Category: Recipes
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🥒 Quick Refrigerator Dill Pickles
This recipe is my go-to for fresh, crisp, and tangy dill pickles without the long wait. They’re perfect as a snack, on sandwiches, or as a crunchy side.
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🌿 Italian Bread Salad (Panzanella)
Say hello to summer on a plate 🌿🍅✨ My homemade Panzanella (Italian bread salad) is loaded with crunchy herbed bread, juicy tomatoes, fresh basil, and shaved Parmesan—all tossed in a tangy red wine vinaigrette.
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Air Fryer BBQ Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs
These air fryer chicken thighs are juicy, flavorful, and ready in just 15 minutes.
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Quick and Easy Grilled Romaine
Grilling romaine lettuce adds a smoky flavor, transforming this simple ingredient into a gourmet treat.
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Copycat Portillo’s Chocolate Cake
This cake is perfect for any celebration, bringing a taste of Portillo’s right to your home.
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Jim’s Potato Salad
This classic potato salad recipe has been a family favorite for years, lovingly crafted by my husband, Jim.
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Thai Summer Rolls with Fresh Vegetables
Thai Summer Rolls are the perfect easy, healthy, and portable lunch option. Paired with a flavorful peanut sauce or sweet chili sauce, these rolls are both nutritious and delicious.
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Best Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie Recipe for Perfect Results
This Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie is a delightful combination of sweet strawberries and tart rhubarb, perfect for any occasion. Here’s a refined recipe to ensure you get the best results every time.
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Flavorful Butter Leaf Lettuce Chicken Taco Recipe
Enjoy a healthy and flavorful Taco Tuesday with this easy-to-make recip
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Delicious Make-Ahead Fruit Salad with Citrus and Basil
This is a super simple fruit salad that everyone seems to love. I snagged this from my work bestie Susan at a BBQ and have been making it every spring/summer.
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Jim’s Meatballs
The recipe combines hot Italian sausage, ground sirloin, eggs, bread crumbs, parmesan, milk, onions, and parsley for delicious meatballs. Cook for 20-25 mins at 350°F.
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My Simple Slow-Cooked Italian Tomato Sauce Recipe
I learned how to make this sauce at a cooking class from an Italian chef, it’s super easy and very delicious.
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Light and Moist Olive Oil Zucchini Bread
This is not your ordinary “I have to use my zucchini up” kind of bread. It’s very light, moist, and full of great flavor. A much better way to use the fruit of all of your labor.
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Easy Homemade Cranberry Sauce
This simple and easy recipe will make you ditch that canned sauce forever!
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Homemade Green Bean Casserole Recipe
Almost every Thanksgiving and Christmas table serves a green bean casserole, including ours. What’s so great about this recipe is that you can make it the night before or the morning of and store it in the refrigerator.
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Chilled Orzo Salad
This orzo salad recipe is perfect for a barbecue. Cook the orzo and mix with tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil, then chill. Add dressing before serving. For a Caesar version, add peppers, spinach, and Caesar dressing. Enjoy!
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Creamy Roasted Poblano Pepper Soup
I’ve been trying to replicate this soup from a local restaurant for quite a while (a little too long), I think I finally came close to it with some personal modifications.
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Big “D” Molasses Crackle Cookies
A recipe was recently released from the Mouse Ear kitchen for these cookies which are passed out at one of their resorts. I love molasses/ginger cookies of any kind so I gave it a try.
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Easy Leftover Turkey Soup Recipe with Pesto
How many turkey sandwiches can one person eat? Before I made this soup, my husband had eaten a few too many “Thanksgiving” sandwiches. This soup is a delicious way to use up leftover turkey, green bean casserole, and any other miscellaneous items in your freezer, produce drawer, or pantry. Ingredients…
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Delicious Cranberry Sauce Muffins
I started making my own cranberry sauce a few years ago for Thanksgiving and always seem to have about a cup left-over. I don’t want to waste it because its so delicious so I came up with this muffin recipe. I recommend eating them warm with butter. Ingredients Instructions
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Easy Summer Succotash with Fresh Veggies
Technically, this is not a traditional succotash, but it’s darn close, and I don’t know what else to call it. Succotash is typically defined as a cooked dish of corn kernels mixed with shell beans, especially lima beans, and often with green and sweet red peppers. While this recipe omits…
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Pick A Peck of Perfect Pickles (Bread and Butter Pickles)
This recipe is for a quick and easy batch of the MOST delicious Bread and Butter pickles you will ever taste.
