Banana Nut Pancakes
These pancakes are hearty and delicious. They make your house smell like yummy banana bread, and your family will love them. Preheat large griddle over...
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Roasted Potato Wedges
Here’s a fun and easy way to serve potatoes. They’re crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, and delicious all the way through. They...
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Chocolate Lava Cake
When we go out to eat, I always order things that I don’t cook. They’re the special dishes that I feel are way out of...
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Merriss’ Grilled Chicken
My husband spent two years in North Carolina, serving a mission for our church. During that time, he was introduced to wonderful Southern cooking. This...
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Irish Soda Bread
I love this bread because it’s warm and homemade, but I don’t have to spend an entire afternoon making it. It’s my go-to accompaniment for...
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Clam Chowder
This soup is rich and creamy, and it’s quick and easy to prepare. To cut back on calories, you can use skim milk as a substitute...
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Chicken Fried Steak
Chicken fried steak is a guilty-pleasure type comfort food. It’s not something that I eat often, but it’s really yummy once in a while. It’s...
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White Gravy
This milk gravy is the perfect compliment for chicken fried steak, but it’s also wonderful with many other foods. For example, it’s a quick and...
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Separating Eggs (How to)
Just in case you don’t know how to separate the yolk from the white, this is a quick tutorial. No special tools are necessary, but...
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Raspberry Swirl Bars
This buttery cake is so easy to make and so delicious with the fruit filling. It could be made with any fruit spread or pie...
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Balsamic Cherry-Glazed Pork Chops
These pork chops are moist and tender with a subtle, sweet, cherry flavor. I baked mine in the oven, but you could easily grill them...
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Lemon Bars
Easy Step-By-Step Instructions for Lemon Bars Free Printable Recipe for Lemon Bars...
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Quick and Easy Baked Chicken Strips
These chicken strips are moist and tender, and the coating is delicious! They’re easy to make, and I usually have all the ingredients in my...
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Baked Chicken Taquitos
When my children, were growing up, they loved taquitos. My daughter, Jessica, was particularly fond of them, so I would buy the frozen ones for evenings...
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Cilantro-Ranch Salad Dressing
Chewy Carmel Popcorn
I’ve already established that I love caramel! I may or may not have mentioned that I love popcorn, as well. Several weeks ago, I posted a...
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Mongolian Beef
I can’t begin to claim that I’m an expert in Asian cuisine, but I know I like it. This beef dish combines the delicious flavors of garlic and...
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Chocolate Pudding
If you’ve never tried homemade chocolate pudding, then you’ve missed out, but it’s not too late. If you HAVE tried it, you already know what a treat...
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Caramel Brownies
Anyone who knows me knows I LOVE chocolate! I also love caramel, and I particularly love the two together. They create a synergy where the...
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Frozen Bananas (How to Freeze Bananas)
I’m bananas about frozen bananas! My family has a very inconsistent relationship with bananas: we’re hot, then we’re cold. I buy a bunch each week....
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Tetrazzini
Tetrazzini is a creamy, rich, hearty pasta dish, full of wonderful flavor. It can easily be prepared ahead, so it’s a good meal for special...
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Caramel Sauce
This rich caramel sauce is super easy to make, but you’d never guess it from the taste. It’s a wonderful dip for apple slices, and it...
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Chicken and Rice (Spanish Style)
This delicious dish is a one skillet wonder! If you have an oven-safe, covered skillet, you can make an entire meal in one pan. What...
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Be My Valentine Sugar Cookies
Nothing says “I love you” like a delicious, homemade cookie. These cookies are sweet, but a tiny bit salty. They’re soft, and the frosting is...
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Banana Bread with Icing
I have a fondness for banana bread for two reasons. The first one is that it tastes so good (especially if you make THIS banana...
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Quick and Easy Tortilla Soup
This soup is practically perfect! It meets all my T.E.N.A. criteria, which are: Taste (it’s delicious), Ease of preparation (it’s quick and easy), Nutritional value...
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Onion Gratin Potatoes
I love potatoes. You can bake ’em, fry ’em, mash ’em, put ’em in a stew, etc. I like them in all their different variations....
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Chicken Marsala
Chicken Marsala is one of those dishes that sounds intimidating to make, but is really pretty simple. There are several steps, but if you follow...
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Quick Quiche
This quick quiche recipe is basically a cheater’s version of quiche, but it tastes wonderful. The base of an authentic quiche is heavy cream, cheese...
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Smooth and Creamy Fudge
I have this personality quirk (I call it a quirk ~ it’s probably a defect) where I become obsessed with certain foods or recipes. I can’t quit thinking...
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Chocolate Pudding Dessert
This dessert is the perfect combination of chocolate and cream cheese, sweet and salty, brown and white, etc. If you’re looking for something delicious and impressive,...
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Twice Baked (and Thrice Delicious) Potatoes
These are hearty and filling. In fact, they could almost be a meal by themselves, but we never do that because they complement so many other...
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Chicken Cordon Bleu
This is our family’s traditional New Year’s Eve dinner. Over the years, we’ve experimented with different methods for making these delicious little bundles. We’ve used...
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Black Beans (Feijoada) and Rice
If you’ve ever eaten at a Brazilian restaurant, or you have Brazilian friends, or you’ve been to Brazil, you’re already familiar with feijoada. It’s a...
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Red Wine and Rosemary-Braised Short Ribs
These ribs make a great winter-time meal. They roast in a very hot oven for an hour and a half, and make the house smell delicious and feel...
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Simple Broccoli Cheddar Soup
Today is one of those days when the wind is blowing, and it’s cold! No matter what I do, I can’t seem to get my...
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Quick Pineapple Chutney
The citrus and tropical flavor of this sauce make it a perfect compliment for ham. It’s quick and super easy to make, but no one...
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Cheesy Potatoes
This potato dish is a great compliment to almost any meat. We eat it with ham, roast beef, chicken, steak, etc. It makes an appearance at...
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Super Scrumptious Spinach Dip
This dip is wonderful for it’s versatility. You can serve it with all kinds of vegetables, or a baguette, or chips, or crackers. I’ve even...
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