If your family is crazy about dill pickles like my family is, you are going to LOVE this easy soup recipe. Dill Pickle Soup may sound weird, but trust me, it totally works. I wasn’t sure at first either about it, but then I had my first bite and there was no looking back. Even the kids liked it, which says a lot in my home of picky eaters!

Raise your hand if you love the smell (and taste) of ginger! Whether I’m sipping a lemon-ginger tea, eating a slice of pumpkin ginger bread or enjoying a bowl of vegetable tofu stir-fry, ginger is one of my go-to ingredients for cooking and baking.

Ginger works in a variety of sweet, savory and spicy dishes making it one of the most versatile ingredients in your pantry.

The semester is in full swing and the stress of preparing back-to-school dinners is still going strong. In fact, the meal-time crunch may be crazier than ever with looming mid-terms, ramped up extra-curriculars, and holiday events encroaching. To keep my focus (and sanity), I rely on an evolving repertoire of sheet pan dinners, a time-saving method where various food groups for a healthy meal cook up to perfection, side-by-side on the same baking pan. Check out my 5 favorite sheet pan dinners that rules busy school nights.