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Crustless Chicken Quiche – Healthy and Light Breakfast Recipe
This Crustless Chicken Quiche is loaded with the amazing flavors of eggs, bacon, and cheddar cheese. The recipe is my gluten free version of the classic Cheese Quiche, but without the crust, which saves a lot of calories. Most of the time, at breakfast, there are also bagels, muffins or rolls, so why add a crust […]
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Ziti Pasta with Sausages & Swiss Chard – Skillet Ziti Noodles Recipe
Most ziti pasta recipes are baked and require a long preparation time. This skillet ziti noodles recipe is ready in less that 30 minutes and is super easy to prepare. Until this year, I had never tasted Swiss Chard. But I planted some on a whim in my vegetable garden this past summer and have […]
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Baked Italian Sausage and Peppers – Easy One Pot Recipe
This recipe for baked Italian sausage and peppers is oven baked in one dish for a really easy week night meal. Flavorful whole sausages are combined with tomatoes, Italian seasonings, sweet peppers and onions for a tasty dish that is really simple to prepare. It is one of my favorite 30 minute meals. Keep reading […]
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Spaghetti Recipes – Easy Ideas for Spaghetti Sauce
Spaghetti recipes are always a big hit at our house. They are cold winter comfort food at their tastiest. There are literally dozens of ways to incorporate a tasty spaghetti sauce into a quick and easy weeknight dinner sensation. One of my earliest spaghetti recipes was a combination of both beef and pork that became a […]
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Skinny Ground Turkey Enchiladas
These Skinny Ground Turkey Enchiladas are my latest attempt at lightening up a normal Mexican food recipe and my whole family loved them. It’s pretty much guaranteed, in our house, when I ask the question of my husband “where would you like to eat out tonight?” that he will pick one of his favorite Mexican […]
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Easy Parmesan Chicken – Italian Delight!
This easy Parmesan chicken recipe is perfect for those nights when time is at a premium and everyone is telling me that they are hungry. Getting something on the table in a hurry for a hectic weeknight can sometimes be a challenge. I normally like to cook everything from scratch but there are times when I […]
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Southern Chicken Pot Pie with a Cotton Country Corn Bread Topping
This Southern country pot pie with a corn bread crust is full of flavor and very easy to put together. Mmmm…mmmmm. Southern cooking. What is not to like! When I think of Southern food, I think of hearty dishes cooked with a lot of love (and a bit of butter!) Time to celebrate Southern cooking […]
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Loaded Potato and Pulled Pork Casserole
Are you feeling like comfort food? It’s time for a loaded potato and pulled pork casserole! I love making new recipes from things that I have on hand. It makes me feel frugal, and insures that I end up wasting very little food. Luckily for me, the main ingredient in this loaded potato and pulled […]
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30 Tips for a Great Vegetable Garden Harvest Plus 6 Garden Recipes
Follow my 30 tips for a great vegetable garden harvest, and you will be bringing in baskets of fresh vegetables all summer long this year. Do you have a great vegetable harvest, or is yours just so so this year? Summer is that time of the year when vegetables are starting to really show up in […]
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Beer Braised Pork Roast – Crock Pot Recipe
This beer braised pork roast is my latest in a long list of crock pot recipes. There is nothing like coming into your home after a long day at work to the aroma of a pork roast that has been simmering all day long. And if it has simmered in beer…all the better! Keep reading […]
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Mexican Vegetable Casserole with Black Beans
Enjoy the spicy taste of Mexican Vegetable Casserole This spicy Mexican vegetable casserole combines a host of nutritious vegetables with a blend of spices and cheese to make a hearty and healthy main course dish. Add a tossed salad or some avocado slices and you are done. I love recipes that make use of what […]
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Slow Cooker Vegetable Curry with Chick Peas
Slow Cooker Vegetable Curry with Chickpeas is a perfect recipe for a busy week night. It is warm, comforting and packed with nutrients. The recipe will work with just about any vegetables you have on hand. I make this dish all the time and rarely make it with the same ingredients twice for that very […]
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11 Crock Pot Recipes for a Slow Cooking Summer
I don’t know about you, but I love making crock pot recipes all year round. In the winter I normally make casseroles and stews in it. During the summer, I still make these recipes but also make all sorts of main courses. side dishes, BBQ food and desserts in it too. I’ve put together a collection […]
