Mardi Michels, Recipe Tester

A list of all the recipes Mardi Michels has tested.

A person cutting a slice from a loaf of whole wheat banana bread on a white cutting board.

Whole Wheat Banana Bread

Folks are waxing poetic about this banana bread. Full of flaxseed and maple syrup, it’s nutritious and just indulgent enough.

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Five cinnamon granola bars arranged side by side.

Cinnamon Granola Bars

We quite like these granola bars just as-is. But don’t let that stop you from adding your fave stir-ins to make them even more irresistible.

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Six lemon and garlic chicken kebabs piled on an oval platter.

Lemon and Garlic Chicken Kebabs

Sorta astounding just how balanced the flavors are in these quick and easy skewers that take just a handful of everyday ingredients.

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Two plates of shredded, shaved Brussel sprouts salad, topped with toasted pine nuts, green olives, bread, and more pine nuts nearby

Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad

Sufficiently stunning enough to convert even the staunchest sprout haters with its sprightly citrus smack. Swear.

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  • 30 M
  • 30 M
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White bowl of sliced parmesan-crusted chicken, lettuce, and red and yellow cherry tomatoes

Parmesan-Crusted Chicken

When it’s half past when you’d wanted to eat and you’re too exhausted to think, turn to this kid-friendly, adult-approved fix.

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  • 15 M
  • 30 M
  • 23
An unsliced loaf of brown soda bread with a knife resting beside it

Brown Soda Bread

We guarantee you’re going to feel Irish when you sit down and savor a slice of this brown soda bread. Consider it a borrowed Irish birthright.

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  • 10 M
  • 1 H, 30 M
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A gold-rimmed white plate topped with chickpea salad, orange segments, couscous, cilantro, and shaved carrot.

Roasted Chickpea Salad

Sure, this vegan roasted chickpea salad is healthy. More intriguingly, though, it’s brimming with earthy, warming spices and can’t-stop-at-just-one roasted chickpeas.

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  • 25 M
  • 35 M
  • 0
A pile of breakfast nachos topped with cheese, eggs, salsa, and sour cream on a baking sheet.

Breakfast Nachos

These breakfast nachos will absolutely change your attitude about mornings. Cheesy eggs as you’ve never, ever quite experienced them.

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  • 20 M
  • 25 M
  • 0
A yellow pot with 3-ingredient macaroni and cheese--elbow macaroni, cream, Cheddar cheese

3 Ingredient Macaroni and Cheese

Mac and cheese honestly doesn’t get any quicker or easier or pantry-friendlier than this 3-ingredient savior that can be tossed together with stuff you already have on hand. Certain to please.

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  • 10 M
  • 20 M
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