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32 Hearty Irish Soups and Stews

Irish country pubs serve some of the coziest soups you’ll ever eat. Our rich, hearty and delicious bowls of Irish soup will transport you to the Emerald Isle.

Stopping for lunch at an Irish country pub, you won’t find corned beef heading the menu. (Corned beef is an Irish-American specialty, as pork was more expensive than beef when the Irish first immigrated.) Instead, the perfect Irish pub lunch is a delicious, hearty soup. It’s usually served up with a thick slab of bread that’s generously slathered with fresh, sweet cream butter.

Those looking to cook something similar in your own kitchen are in luck. Our Irish soups and stews are rich with hearty meat, root vegetables, grains and fish—just the thing to ward off the chill. From brothy soups to loaded stews, there’s a little something for everyone looking to bring classic Irish recipes into their home.

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Handheld Pies: Dozens of Pint-Size Sweets & Savories

“Too darn cute to pass up. Half-pint-sized lemon meringue pies. Orange marmalade pop-tarts. Man, everything really is cuter when it’s bite-sized.” —Sauce Magazine

What’s better than small treats? Eating with your hands! This enticing cookbook delivers on both counts in one adorable package. Pie-lovers everywhere will be thrilled to find their favorite recipes plus fabulous new creations. Savory pies also make an appearance: grab a Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Breakfast Pie on the way out the door in the morning! Ideal for beginning and seasoned bakers alike (a chapter on crusts offers all the instruction anyone needs to make delicious, flaky pastry with ease!), Handheld Pies proves that good things definitely come in small packages.

“This book continues to ride and perhaps push along the trend of cute li’l desserts . . . [Billingsley] and Handheld Pies do their best to hold readers’ hands through the process, with plenty of tips in the chapter, ‘Equipment, Ingredients, and Techniques.’” —Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“Umm . . . Pies? In my hand? Sold. Tiny treats in any form are hard for me to resist. And so was this cover. The book is divided into freeform pies, structured pies and jar pies. Too cute.” —Bakerella

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DELICIOUS DIY DOUGHNUTS

These tempting treats are as tasty as the ones in the bakery case—and they’re a breeze to make using some of our Pillsbury products as the base ingredient. With such a variety of flavors, mornings just got a little sweeter and a little easier!

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62 Irish-Inspired Foods To Complete Your St. Patrick’s Day Party

If you only think of Guinness and potatoes when thinking of Irish food for St. Patrick’s Day, it’s time to get a refresher course. Thankfully, we’ve rounded up all the recipes you need to show you all that the Ireland food scene has to offer. Hearty and veggie-packed, traditional Irish cuisine is the pinnacle of comfort food, perfect whether you’re throwing a party or looking for something for a family dinner this spring. From traditional Irish dishes to creative twists on recipes inspired by Irish foods, we’ve got something for every occasion here, including sides, apps, mains, and desserts. These 62 ideas go way beyond completing your St. Patrick’s Day spread (and they do a pretty great job of soaking up all that holiday booze too 😉).

Not into the holiday bar crawl scene? No stress—stay home and celebrate with these recipes instead! We’ve got everything from corned beef and cabbage (+ multiple ways to cook it), veggie soups, and roasted parsnips (think beyond the potato) for a multi-course sit-down affair. Or set out a spread of delicious appetizers to snack on all day long, like Reuben egg rolls or pretzel beer dip. Of course, no party is complete without refreshing drinks to watch it all down. Irish coffee and Irish mules add creative twists to classic drinks; we celebrate with these cocktails all year long.

If you want to hit the perfect middle ground of involved and hands-off, you’ve gotta go shepherd’s pie. We’ve got a number of recipes represented here, including beef, turkey, and pulled pork versions. Serving vegan or vegetarian guests? We’ve even got a vegan shepherd’s pie so everyone can get in on this ultra-comforting dish. So pour some Guinness, call your friends, and get your tartan out—there’s no better homage to the Irish than some hearty food and a laf’ with your friends.

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Corned Beef and Cabbage

Ubiquitous with St. Patrick’s Day, corned beef and cabbage is a hearty, filling dish featuring tender corned beef simmered to perfection alongside carrots, potatoes and cabbage. While corned beef and cabbage is associated with St. Patrick’s Day in the U.S., in Ireland it’s more common to celebrate the March 17th holiday with a lamb-based meal.

In fact, corned beef and cabbage isn’t really a traditional Irish recipe at all, and is better associated with the significant influx of Irish immigrants to America beginning in the mid 1840s. We still love eating it on St. Patrick’s Day (or any time of year), especially in leftover corned beef recipes like Reuben sandwiches and corned beef hash and eggs the next day.

What is corned beef?

Corned beef is salt-cured beef brisket. This cut of beef comes from a cow’s lower chest, which is quite muscular. As a result, the meat is quite tough. A process of salt-curing and a long cook time serve to tenderize the meat.

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90 Better-For-You Meals That’ll Get You Excited For Dinner

Chances are, you’ve already got your quick, healthy breakfastspacked lunches, and snacks for work more than down, and they’re already keeping you full and motivated all day long. But then dinner comes along, and it’s a whole other story. We know it’s way easier to control your health when you do your own cooking, but lots of nights, it’s just too easy to turn to frozen meals or takeout. Instead, take inspiration from these 90 healthy dinner recipes to keep your momentum going every night of the week—we believe in you!