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Slow Cooker Braised Chicken and Noodles with Wine & Tomatoes
This recipe for Slow Cooker Braised Chicken and Noodles with Wine and Tomatoes is full of flavor. I used boneless skinless chicken thighs because they give me the most tender results. This is nothing like crock pot recipes to make meal prep easy. Crock pot meals are a big help to any busy cook. But wait […]
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Savory Slow Cooker Pot Roast
This savory slow cooker pot roast has a flavor that cannot be beat. The meat cooks beautifully, and ends up being fork tender and full of flavor. There is nothing quite like crock pot recipes for easy cooking and superb flavor. Plus the house smells great while the meal is cooking. Crock pot cooking […]
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Easy Chicken Enchiladas
I’m in the mood for Mexican tonight. Well, I am in the mood for Mexican every night, but tonight I am doing something about the yen. Mexican food is so rich and delicious. I love cooking it because I can adjust the spice exactly the way I want it, instead of letting a cook in […]
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Ground Beef Stroganoff Recipe
Beef Stroganoff has proven itself again and again to be a classic, well loved and tasty dish. This recipe uses ground beef instead of sirloin strips for a less expensive version. But don’t let that fool you. The taste is all there! This recipe is as easy to make as one of your packaged hamburger […]
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Cheesy Pasta with Ground Beef – Easy Weeknight Recipe
This cheesy pasta recipe is flavored with ground beef, fresh garden herbs and onions. It is super easy to put together and ready in 35 minutes. Forget Hamburger Helper casseroles. Why put all those chemicals into your body when you can make a hamburger casserole that is almost as fast and twice as delicious. (and […]
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Viva Italia! Favorite Italian Recipes
Are you ready for some comfort food? Here are a few of my favorite Italian recipes. I am very fond of Italian cooking. It is hearty and delicious and the recipes are normally fairly easy to do. Since I cook with fresh herbs most of the time, I can make use of the oregano and […]
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Crock Pot Chicken Tagine – Moroccan Delight
Pear preserves, ginger, cinnamon, and cumin give this slow cooked chicken dinner a savory and sweet Moroccan flavor. Normally, Chicken Tagine uses dried apricots but I did not have any on hand right now. I did, however, have a jar of home made pear preserves and substituted them. The dish came out with the traditional […]
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Raspberry Chicken with Roasted Rosemary Squash
This recipe for raspberry chicken with roasted rosemary squash is full of flavor. It is perfect for a cool autumn night. The chicken has a delightful sweet/savory topping and the onions and squash are infused with the flavor of rosemary, balsamic vinegar and olive oil. My garden produced well this year and I got a […]
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Turkey Parmesan with Home Made Marinara and Sartori Cheese
This recipe for Turkey Parmesan uses healthy, low fat turkey tenderloin cutlets, coated in Panko bread crumbs and topped with a home made marinara sauce and grated Sartori cheese. Printable Recipe – Turkey Parmesan with Home Made Marinara and Sartori Cheese Don’t let the fact that it is baked keep you from trying it. The […]
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Rotini Pasta & Beef Sauce with Mushrooms
Forget Hamburger Helper. Make your own homemade rotini pasta with beef and mushrooms for a quick and easy week night meal. Printable recipe: Rotini Pasta & Beef Sauce with Mushrooms I am fond of any type of pasta with meat sauce. I try different varieties all the time and they all taste just a bit […]
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Slow Cooker – Crock Pot Recipes – My Favorites
Putting everything in a pot, turning it on and coming home hours later to a dinner all made. Sounds like heaven, right? If you prepare slow cooker recipes, that is what happens. My slow cooker is used year round, but I particularly love to cook in it for the cooler weather. These delicious crock pot recipes […]
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Sweet Potato Casserole
I was born in Maine and had never heard of this version of a sweet potato casserole until I moved to North Carolina. I went to a pot luck dinner at my daughter’s school and took one taste and said “what is this? It is delicious.” Everyone was amazed that I did not know what […]
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Buffalo Chicken Casserole with Spicy Baked Potatoes
This buffalo chicken casserole recipe combines the taste of two favorites in one great dish. The recipe features loaded spicy baked potatoes and buffalo chicken together! My husband loves hot sauce in recipes, so I used it on the on both the potatoes and chicken. Keep reading to find out how to combine the two […]