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Pieces of Saltine Cracker Toffee inside a blue Christmas tin.

Saltine Cracker Toffee

Saltine Cracker Toffee is sometimes called Christmas crack because the sweet, salty, and sticky candy is so addictive! However, it has many names. It is also called Cracker Toffee, Soda Cracker Toffee, Chocolate Saltine Toffee, or Chocolate Toffee Crackers. This saltine cracker candy is a fun Christmas treat during the holiday season. I love to…

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Side view of a towel covered bowl with at least half a dozen sweet potato biscuits with one biscuit sitting on top with a bite taken out of it and the top covered with honey butter. In the back is a green napkin.

Sweet Potato Biscuits

Sweet Potato Biscuits are delicious fluffy biscuits that make a perfect Thanksgiving Dinner side dish. Old-fashioned sweet potato biscuits are a fantastic variation of regular biscuits and a great recipe for using leftover sweet potatoes. Why You’ll Love This Recipe Easy – This easy sweet potato biscuits recipe is really very simple to make, as…

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a white plate with chicken and stuffing casserole, parsley and cranberry plate, and another identical plate in the back and a partial view of a 3rd plate on the right but can only see part of the cranberry sauce.

Chicken and Stuffing Casserole

Chicken and Stuffing Casserole is the ultimate comfort food, an easy dinner recipe with chicken breasts in a creamy sauce with condensed cream of mushroom soup and cream of chicken soup. Stuffing is sprinkled over the top of the chicken casserole. This makes a delicious easy casserole like Grandma used to make that is perfect…

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Side view of a white pitcher pouring maple syrup on top of a stack of gingerbread pancakes topped with whipped cream.

Gingerbread Pancakes

Gingerbread Pancakes are fluffy pancakes with ginger and taste like gingerbread cookies but in pancake form. Transform classic buttermilk pancakes into ginger-flavored pancakes by adding molasses and warm spices. These fluffy gingerbread pancakes are perfect for a Christmas breakfast. They are destined to become one of your favorite Christmas Recipes, as well as Breakfast Recipes….

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Instant Pot Mashed Butternut Squash

Mashed Butternut Squash mixed with a little butter, salt, pepper, and sour cream makes a delicious side dish your whole family will love! Creamy, wholesome, and comforting, this delicious butternut squash mash is perfect for the Fall and cooler weather. This butternut squash puree will become one of your favorite fall Instant Pot Recipes. Serve…

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Chipotle Spaghetti

Chipotle Spaghetti is a delicious zesty Mexican Spaghetti with a Chipotle Sauce. Spaghetti noodles are cooked in water flavored with onion, garlic, bay leaves, and chicken bouillon. The spaghetti is then covered in a creamy, spicy spaghetti sauce made with tomatoes and chipotle peppers in adobo sauce. This spicy spaghetti makes a wonderful Mexican weeknight…

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A large wooden spoon with a spoonful of creamed corn held above a large black pan with creamed corn and garnished with fresh thyme.

Old Fashioned Creamed Corn

This Old Fashioned Southern Creamed Corn is creamy sweet corn that makes a delicious comfort food side dish for BBQ beef brisket, chicken, or turkey. In addition to serving this easy homemade creamed corn as a BBQ side dish, I also serve it as one of our Thanksgiving side dishes, alternating with my Creamed Corn Casserole…

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Vertical photo of a side view of a mason jar with pumpkin pie oats with pecans and whipped cream. With and orange and white checkered napkin and spoon on the bottom right, a glass jar of pumpkin puree in back, with a stack of white bowls behind it, a bottle of vanilla in the upper left background, a small glass jar of brown sugar, brown sugar, pecans, and oats scattered about on the white-gray counter, with a small wooden spoon with ground flax seed in the bottom left.

Pumpkin Pie Overnight Oats

This pumpkin overnight oats recipe is an easy recipe, great for meal planning, and makes a delicious, filling, wholesome whole grains breakfast with comforting fall flavors. With flax seeds or chia seeds, if you prefer, and steel-cut oats, you can make this easy breakfast the night before and have it ready to eat the next…

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Instant Pot Vegetarian Lasagna Soup

If you are looking for a budget-friendly vegetarian Instant Pot Lasagna Soup, you found the right recipe. Unlike my traditional Easy Lasagna Soup recipe, this easy Instant Pot Vegetarian Lasagna Soup uses lentils instead of ground beef and is a great vegetarian option. This Instant Pot lasagna soup recipe has no ricotta, making it vegetarian…

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A bundle of about 8 Italian breadsticks wrapped in a white napkin with a bowl of garlic butter with a spoon next to it. A red and white napkin in the top background all on a blue gray background.

Italian Breadsticks

You’ll love these soft Italian garlic breadsticks that taste like breadsticks at Olive Garden, one of my favorite restaurants. These copycat Olive Garden Breadsticks make soft and fluffy golden brown garlic bread sticks. If you loved my Asiago Cheese Focaccia Bread, then you’ll love these soft, garlic breadsticks. These easy homemade breadsticks go perfectly with…

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Overhead view of Instant Pot Creamy Tomato Soup in a white bowl with a baguette on the side.

Instant Pot Creamy Tomato Soup

Creamy Instant Pot Tomato Soup is made with fresh tomatoes, fresh basil, and sour cream (or coconut milk for non-dairy) for a hot creamy tomato soup to serve with toasted baguettes covered in parmesan cheese. You could pair this creamy tomato basil soup with grilled cheese sandwiches for a nice lunch or light dinner. Whether…

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Slice of Meatball Pizza being held above the rest of the meatball pizza with green parsley in the back.

