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Reda grew up cooking beside his mom and sister and later worked in the family's donut shop. He runs It's Not About Nutrition, where slow cooker dinners and casseroles are his home ground.

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The Kind of Potato Salad That Doesn’t Wait for Summer
Salads & Sides

The Kind of Potato Salad That Doesn’t Wait for SummerGFDF

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I don’t know what it is about this dish, but it always brings me back to the screen door slamming behind me and the smell of bacon drifting out of the kitchen before I even hit the porch steps. My mom only made warm German potato salad a few times a year — always when we had family visiting, always in her biggest enamel pan, and always always with a wooden spoon (never metal, she swore it made the potatoes taste tinny). Try our Sheet Pan Scored Potatoes next. It wasn’t picnic food. It was real food. You served it …

Ring-a-Ling Sweet Rolls
Desserts & Baking

Ring-a-Ling Sweet Rolls

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So let me tell you something — these sweet rolls? They’re my “people are coming over and I don’t know what I’m doing but I want it to smell like I do” kind of recipe. The first time I made them, I had to borrow a rolling pin (mine was lost somewhere in the back of the pantry behind a fondue pot I haven’t touched since ’09), and I used a wine bottle instead. Worked like a charm, and honestly? That might be my signature now. Try our Cuppa Cuppa Cake: A Southern Shortcut to Sweet, Gooey Heaven next. They’re …

Strawberry Crackle Salad
Salads & Sides

Strawberry Crackle SaladQ

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I’ll never forget the summer my Aunt Linda brought this “salad” to our family reunion. It showed up in a big glass bowl, topped with sliced strawberries and a golden brown crumble that shimmered like it knew it was about to be famous. I took one bite — just to be polite — and found myself circling back to the buffet line three times like a raccoon at a campfire. Try our Pineapple Pretzel Salad next. Let’s be honest: this isn’t really a salad. It’s more of a deconstructed cheesecake with a salty-sweet crunch that could make even the grumpiest …

The Pep Dip That Saves Every Party (And Yes, It’s Ridiculously Easy)
Snacks & Appetizers

The Pep Dip That Saves Every Party (And Yes, It’s Ridiculously Easy)

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It was a few years back, during one of those potluck Super Bowl parties where everyone brings something — and nine times out of ten, it’s chips and store-bought salsa. I was running behind (because of course I was), rummaging through my fridge like a woman on a mission, when I saw three bricks of cream cheese just sitting there. Then, tucked in the deli drawer: half a pack of pepperoni and a jar of pepperoncini I forgot I bought during a “let’s spice things up” phase. Something clicked. I tossed it all together, said a little prayer to the …

Salted Caramel Crackle (You’ll Never Look at Cereal the Same Way Again)
Snacks & Appetizers

Salted Caramel Crackle (You’ll Never Look at Cereal the Same Way Again)Q

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You know those recipes that sneak up on you? The ones that sound kind of “meh” on paper but end up completely stealing the show? This Salted Caramel Crackle is that recipe. I made it one afternoon when my sweet tooth collided with a half-eaten box of Rice Chex and a kitchen that was way too clean for comfort. Ten minutes later, my house smelled like a caramel factory and my fingers were sticky—in the best way. The real shocker? My picky sister-in-law asked for the recipe (and she never eats “snacky stuff”). Try our Halloween Chex Mix next. Now …

Butter Toffee Pretzels
Snacks & Appetizers

Butter Toffee Pretzels

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The snack you don’t even realize you’re addicted to until the bowl’s mysteriously empty You ever make something just to “have a little snack around the house,” and then suddenly it’s 11 p.m., you’re watching old reruns, and you’ve eaten half the tray with absolutely zero shame? Yeah. That’s these butter toffee pretzels. Try our Texas Beaver Nuggets next. I actually made them one December when I was supposed to be prepping cookie tins for the neighbors—you know, something festive and baked and tied up with ribbon. But I had a bag of pretzel snaps sitting in the pantry and …

Swedish Nut Cake (a.k.a. The Cake That Always Gets Asked For)
Desserts & Baking

Swedish Nut Cake (a.k.a. The Cake That Always Gets Asked For)

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You know those recipes that don’t look like much at first glance, but then you try them—and suddenly, you’re texting your sister for the recipe and wondering how you ever lived without it? Try our Italian Broccoli Salad next. Yeah. This is one of those. The first time I had this Swedish Nut Cake, it was at a church potluck back in the early ‘90s—served in a disposable foil pan with a plastic knife and no name card. Someone’s grandma made it (they always know what they’re doing), and I swear, people were lined up for seconds before I’d finished …

The Pecan Cream Pie That’s Saving My Sanity (and My Holiday Table)
Desserts & Baking

The Pecan Cream Pie That’s Saving My Sanity (and My Holiday Table)

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I have to be honest with you — I love pie. But what I don’t love is hovering over a bubbling pot of filling on the stove, worrying about whether it’s too runny or if the crust is burning. Been there, done that, got the flour-stained apron. So one year — right around the time I was frantically prepping for a family get-together and short on both time and patience — I threw together this Pecan Cream Pie, kind of on a whim. No baking the filling, no gelatin nonsense, just a chilled, creamy dream packed with pecans and a …

Crunchy Frito Corn Salad (a.k.a. the Dish That Never Makes It to Leftovers)
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Crunchy Frito Corn Salad (a.k.a. the Dish That Never Makes It to Leftovers)Q

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I’m gonna be honest with you—this salad isn’t fancy. It won’t win any Michelin stars. Heck, it barely qualifies as a “salad” if you ask the lettuce purists. But you know what? It’s the first thing gone at every cookout. Try our Mexican Ground Beef Casserole next. I first tasted this little bowl of joy at a Fourth of July potluck years ago. My friend Karen brought it in a big ol’ Tupperware and said, “Try this, you’ll thank me later.” I did. I did thank her. Then I asked for the recipe, made it the next weekend, and now …

Chocolate chip pan chewies cut into bars in a glass baking dish
Desserts & Baking

Chocolate Chip Pan ChewiesQ

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These were born out of pure laziness. I wanted cookies—but not the scooping, spacing, multiple baking sheets, cooling racks, “don’t overbake the edges” kind of cookies. Just something warm, chewy, chocolatey… and easy. Like really easy. One bowl. One pan. No fancy anything. And you know what? These turned out to be dangerously good. Like, “standing over the stove with a butter knife and eating the corner straight from the pan” good. Try our Sweet Mornings Made Easy: Overnight Orange Roll Casserole next. I’ve made them for everything now—school bake sales, Friday night “oops, we didn’t eat dinner” moments, and …