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Easy Semi-Homemade Olive Oil Cake with Lemon Glaze
I have been very interested in olive oil cakes for a while. Swapping olive oil in cakes and quick breads is a game changer! This cake is super easy, semi-homemade, extremely moist, and great to bring to any social event. You can also add fresh basil or poppyseeds to the…
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Homemade Sous Vide Egg Bites
These delicious egg bites are a fantastic way to start your day, reminiscent of the sous vide egg bites from Starbucks but even better. Moist, flavorful, and customizable, they make for an easy and tasty breakfast you can prepare in advance. Things You Will Need Ahead of Time Ingredients Instructions…
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Hearty Breakfast Casserole with Variations | Easy Meal Prep
This hearty breakfast casserole will keep you full for hours. It’s perfect for meal prepping and allows for variations of different meats, vegetables, herbs, and cheeses.
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Quick and Tasty Stuffed Jalapeño with Bacon and Cream Cheese
An easy and tasty treat that will take you less than 15 minutes to prepare.
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Delicious Roasted Potatoes and Root Vegetables
Roasted potatoes get an upgrade with the addition of flavorful root vegetables. This dish is a perfect blend of textures and tastes, making it a delicious side for any meal. Ingredients Instructions
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Simple and Crispy Oven-Baked Bacon
The only issue with cooking bacon is the mess all over your stove. This recipe is no mess at all!
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Easy Chocolate Ganache Recipe: Perfect for Desserts and Dipping
Great for ice cream, cakes, cookies, or just plain dipping. This easy chocolate ganache recipe will become a staple for any chocolate lover! Ingredients Instructions Usage Tips
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Hearty Italian Sausage and Pepper Soup
A hearty and flavorful soup that’s perfect for any season. Enjoy the rich taste of Italian sausage combined with the vibrant flavors of peppers and onions.
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Savory Chorizo and Potato Stew Recipe
This hearty and flavorful stew is perfect for fall, providing warmth and comfort with every bite. The rich broth, combined with chorizo and tender potatoes, is sure to remind you of the season’s best offerings.
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Creamy Turnip and Cauliflower Mash Recipe
This turnip and cauliflower mash is a delicious and healthier alternative to traditional mashed potatoes.
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Easy and Flavorful Meatloaf with Healthy Alternatives
This homemade meatloaf recipe is the ultimate comfort food. Plus, it can be easily made gluten-free for those with dietary restrictions. Perfect for a hearty dinner, this meatloaf is juicy, flavorful, and pairs wonderfully with my turnip/cauliflower mash or roasted potatoes recipe. Ingredients Meatloaf: Ketchup Mixture: Instructions
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Perfectly Roasted Asparagus: A Foolproof Recipe
Roasting asparagus is incredibly simple and makes for a fantastic vegetable side dish.
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Simple and Delicious Roasted Carrots and Green Beans
Discovering rainbow carrots was a game-changer for me. These colorful beauties not only add vibrant hues to your dish but also offer unique flavors. If you’re a carrot enthusiast like me, you’ll love this simple yet delicious combination of roasted rainbow carrots and green beans. Ingredients Instructions
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Delicious Butternut Squash Chili
This chili is perfect for those who do not like beans, love butternut squash, or just want to try something different and delicious! My husband Jim thinks it resembles Cincinnati chili because of the cocoa and cinnamon.
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Fresh and Colorful Broccoli Salad with Homemade Dressing
This is a great summer salad to bring to a BBQ or simply just for yourself, especially if you love broccoli like I do.
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Tender and Flavorful Instant Pot Whole Chicken
Enjoy a perfectly cooked, tender, and flavorful whole chicken with this simple Instant Pot recipe. Ideal for meal prep or a delicious dinner, this chicken is versatile and can be used in various dishes.
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Refreshing Bruschetta Chicken
Tired of the same old chicken dishes? This bruschetta chicken offers a cool and tasty change, perfect for a refreshing meal.
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The Best Enchilada Sauce
This is the enchilada sauce I mentioned in the Enchilada recipe I posted. Ingredients – I double this recipe, I ran out of sauce. Instructions
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The Best Chicken Enchilada Recipe Ever (and it’s super easy)
I plan on posting all of my own recipes but there are a few that are not mine and I want to honor the home chef who created them. I found this one searching for an easy enchilada recipe because I had never made them. This is the only way…
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Jim’s Famous Egg Salad
Jim (my husband) has a few recipes up his sleeve that we all love, and his egg salad is the best! We request it often.
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Homemade Pesto Recipe for Pasta, Chicken, and More | Easy and Delicious
Pesto is incredibly easy to make and unbelievably delicious! It can be used on pasta, chicken, pizza, sautéed or roasted veggies, and sandwiches.
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