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A Few Reader Favorites from “Salad in a Jar”

How To Vacuum-Seal Cut Romaine Lettuce

Vacuum-sealing fresh-cut or chopped romaine lettuce in Mason jars will keep it fresh for up to 10 days. It's "salad in a jar" my way. It makes it easier to eat a salad every day!

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Vacuum-pack Lettuce to Prolong Freshness

Mini Fruit Tarts with Vanilla Pastry Cream

These shortbread-crusted tarts are filled with a light, creamy custard made in the microwave, and then topped with the fresh fruit of your choice.

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mini fresh fruit tarts on a cooling rack.

A Crusty Bread Machine French Bread

This recipe is for a simple, crusty French bread you can mix up in your bread machine and bake in the oven for the freshest bread ever. Ingredients include flour, sugar, butter, and yeast.

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Crusty French Bread sliced to see the internal texture.

Easy Bacon-Wrapped Cream Cheese Chicken Bites with Jalapenos

This simple recipe involves small pieces of raw chicken breast spread with cream cheese and jalapenos, rolled and wrapped with bacon, then grilled outside or in an air fryer.

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BACON-WRAPPED CHICKEN BITES in an iron skillet

Bread Machine Cinnamon-Raisin Bread Recipe

This recipe makes a sweet cinnamon swirl bread with or without raisins. Use your bread machine to mix and knead the dough, but bake in your conventional oven for the best crust.

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sliced cinnamon-raisin bread made with a bread machine

How To Make Healthy Greek Yogurt

A guide to making your own Greek yogurt at home using fat-free, 1%, 2%, or whole milk.

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