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02/19/2021

Make Our Most Popular Recipes!

Milk Means More  |  1 Comment  |  Recipes

You loved them in 2020, now enjoy these recipes again in 2021!Β 

While we are all pretty darn tired of COVID-19 and the changes it brought into our lives, one of the things we can celebrate is some of the great home–prepared recipes we discovered. I went from 70% dining out or grabbing meals on the way homeΒ to almost everything at home, developing new favorites along the way. I evenΒ madeΒ ricottaΒ one rainy Sunday.Β 

Here areΒ our top recipes of 2020 in noΒ particularΒ order. . .

(Not surprising,Β butΒ comfort foods ruled the day!)Β 

Better-For-You Favorites

Two of the top recipes were from our friend and colleague and TV Food fame, Ellie Krieger,Β RDN,Β originally published in her cookbookΒ WholeΒ InΒ One.Β Β Ellie took typically rich dishes andΒ lightenedΒ them up.Β Β Fun fact:Β they are also plantΒ based and super easy to make.Β Β TheΒ Mushroom Stroganoff soupΒ has become a family favorite paired with a crunchy salad,Β and theΒ Broccoli Cheddar Skillet StrataΒ is perfect for Sunday brunch.Β 

Easy Family Meals

Many families were faced withΒ assistingΒ their children with remote learningΒ and learningΒ new technologyΒ themselves. There simply was not more time in the day to prepare a full meal every night. And families wanted variety that they were missing from eating out.Β Β Here are the topΒ family-friendlyΒ recipes that our followers chose…all super-fast and extremely tasty!Β Creamy One-Pot SpaghettiΒ has Instant Pot directions but can be made on the stove;Β plant-basedΒ Pasta in a Pinch uses the microwave to be ready in 20 minutes . . . start to finish!Β And you can escape to sunny Morocco in only 20 minutes withΒ Creamy Couscous with Broccoli, Tomatoes and Cheese, a delicious dish that can be served as an accompaniment to any kind of protein,Β or aΒ completeΒ meal.Β Β 

Snack Attack

We also saw kid’s favorites reach the top ten.Β These recipes, both featuring peanut butter and nutritious yogurt, can be made by kids for a β€œbetween Zoom classes” easy snack. And both combine with fruit for that extra nutrition to keep them going through yet another Google Classroom. Try cooling off with Frozen Banana PopsΒ orΒ serveΒ fresh fruit orΒ grahamΒ crackersΒ withΒ Peanut Butter Yogurt Dip. Ingredients for bothΒ recipes just may be in the β€˜to-go’ school meals you pick up or the kids bring home for remote learning days.Β Β 

Sweet Endings

And to round it out, we cannot forget the top desserts. Super easy–to–makeΒ GingerbreadΒ Cupcakes with Whipped Vanilla Buttercream frostingΒ are the flavor of fall just melting in yourΒ mouth,Β whileΒ Cranberry-OrangeΒ Bread PuddingΒ letsΒ you spend time in the kitchen creating a scrumptious new twist on a historical dish developed to useΒ stale bread!Β And what better gift for the holidays thanΒ Peppermint Cheesecake Brownies. Mark these as a favorite for nextΒ year orΒ put a touch of red in the cheesecake batter for a heartfelt Valentine’s Day treat!Β 

I hope you try one of these again this year. Cannot wait to see what the 2021Β favesΒ will be!Β 

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  • Melissa Wisniewski says:
    Mar 17, 2021

    These look amazing!

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