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Easy Homemade Basil Pistachio Pesto

This post has been updated for photos and content since its original publication in 2015.

Make your own homemade pistachio pesto in about 5 minutes with just a handful of ingredients. It’s delicious slathered on sandwiches, tossed with pasta or swirled into soups. Pistachios give a unique flavor to this classic herbal sauce.

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Candied citrus peel in a glass jar.

How To Make Candied Citrus Peel From Scratch

Don’t toss your citrus rinds! Instead make candied citrus peels. Learn how to make candied orange peel, lemon, lime and even candied grapefruit peel with this simple method. These sweet, chewy, glaceed, fruit rinds have all the flavor of the fruit itself with a shimmery sugar coating.

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A trio of B-52 shots in a row.

How To Build Layered B-52 Shots At Home

B-52 shots are fun layered shooters for parties that are quick and easy to make and go down very smoothly. With just 3 ingredients and about 5 minutes, you can master the B-52 recipe and how to make layered shots in general.

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French Orange Dijon Chicken

“This post has been sponsored by Sunkist Growers. All thoughts and opinions are my own.”

Love a good citrus chicken? This French Orange Dijon Chicken recipe is a classic. With a trio of juicy sweet oranges, this easy chicken skillet dinner is saucy and delicious. Use Sunkist® Cara Cara, Navel and Blood Oranges to make this luscious citrusy dijon chicken. Great with orzo or egg noodles.

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Young Chicken in a Cast Iron Skillet

Bored with the typical roast chicken? Here’s something special. This easy pan roasted young chicken (a.k.a. poussin) is seared in a cast iron skillet, then oven roasted with a fruity homemade cherry BBQ sauce. This easy recipe uses two whole spatchcocked poussins (each about 12-16 ounces), but you can substitute chicken thighs, legs or even a regular sized spatchcock chicken if you can’t get these young specialty poussins.

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