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Chocolate Cherry Bars is a recipe my mom started making many years ago. I've served it countless times to company over the years and people almost always ask for a second piece (especially men!). No, these are not healthy. But they are a delicious treat! If you like the flavor of chocolate covered cherries, you will like this! The other great …
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I have always like the combination of cranberries and orange. Caroline enjoys it, too. So this is my go-to cranberry sauce now for Thanksgiving. Easy Cranberry Sauce with Orange Juice is ridiculously easy and so tasty. It's so good you can throw some extra bags of cranberries in the freezer and make it throughout the year. There is no reason to …
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This is an Instant Pot macaroni and cheese recipe I found online and adapted to our needs. I have not personally tasted this because the only ingredient in it I can eat is the salt. LOL! However, Caroline asks for this at least once a week and often twice. David makes it for them and he can now make it with no recipe he's done it so many …
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It has been many years since I switched from those little packets of taco seasoning to making my own. I found this recipe in The Complete Tightwad Gazette (page 423) and it is very good. I mix mine in a small glass jar and keep it in the refrigerator for maximum freshness. After using the homemade for some time, I bought one of those little …
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Lemon is such a wonderful flavor. This Lemon Lover's Coffee Cake is a yummy dessert or brunch treat you will love. My mom originally made this for us and I immediately added it to my recipe box for future use. If you like lemon, you will love this. The lemon curd adds so much flavor so I encourage you to splurge a little bit in order to make …
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Granola is one of our favorite foods for any time of the day. I discovered this particular recipe in a magazine and I like it because it is a quick granola to throw together. The ingredients are simple and easy to assemble. We found the granola a little too sweet the first time I made it so I cut back on the brown sugar the next time. The recipe …
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My parents bought me a Cuisinart Food Processor for Christmas a few years ago. The main reason I asked for the food processor was to try the pizza dough recipe in Amy Dacyczyn's The Complete Tightwad Gazette. We like pizza and I wanted to find a good and quick dough recipe. I love it! The recipe is basic and easy. I top it with our family …
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Although it is one of my favorite sweets, I rarely make fudge because I don't want to take the time to stand there and stir it forever, test it to the right ball stage, etc. This recipe eliminates all of that added fuss. I admit I was a bit skeptical that really good fudge could be made in the microwave, but my mom shared this recipe with me and …
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This is a recipe I've adjusted and adapted. I made it this week with the thought I could freeze some of the leftovers for another meal for David and Caroline. After eating it multiple meals in a row (by her own choice), Caroline asked me to make it again. LOL! I told her she'd have to wait until next week. Caroline likes it so much David is lucky …
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I found this granola bar recipe online when looking for something our family would enjoy. (And we did!) It also contains lots of pantry staples so it's something that can easily be made when the mood hits for a treat like this. I decided to tweak it a bit to make it even better so this is my adapted version of the original. The original called …
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I originally found this recipe via Brenda at Coffee Tea Books and Me. It's a flexible muffin recipe called Muffins My Way (on her recipe blog) that can be made many different ways. In our home, however, there is only ONE way to make it. LOL! Caroline eats two of these every morning for breakfast. I've made them every six days for I don't know …
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Last night as I was about to go to bed, I realized I had a package of boneless chicken breasts that was dated that day. I decided to just quickly clean them and throw them in the crockpot overnight to make shredded chicken. I will use the shredded chicken in quesadillas, enchiladas, tortilla soup, etc. I looked online for inspiration and came up …
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I saw a similar rosemary and lemon chicken recipe online and decided to come up with my own combo. The original version had fresh garlic, but I wasn't in the mood for garlic so I omitted it. This was super easy and tasted great! This could also be a great chicken to use for other purposes such as on top of a salad. Rosemary and Lemon Chicken in …
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This is one of my most favorite things to eat in the whole world. I serve these salmon patties with creamed peas on top. My mom always served salmon patties with creamed peas (albeit a different salmon patty recipe). When I asked her why she served them that way, she said that the restaurant in one of the big department stores in downtown Lansing …
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I serve creamed peas with Salmon Patties with Green Onion and Red Peppers. (The story behind the combination is on the other post.) Caroline loves them which is saying something since she currently doesn't like any vegetable except cucumbers! I make the creamed peas before I make the salmon patties. To keep them warm, I put them in a small …
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This Blueberry and Cream Cheese Strata Casserole is my personal adaptation. I made this a couple of times and after reading some other versions and comments online, made some tweaks to make it my own. This is the best version by far! My changes were more maple syrup, less eggs, more blueberries, and adding vanilla and salt. There are versions …
