Homemade Sloppy Joe's

On busy weeknights, I will be the first to admit that I am tempted to fold and grab the easiest convenience food I can find.  Box, can, frozen, it makes no difference!  If it's quick and easy, I want it!  Who cares about the added salt and chemical preservatives!?!   Just give me a one pot mea…

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Classic Coleslaw

The air is warm, the sun is shining, and BBQ season is definitely upon us!  Last week I shared my Apple Wood Smoked BBQ Pulled Pork , and NOTHING goes better with a nice BBQ pulled pork than a delicious Classic Coleslaw!  I have to be honest with you, my husband and I have never been real fans of…

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Roasted Carrots and Potatoes

Side Dishes... They can be so frustrating, can they not? You are either spending loads of time, and lots of money on ingredients for these fancy, little posh, sides (not that I am against that at all), or you are just popping open a can, dumping it into a pot, and there you go. But what if you cou…

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Oven Roasted Pizza Sauce

Mondays can be a little rough. If you are like me, you have put things around the house on the back burner all weekend long, in order to enjoy time with your family.  Now the house is a little dusty, and the clothes are piling up.  In moments like these, it would be so easy to pick-up some fast f…

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German Style Hobo Pack

It's the last week of the month, and like many of you, my grocery budget is empty.  I have a fairly well stocked pantry and freezer, but sometimes I just lack ideas.  Well, yesterday I was introduced to the Hobo Pack from some awesome ladies in the Facebook Group Uncommon Wealth .  What is a …

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Perfect Sweet Cornbread Muffins

Recently my husband and I celebrated our 14th wedding anniversary!  We went away for the day, did a little shopping, visited my brand new nephew, Baby Jace, saw the new Amazing Spiderman movie, and just spent the day together. As were heading home that evening we decided to eat dinner at this cut…

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Reuben Sandwich

Studhubs and I have been two busy little beavers lately and I haven't had time to make the nice dinners I usually do, but as I always say, quick meals don't have to mean you skimp on flavor.  Take these Reuben Sandwiches for example.  Ready in minutes and PACKED with flavor!  Let me show…

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Homemade Thousand Island Dressing

How many times have you gone to your cupboard for an ingredient, and low and behold, EMPTY! What on earth do you do?  There is no time or money to go to the store.  You have people on their way and there is no time to change the menu.  Panic sets in, and for the rest of the night you are stressed.…

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Creamy Chicken Florentine

Some of the best meals that will ever come out of your kitchen will come out of basic necessity. For example, the other day I had planned on making this lavish meal that was going to blow everyone's mind, but after a very busy afternoon, by the time dinner rolled around, I was not in the mood.…

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Classic Rice Pilaf

When it comes to meal planning, for me, one of the most difficult things to come up with are side dishes.  We tend to get into a little rut.   You know what I mean, mashed potatoes, canned corn, the usual.  This year, however, I have made it my culinary mission in life to broaden my side dish h…

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French Onion Soup Mac & Cheese

Two of my favorite comfort foods are French Onion Soup and Mac & Cheese, but what would happen if those two worlds would collide?  Well, it just so happened that they DID collide the other day in my kitchen, and I assure you, the results were absolutely DIVINE! Let me show you how I did it! Fre…

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