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04.21.2021
Cajun Seasoning Recipe
This Cajun Seasoning Recipe is a delicious and easy spice mixture that is perfect for dozens of recipes! Make a little bit for one recipe or a big batch to keep with your spices. Homemade Cajun Seasoning is easy to make and adds zesty flavor to so many recipes! Sure, you can find a similar…
04.20.2021
Parmesan Crusted Chicken Nuggets
These amazing Parmesan Crusted Chicken Nuggets are the chicken nugget recipe you love, all grown up. They are easy to make, full of flavor, and absolutely delicious. Parents and kids will devour this easy dinner recipe. Our family can’t get over how much we love this recipe. My husband and I aren’t exactly chicken nugget…
04.17.2021
Taco Stuffed Shells
These Taco Stuffed Shells make for an easy but absolutely delicious dinner! This is a taco twist on your favorite stuffed shells recipe! If there is one thing my family loves as much as tacos, it is pasta. We regularly have pasta night in our house, and our kids can literally smell the noodles boiling.…
04.16.2021
Long Island Iced Tea
The Long Island Iced Tea combines just about every alcohol in your liquor cabinet, but in the most magical way. You are left with a cocktail that is delicious, refershing, and a little dangerous. If it has been decades since you’ve had a Long Island Iced Tea, go ahead and let yourself feel like a…
04.15.2021
Chicken Taco Casserole
This Chicken Taco Casserole is the perfect comfort food! Even your picky eaters will love this amazing noodle casserole. Taco night is always a hit in our house. We make this Chicken Taco recipe literally once a week. It is one of our very favorites. So when I told my kids we were eating Chicken…
04.10.2021
Taco Bell Chicken Quesadilla
Make this Copycat Taco Bell Chicken Quesadilla recipe right in the comfort of your own home. It is so easy to throw together and makes a perfect and easy weeknight dinner. A guilty pleasure in our house is Taco Bell, and we always get at least one chicken quesadilla. The Taco Bell quesadilla sauce is…
04.04.2021
Ham and Pea Pasta
Ham and Pea Pasta is a quick 30 minute dinner that the whole family will love. Easy to find ingredients, combined with a cream sauce and fettuccine make this recipe a total winner. In the process of testing my Honey Baked Ham recipe, I ended up with a fair amount of ham leftovers. This turns…
04.03.2021
Croissant French Toast
Croissant French Toast is going to be your new favorite breakfast. My family is obsessed with this recipe, and every weekend my kids request it. During the week, our mornings are a sprint out the door. We have one kid leaving the house before 6:30 and two more to get out the door before 8.…
03.28.2021
Scalloped Potatoes and Ham
Scalloped Potatoes and Ham is the creamiest, most comforting way to use left over ham. You will want to make extra just so you can make this delicious casserole. If you are looking for a filling meal that will you having coming back for seconds, it doesn’t get much better than these Scalloped Potatoes and…
03.16.2021
Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs
Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs are incredibly easy to make, and come out perfect every single time. Once you hard boil eggs in your pressure cooker, you’ll never go back. Whether you are making an egg salad sandwhich, deviled eggs, or just want a hard boiled egg for your salad, there is nothing worse than…
03.14.2021
Mac and Cheese
This Homemade Mac and Cheese is creamy, perfect, and made in 20 minutes on the stovetop. A crowd pleasing macaroni and cheese recipe you’ll come back to over and over. My kids could eat macaroni and cheese for every meal and be very happy people. While it is tempting to reach for the box, homemade…
03.13.2021
Crock Pot Beef and Noodles
Crock Pot Beef and Noodles is a very simple and hearty dinner that will fill up the whole family. It is the perfect slow cooker meal for a busy weeknight. When you are looking for something to make dinner time easier, nothing is quite as handy as the slow cooker. I love wrapping up my…