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Harvest Salad prepared in a bowl
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October 3, 2023

Harvest Salad

We love this harvest salad for the start of fall, for the blend of crunchy saltiness from roasted pumpkin seeds and bacon along with the sweetness of chopped apples and dried cranberries. This is a beautiful and delicious salad to take to the neighbor's house for dinner or to serve along with a side of protein for a weeknight meal at home. The Ingredients Select your favorite mixed greens for…
Simple italian salad prepared in a white bowl
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October 3, 2023

Simple Italian Salad

This Simple Italian Salad is easy and special all at once. Serve with your favorite pasta dish or when you order out for pizza! Tossed with a homemade vinaigrette, the flavor is a perfect complement to any main dish, and especially if you are cooking Italian style. The Simple Italian Salad Ingredients For the dressing: To make it really simple, use a favorite bottled Italian Vinaigrette.  Or...try this honey dijon…
Chicken-poblano chili in a low bowl, garnished with avocado, cilantro, and tortilla chips.
Poblano Chicken and Sausage Chili ChickenCold Weather ComfysDinnerFall FavsMain DishesPorkSoups
October 3, 2023

Poblano Chicken and Sausage Chili

This Poblano Chicken and Sausage Chili has a smokey flavor and creamy texture that is truly unique.  Fall and winter weather invites this main course for Sunday night dinner or a casual gathering with friends.  This recipe evolved from a chili that our cousin, an excellent chef, made for our family shortly after our son was born.  So, the vibe of this dish is rooted in love and will always…
A slice of oreo icecream pie exposing all of layers of the icecream, crust, and fudge layers, with oreo crumbles on top.
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September 20, 2023

Oreo Ice Cream Pie

This Oreo Ice Cream Pie is truly a treat. A hybrid of several recipes, we made it as a birthday dessert for my daughter this year.  It was a hit! When looking through our grandma's recipe binder, I stumbled upon an ice cream pie recipe.  It happened to be right around my daughter's birthday.  She is not huge on cakes or desserts in general, but she's in love with Oreo…
a bowl of chicken tortilla soup, garnished with chunks of avocado, tortilla chips, a lime wedge, and fresh cilantro.
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September 7, 2023

Six Weeknight Meal Hacks

As much as we love to cook and create new recipes, family life during the week is not always conducive to this.  Just figuring out how the schedule of everyone’s comings and goings each night takes almost all my mental energy.  Then, let’s say your refrigerator slowly dies while waiting for a repair service date to arrive (true story!).  Now you find yourself living out of a cooler and some…
a bowl of chicken tortilla soup, garnished with chunks of avocado, tortilla chips, a lime wedge, and fresh cilantro.
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September 7, 2023

Simple Chicken Tortilla Soup

We love this simple tortilla soup recipe for early fall.  It is easy yet flavorful.  Perfect for busy weeknights, to make a bit ahead and leave on the stove simmering and ready to serve as family members trickle in from various activities. Simple Chicken Tortilla Soup Ingredients The easiest way to make this simple chicken tortilla soup is to pick up a rotisserie chicken on your way home.  If you…
Barbecue ranch chicken salad mixed together in a white bowl: lettuce topped with rotisserie chicken, tomatoes, avocado chunks, corn, black beans, fried onions, with ranch dressing and barbecue sauce drizzled over the top
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August 30, 2023

Barbecue Ranch Chicken Salad

Is it a Texas thing to love barbecue and ranch together? This barbecue ranch chicken salad combines favorite fresh ingredients with a tangy and creamy flavor that we love.  We make this for a quick and easy main course, as a weeknight meal or lunch any time. Barbecue Ranch Chicken Salad Ingredients You can really make this salad your own, but I'll share our favorite way here.  You'll need a…
Prepared orzo with sundried tomatoes, basil, and feta mixed in, on a plate with italian sausage and a side salad
Lemon Basil Orzo with Sun-Dried Tomatoes PastaStarchy SidesStarchy SidesVegetarian
August 25, 2023

Lemon Basil Orzo with Sun-Dried Tomatoes

One of our absolute favorite recipes, this flavorful side dish could outshine most main courses.  This Lemon Basil Orzo with Sun-Dried Tomatoes is  versatile, pairing well with salmon, steak, chicken, and pork.  Typically we serve this for guests (or each other) because it is most definitely enjoyed by all!   What Makes this Orzo Special: The Ingredients Find your favorite orzo brand as a start.  You will also need olive…
Criped roasted potatoes on a dinner plate
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August 25, 2023

Roasted Mini Potatoes

If you need a reliable tasty, starchy side, these roasted mini potatoes are a go to.  This is a versatile side dish, fit for your regular family dinner rotation and/ or served alongside steaks or pork when having guests. We like using a variety of potatoes for this recipe, although you could certainly just stick to the petite red or gold potatoes if you prefer those.   Ingredients This recipe…
Breakfast quesadilla laid out on a wood board with a side of avocado and a small bowl of salsa
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August 22, 2023

Carolyn’s Breakfast Quesadilla

Want to add another go to tasty breakfast recipe into the rotation?  Mix things up by trying this quick and easy recipe for what our stepmom calls the breakfast quesadilla. My son, who rarely can muscle down eggs of any style in the morning, gobbled these right up when she made them at our house recently.   Serve plain or enjoy with your choice of toppings!  This is a kid and…