Helpful Tips

Have you ever struggled to achieve perfectly cooked pasta? Boy, I sure did. Back when I was newly married I struggled to boil water let alone make perfectly cooked pasta. But there have been nearly 9 years of cooking practice since then and my noodle making abilities have improved greatly. Not to toot my own

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Special Occasion Recipes

They say that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. For my dad and husband, the two most important men in my life, this is most definitely the case! If I made my dad tacos and diet pepsi everyday for the rest of his life, he would die a happy man. And

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Entrees

Have you ever opened the pantry and been dismayed at the lack of variety? Have you ever thought, “Are there any recipes I can make with a bottle of ketchup and a package of onion soup?” Or have you ever been on a tight budget that you need to stretch even longer than usual? Then

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Desserts

 I first made this creamy pistachio and coconut pudding cake last month for a friend’s baby shower. She is expecting twins and is going to keep the genders a surprise until the birth. Kudos to her and her patience because I would never be able to wait! Anyway, I needed a dessert with a fairly

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Pasta

As you can already tell from the picture, this is not “true” baked ziti. I didn’t have ziti noodles in the pantry. All I had was a garden rotini version and I figured it would suffice. Clearly, I am not Italian. Can you forgive me of this travesty? But if I tell you that this

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Crockpot Meals

Do you ever crave a huge, saucy bowl of spaghetti? Sometimes we all just need a big dose of down-home, good-ole-Mama’s cookin’ and this Crockpot Spaghetti Bolognese Sauce is just that. It’s the kind of sauce you dream about when you miss home or need a comfort meal. If you are wondering what Bolognese Sauce

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Chicken Dishes, Entrees

Share0 Tweet0 Pin0 Do you know what Spatchcock Chicken is? I confess I didn’t until a couple of years ago. I was watching The Kitchen where they demonstrated all sorts of different ways to cook a whole chicken. Once I got past the awkwardness of the name and saw how easy it was to cook, I

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Crockpot Meals

  The best kinds of dinners are the kind that you can eat in a variety of ways. That’s exactly the beauty of this Crockpot Salsa Verde Chicken; there is no right or wrong way to serve it! Put it in a bun, on top of a salad, or in some cheesy nachos…the possibilities are

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