Meatball Pizza

There is something about meatballs that make everything better, including pizza, and pizza is already my family’s favorite food. Who doesn’t love meatball pizza for dinner?! Especially this meatball pizza with lots of Italian flavors like parmesan, garlic, basil, and oregano. Friday night Pizza night has never been better! We love meatballs because I’ve shared…

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3-tacos on a metal taco stand sitting on a wood cutting board with a red onion and sliced limes in the back.

Ranch Chicken Crock Pot Tacos

You’ll love this easy 5-ingredient dump-and-go Slow Cooker Ranch Chicken Tacos for an easy dinner or freezer meal! Set it and forget it before you go to work and dinner is ready when you get home. Taco Tuesday will be tastier than ever when you serve these crock pot ranch chicken tacos for dinner. It’s…

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Air fryer apple crisp in mini ramekins; one topped with ice cream and at apple is shown at the top of the photo.

Air Fryer Apple Crisp

This air fryer apple crisp recipe, sometimes called apple crumble, is perfect for when you need individual desserts for everyone. It is an easy apple classic dessert, with simple ingredients, with the perfect amount of tender apples and sweetness to satisfy a sweet craving! This easy dessert has been transformed into individual apple crisps with…

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10 Back To School Dinner Ideas

With the start of a new school year, parents are looking for quick and easy weeknight dinner ideas for back to school. If this is you, then you’re in luck because I’m sharing ten easy, family-friendly 30-minute dinners that are perfect for busy weeknights, especially for back to school! Time Saving Tips For Weeknight Dinner…

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Small gray plate with 1 Cheeseburger Egg Roll on the plate cut in half so you can see the cheeseburger filling. In the background is a tray stacked with Cheeseburger Egg rolls and a small white bowl in the upper right corner.

Cheeseburger Egg Rolls

Enjoy the flavors and textures of a regular cheeseburger in the form of bite-size egg rolls with this indulgent Cheeseburger Egg Rolls recipe! These cheeseburger eggrolls are perfect for a party, game night, or for football season for tailgating. These easy cheeseburger egg rolls are loaded with juicy ground beef, shredded cheese, onion, dill pickle,…

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Overhead view of a white bowl of salsa verde garnished with sliced avocado, serrano peppers, and chopped onion, surrounded by tortilla chips on a white background.

Authentic Salsa Verde Recipe

This authentic Salsa Verde recipe is the best and easiest salsa verde recipe you’ll ever make. It is so fresh and flavorful that you’ll want to take it to your favorite Mexican restaurant because it will likely taste better than theirs! Whichever type of salsa you prefer, mild or spicier salsa, you’ll find this easy…

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Overhead view of white plate with checkered napkin and white bowl of green beans in upper left corner.

Air Fryer Parmesan Crusted Chicken

Air Fryer Parmesan Crusted Chicken is an effortless and delicious twist to traditional chicken parmesan.  Tender and juicy chicken breasts are halved lengthwise and then coated in a cheesy bread crumb mixture – air fried to crispy golden perfection!  If you love my Air Fryer Stuffed Chicken Roll Ups, Air Fryer Chicken Wings and Air…

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Sausage and Bacon Gravy

Bacon and Sausage Gravy takes traditional sausage gravy to a whole new level! The flavorful rendered fat from the sausage, bacon, and the heavy cream provides a rich and hearty taste – perfect for serving over flaky biscuits, potatoes, or even chicken fried steak.    Unlike my Chili Gravy with the Tex-Mex Enchiladas recipe, this gravy…

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Overhead view of a large bowl of marinated green bean salad topped with cherry tomatoes and red onions, with a fork laying on top, surrounded by a blue napkin, a bowl of parmesan cheese, some tomatoes, and a red onion.

Marinated Green Bean Salad

This Marinated Green Bean Salad bursts with fresh flavors and bright summer colors. It’s the perfect chilled side salad, marinated for 4 hours to create a tangy and savory bowl of vegetables with grated parmesan.  Enjoy this make-ahead cold green bean salad at parties, potlucks, barbecues, or a July 4th Cookout whenever you need a…

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Side view of a white bowl with colorful succotash side dish, a mixture of corn, tomatoes, lima beans, and more. A spoonful of succotash is being lifted out of a large bowl of succotash.

Succotash

This fresh and vibrant Succotash is a vegetable party in one pan!  The classic American side dish, made with corn and plump lima beans, semi-sweet red onion, juicy bell pepper and cherry tomatoes, is an ideal vegetable dish to accompany an array of mains for Thanksgiving, other special occasions, or midweek family meals.  Enjoy this…

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3 sliced Fried Green Tomatoes on a white plate with a small bowl of dipping sauce for fried green tomatoes.

Southern Fried Green Tomatoes

These Southern Fried Green Tomatoes are a traditional Southern snack, appetizer, or side dish that combines tangy green tomatoes with a cornmeal and flour coating, fried until crispy golden. These little slices of crunchy gold are totally addictive and so easy to make from the comfort of home! These Fried Green Tomatoes are one of…

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Overhead view of Huevos Rancheros with Huevos Rancheros Sauce and 2 fried eggs garnished with chopped cilantro and served on a white plate.

Easy Huevos Rancheros

Easy Huevos Rancheros. Say whaaaat? Here’s a translation. Huevos means eggs. Rancheros means Ranchers. So Huevos Rancheros translates to “Rancher’s Eggs.” What these traditional Huevos Rancheros provide is a delicious, hearty classic Mexican breakfast that you and your family love and will fill you up! I have lived in Texas all my life.  So I…

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Cinnamon Roll Cake

If you love sweet and sticky cinnamon rolls, like Cinnabon, then wait until you try this Cinnamon Roll Cake! It’s practically a cinnamon roll in gooey delicious cake form with swirls of buttery cinnamon sugar, topped with a sweet vanilla sugar glaze! Just so good!! Cinnamon Roll Cake is very versatile in that it can…

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