Beer Battered Curly Fries

I have the sweetest husband in the world! One thing that I love about him is his unwavering support of my kitchen dreams. Recently I was watching the Food Network and one of the FN Stars used a curly fry cutter on their show!  I was instantly obsessed with wanting one, and did all but beg for it. …

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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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BBQ Sweet Potato Chips

The internet can be such a great resource in the kitchen!  Just as you are reading this blog for an idea for supper, I too, surf the web, in search of inspiration for recipes.  Just the other day I was perusing Pinterest and came across a blog called Eat.Style.Play (The site can be found HERE .) …

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Apple Wood Smoked, BBQ Pulled Pork

I love the smell of barbeque!  I especially love the smell of smoked barbeque.  I would love to be able to make that delicious, 12 hour, smoked meat at home.  Too bad I don't have the money or space for a home smoker.  Wait...What?  What's that you say?   I CAN smoke meat!?!   I don&#…

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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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