We know health looks different to different people, so we’ve included options for every diet, like low carbveganpescatarian, or gluten-free. We’ve also included meals for home cooks of all skill levels, so we’ve got you whether you’re a master chef or a novice, whether your kitchen is full of gadgets or you’re working with one bowl and one knife (we’ve ALL been there).

When it comes to eating “healthier,” we’re ALL about the swaps. Want to make your dinner low-carb? Lean on superheroes cauliflowerzucchinicabbage, and lettuce wraps to keep you satisfied, without the bread or noodles. Check out our cheeseburger cabbage wraps, our zucchini lasagna roll-ups, or our Philly cheesesteak lettuce wraps for ideas to see how easy (and yummy!) it is to ditch most of the carbs.

Looking for plant-based or vegetarian options? Swap out sausage for tempeh, like in our tempeh & broccoli rabe orecchiette; veggies for meat, like in our carrot hot dogs or our cabbage Parmesan; beans for ground beef or pasta, like in our Indian butter chickpeas or our butter beans alla vodka; or tofu for protein, like in our sesame tofu & broccoli or our sweet & sour tofu. Once you get on board with the alt protein options out there, we bet you won’t even miss the meat. Speaking of, are you trying to avoid the red stuff? You can easily swap leaner ground meat in for beef, like in our turkey burgers, our turkey zucchini enchilada casserole, or our low-carb turkey gyro bowls.

Speaking of bowls, they’re some of our absolute favorite ways to keep our meals feeling light. We’ve included a number of our favorites here, like our halal-cart style cauliflower bowls, our peanut chicken power bowls, and our goddess bowls, but feel free to take inspiration from them and mix and match proteins, grains, toppings, and more until you find your perfect fit.

Want some healthy inspiration for after the meal? Check out our top healthy cookies, our favorite fruit desserts, and our top vegan desserts too.

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Toss Your Salad Dressing Immediately If Notice These Signs

We all have condiments and dressings sitting in the back of our refrigerators (and would rather not admit how long they’ve been there). Due to the fact that mayonnaise or balsamic vinaigrette usually don’t get used everyday, it’s easy to forget when you bought them at the store—and how long they’ve been inhabiting the top shelf. 

That’s why it’s important to brush up on the signs of expiration, especially when it comes to salad dressing, which tends to get overlooked in the kitchen. We turned to an expert to learn exactly when your salad dressing needs to be tossed—either in a bowl or in the garbage. 

It Fails the Sniff Test 

Like most foods, salad dressing tends to take on an off-putting odor when expired. “This is because there are yeasts that produce gas when salad dressing has spoiled, and create off-flavors or odors in the process,” says food scientist Dr. Bryan Quoc Le. Trust your gut—any forms of rancid, unpleasant, or just plain weird scents warrant throwing it away. 

You’ll especially notice a sour odor with dairy-based dressings like ranch, Caesar, or Italian. Some have even likened a funky salad dressing smell to wet cardboard.

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50 Satisfying Shrimp Recipes to Keep in Your Back Pocket

Our Best Ideas for Shrimp

There’s a good reason shrimp are invited to just about every party: They’re perfect for everything from appetizers to main dishes. While we love to kick off a get-together with shrimp cocktail, this

powerhouse protein is also great paired with pasta for dinner — think lemony, garlic-infused shrimp scampi recipes. They can be seasoned and fried, eaten as delicious shrimp tacosbaked into a creamy casserole, whipped up on a weeknight as shrimp and grits, and more! The next time you don’t know what to make for dinner, reach for shrimp: This rich, lemony shrimp scampi with linguini is easy enough to make on a weekday but impressive enough for special occasions.

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The Instant Pot® Meals in a Jar Cookbook: 50 Pre-Portioned, Perfectly Seasoned Pressure Cooker Recipes

Optimize the speed and convenience of your Instant Pot® by prepping jars for dump-and-cook dishes for breakfast, dessert, and everything in between.

The wildly popular Instant Pot has made cooking delicious meals quicker and easier than ever. However, you still need to prepare the food that goes into your Instant Pot. This book shows how to create pre-prepped, mason-jar-filled entrees that make meal time as easy as 1-2-3: dump the jar’s pre-measured contents into your Instant Pot, add water, and pressure cook. It’s easier than microwave mac and cheese but way better tasting and far more healthy.

The Instant Pot Meals in a Jar Cookbook offers a wide selection of meals in a jar, including breakfasts, lunches, dinners and desserts. It details the specific meal prep needed to stock your pantry with mason jars full of all-natural foods that are ready to cook at a moment’s notice. There are also recipes that include combining the shelf-stable meal in a jar with fresh vegetables or meats from your fridge for an even more delicious entree that still requires almost zero meal-time work.

Officially authorized by Instant Pot, this book will help you get the most out of your pressure cooker. With Instant Pot-specific techniques and step-by-step instructions, anyone can make delicious meals in a jar to store or gift.

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FDA Announces Recall on Crackers Sold at Walmart, Target, and More for Metal Contamination

More than 15,000 cases of oyster crackers have been recalled from Walmart, Target, and Giant Eagle after stainless steel wire was found in the product. The recall was initiated on Feb. 21, 2025, and was classified as “Class II,” meaning the product may cause “temporary” or “reversible” health consequences, by the FDA on March 11. 

Shearer’s Foods, LLC recalled its oyster crackers, which are packaged and labeled under multiple brand names, after the food was found to be contaminated with foreign material. The oyster crackers were distributed to Target, Walmart, and Giant Eagle stores in Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. The recalled products were also distributed in 20-pound bulk packages that were not meant for retail sale. 

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