Smashed Sweet News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

You’ve been planning for weeks, choosing the appetizers you’ll serve before the feast, finding the perfect turkey recipe, dreaming about your favorite mashed potatoes and whittling down the dessert menu (we know, it’s so hard to refrain from making all the pies and cakes!). Everything’s going so well … and then you realize you’ll have a few extra guests at the table! If you find yourself in need of a last-minute side dish or two, don’t worry.

Plus, these recipes let your slow-cooker do the work so you can spend less time on cooking and cleanup. From Slow-Cooker Chicken & Brown Rice with Roasted Corn & Black Beans to Pork & Green Chile Stew, these four- and five- star rated dishes are sure to be equally nutritious as they are flavorful. This taco recipe is a great choice for midweek dinners, even if it's not Taco Tuesday!

Eating with high blood pressure can easily be nutritious and tasty with these recipes. Each of these dinners align with our heart healthy nutrition parameters and follow the DASH diet (short for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension). Recipes like our Roasted Salmon with Smoky Chickpeas & Greens and Beef & Bean Sloppy Joes are delicious, flavorful and nourishing meals you're sure to enjoy.

Bakersfield, Calif.-based Country Sweet Produce’s Bako Sweet label has redesigned its conventional and organic mesh bags as well as its Single Sweet stickers. 

Here are a few options to make something in less than 30 minutes for your Thanksgiving dinner.