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06.25.2024
Broccoli Salad
Broccoli Salad is the perfect summer side dish. It is made with simple ingredients, comes together in a snap, and is absolutely delicious! One of my secrets is that I like to host so that I can have an excuse to make a huge spread of recipes. My dream is tiny bites of many different…
06.24.2024
Pork Stir Fry Recipe
This Pork Stir Fry recipe has a perfect, easy to make, stir fry sauce that smothers the most tender pork while giving you a great serving of vegetables. This 30 minute meal will become a family favorite! Stir fry is a go to in our house, and we absolutely love it. It is such a…
06.23.2024
Homemade Spaghetti Sauce Recipe
This easy Homemade Spaghetti Sauce recipe comes together in only 25 minutes. My spaghetti sauce is perfect for a quick dinner, to serve with your meatballs, or to throw in your lasagna. Everyone will love this great recipe. This is the best spaghetti sauce recipe and one of my most popular recipes. It is versatile,…
06.22.2024
Bread Pudding
Bread Pudding is such an easy and mouthwatering dessert. Made with just a few simple ingredients and topped with the most delicious brown sugar sauce, this is the perfect dessert to serve guests. Bread pudding is one of my very favorites. Whenever I see it on a menu, I go from someone who has no…
06.21.2024
Key Lime Martini
This Key Lime Martini is like dessert in a glass! If you love key lime pie, give this amazing key lime martini recipe a try. You will not be disappointed. Sometimes at the end of a meal you just want a dessert . . . that you can drink. Enter the key lime pie martini.…
06.20.2024
California Roll Pasta Salad
If you love California Rolls but don’t have the first idea how to roll sushi, make this amazing California Roll Pasta Salad. This is so perfect for summer get-togethers. My family absolutely loves California Rolls. It is always shocking to me how many my kids can eat, especially my younger ones. If you love California…
06.19.2024
Breakfast Quesadilla
This Breakfast Quesadilla is going to be your new favorite. With its secret sauce, it is the best breakfast around. Quesadillas are a favorite in our house. One of the things that makes them over the top good is my quesadilla sauce that I use in both our Beef Quesadillas and our Chicken Quesadillas. In…
06.18.2024
Bacon in the Oven
Making bacon in the oven is such an easy low mess way to make one of your favorite breakfast sides. This comes together in a snap while you are whipping up your other brunch recipes. Our kids absolutely love bacon. It is such an occasional weekend treat for them. And with this great easy way…
06.17.2024
Italian Dressing Recipe
This Italian Dressing recipe is easy to make and comes together with ingredients already in your pantry. Making your own salad dressing is quick and allows you to control all the flavors and ingredients. Without a doubt, one of the very first foods that I fell in love with, as a toddler no less, was…
06.16.2024
Pasta Carbonara
Pasta Carbonara is on your table in 20 minutes and is absolutely delicious. Follow this simple recipe for a fast dinner recipe everyone will love! Carbonara is such a simple and traditional pasta dish. I love that it has just a few ingredients but still lands on your table as a big bowl of flavorful…
06.15.2024
Crock Pot Chicken Thighs
Crock Pot Chicken Thighs are a five-ingredient slow cooker recipe that is going to become a regular in your rotation. This recipe is so easy to make, but results in the most incredibly moist chicken. I love simple slow cooker meals that have just a handful of ingredients as much as the next person. They…
06.14.2024
Bushwacker
The Bushwacker is a delicious and easy frozen cocktail you will fall in love with. The mix of coconut, coffee liqueur, and rum is perfection! Sometimes I like to combine dessert time and cocktail hour. If you are like me, you are going to love this Bushwacker. Made with just a handful of ingredients, this…