as you get ready to gather with your own friends and family over the holidays. We’d love to hear what you’re cooking this weekend — something cozy and warm? Something sweet and special?

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2013 Holiday Gift Guides (& Sweepstakes!) — Holiday Gift Guide from The Kitchn

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Sticky Cinnamon Rolls, White Lasagna, Bigos Stew, Chimichurri Sauce, Toffee Pudding Sundaes & Gingerbread Cookies — New Recipes from The Kitchn

With a winter storm coming down on the East Coast and plenty of winter happening everywhere else, I’m thinking that this is a weekend to hunker down and cook some good food. A batch of our sticky cinnamon rolls with cream cheese frosting on Saturday morning are definitely in order. Then take your pick of a creamy sweet potato soup or bigos stew with sausage and mushrooms — both are sure to stick to your ribs. Cap off the weekend with a cup of bourbon eggnog and you’re ready for whatever weather comes your way.

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How to Set Up a Buffet Table in 5 Minutes — Cooking Lessons from The Kitchn

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Setting up a buffet table like the one for our Cozy Holiday Potluck might not seem like a part of the gathering that needs a lot of attention. Cover a table with a tablecloth and let guests drop off dishes as they arrive, right?! Even so, I think putting just five minutes of thought into the buffet table will make your life easier and help the whole evening go off without a hitch.

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A Rye Manhattan: My Standard Winter Cocktail

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Something about cold weather makes me want a cocktail. Though I generally drink wine or a little vodka, winter calls for something brown. Not too sweet, but just sweet enough, chilled, but not too chilled, spicy, but not venturing into the — I am so sorry for this, but I just don’t like it — vile territory of pumpkin spice. A Manhattan, made the traditional way, with rye, is just perfect.

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