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Recipes
I have distinct memories of blue cheese lingering on my taste buds. So I had to make these…
Mom on a Mission’s sharing some great tips for making convenient cinnamon rolls that are easily portable…and giftable! (Is ‘giftable’ a word?) Enjoy!
Y’all know me. Always stretching our food as far as I can, with as little fuss as possible. I love adding beans to recipes…to stretch the protein and the fill up the bottomless pits that I have been tasked with feeding. My boys love beans…love them! As young toddlers, they would snack on beans. Straight [...]
This is a classic example of being creative with ingredients you have on hand. I made this for us early last week…using up the tomatoes from Aldi from the week before, and the feta cheese from Monday’s shopping trip. Also, this is another example of a meal that uses an “expensive ingredient,” that is paired [...]
Genius photo. Genius concept. Genius recipe from Smitten Kitchen. Beef Chili with Cheddar Biscuits
Photo Credit: Perry’s Plate Our family would l.o.v.e. this chili. We love all the ingredients…and combined it would be perfect! And easy, vegetarian one dish dinner Sweet Potato Chili
Photo Credit: On the Woodside I don’t eat hot dogs very often, but when I do…it’s like this… Baked Chili-Cheese Dogs
Photo Credit: Feed Your Family What a great idea to add quinoa to your chili…for a little extra protein and some texture too! Quinoa Chili










