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Homemade Mac n Cheese Recipe
A good deal of getting our kiddos to eat what we eat involves compromise. If I’m going to introduce something new during dinner, I try to make sure it’s accompanied by something familiar, something I know my kids will enjoy. Mac n cheese is one of our “go to” side dishes. If my daughter could choose just […]
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Summer Vegetable Recipe: Simple Veggie Salad
During the hot summer months, the last thing I want to do is make my house even hotter by turning on the stove and oven. When there’s a chance to serve a dish that involves no cooking at all, I jump on it! Thank God the Summer season is so bountiful with fresh produce, or these opportunities […]
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How to make the BEST Grilled Cheese Sandwich
It’s no secret that my family enjoys cheese. I’m not talking about the ooey gooey cheese that you find on restaurant nachos or pizza, although, those aren’t half bad. I’m talking about hard cheese, soft cheese, fresh cheese, stinky cheese, aged cheese, never-pre-grated cheese. You see, we’re kind of cheese snobs. Even our kids can […]
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Cheeseburger Pizza Recipe
Get ready, this Cheeseburger Pizza recipe makes a pizza that tastes just like… you guessed it… a cheeseburger! It kind of is a cheeseburger, really. I mean, nearly all the ingredients that you would put on a cheeseburger are on this pizza, so why would it taste like anything else? Ultimately, this recipe will be one […]
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Easy Beef Stroganoff the Whole Family Will Love
In a previous life, I traveled from time to time for my job, which required “daddy” to cook dinner for the kiddos while I was away. These occasions called for something easy, tasty, and not too intimidating or complicated. A recipe for ground beef stroganoff found its way onto the “while I’m away” menu. My husband […]
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Quick Healthy Asian Dinner: Sesame Noodles with Grilled Ponzu Chicken
This delightfully quick and healthy Asian dinner packs a lot of flavor and nutrients into a quick and easy weeknight meal. I’ve slightly modified and brought together two recipes from a couple of different sources: Chicken Sate with Ponzu Sauce from Cooking Light served with Lighter Sesame Noodles from an old publication of Martha Stewart’s Everyday […]
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Easy Crispy Asian Chicken with Soyaki Sauce
Have you wondered how the chicken (like General Tso’s or Crispy Honey) at Chinese takeout establishments could achieve such crispy chicken texture without deep frying it? A while back, I heard the secret was cornstarch. I decided to give it a try on my own, making my best guesses on recreating the texture. This recipe doesn’t have […]
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Savory Apple Recipes: Apple-Fennel Slaw
I love how much flavor is packed into this extremely simple and versatile slaw! We paired it with Warm Goat Cheese patties sitting on top of a bed of greens that were very lightly dressed with balsamic vinaigrette. I imagine it would be delectable on a pulled pork sandwich as well. If you’re on the hunt […]