Mexican Pasta Salad Recipe with Tortellini

Y'all it's my favorite time of year, BBQ SEASON! Nothing gets my heart pumping like firing up the grill, lighting up the smoker, and creating some outdoor cooking goodness.  Burgers, chicken, ribs, you name it, I love it all.  The thing I don't love, however, is trying to come up with …

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How to Make Sausage Gravy Recipe

Though today's recipe is not the most extravagant I have ever posted, it may very well be the most important.  It's the recipe that would eventually lead to me starting The Kitchen Wife.  The recipe that changed everything,  Sausage Gravy . Let me set the stage for you.  It's May in the …

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Pea and Asparagus Carbonara Recipe

You may or may not realize this, but here in West Virginia we have a huge Italian culture. In the early 1900’s immigrants settled here to find their fortunes in the coal mining industry.  Ironically enough, one of the dishes they brought with them to this region was carbonara.  Carbonara (translate…

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Chicken and Stuffing Casserole Recipe

I live in West Virginia.  Around here we talk a little slower, wave to everyone like we know them, and you can bet your bottom dollar that EVERYONE has a casserole recipe (or two) that they can whip up in their sleep without even thinking about it!  This Chicken and Stuffing Casserole Recipe is ju…

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Garlic and Herb Chicken with Asparagus Recipe

Do you ever see something on The Food Network , a blog, or cookbook and think to yourself "WHAT!?!  That's mind-blowing!"  That's exactly how I felt the other day while watching my Instastories on Instagram !  I honestly don't remember who it was, but SOMEONE was making pan roa…

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Roasted Garlic Parmesan Potato Recipe

I don't know about you, but the one thing I struggle with most when it comes to meal planning is sides.  Growing up we always had some form of meat and two sides at every meal.  That's a lot of pressure.  lol  One of my favorites were these rosemary, pan roasted, red potatoes my dad made. …

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Chicken Asparagus and Snap Pea Skillet Recipe

This weekend was AMAZING!  Why you ask?  We FINALLY had a break in the weather, the sun was shining, and all is well with the world again!  I'm sorry if I'm overly exuberant, but it has been a LONG winter around here.  So today I can't think of a better way to ring in the season than w…

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