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Lots of Layers Salad

This layer salad is one of Kelli’s favorites that I have made for years.  I think when I first started making layered salads like this, my recipe had 6 or 7 layers.  Well, I like lots of goodies in my salad, so I continually add more layers!  I mean, who wants plain greens when there’s …

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Sausage Breakfast Burritos

My youngest daughter’s favorite fast food breakfast is a McDonald’s sausage burrito with a Mocha Frappe to drink.  I decided that I would try to create a knock off recipe and this is what I came up with.  It’s not exactly the same, (mostly because I tend to put more of the good stuff in …

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Skillet Pizza Pasta

If your family is like mine, they LOVE pizza!  When I saw an idea for a similar recipe, I knew I would have to tweak it and make it for dinner last week.  I thought it was exceptionally good! The only complaint from my family is that it needed MORE cheese and MORE pepperoni.  They …

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Grilled Chicken Bacon Sliders

I am SO happy to be on spring break!  I’ve been on a non-stop cooking/blogging marathon!  It’s great to have the time to catch up on projects, watch cooking shows, peruse recipes on blogs, and play on Pinterest! I love little sliders, though I’ve hardly ever made them at home.  I got this recipe from …

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Southwest Cheese Sauce

On occasion we like to eat at O’Charley’s restaurant.  That used to be a favorite when the kids were younger because kids under age 10 could eat free with an adult meal.  Things do change, kids grow up and they don’t offer free kids meals anymore, but we still eat there from time to time.  …

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Best Broccoli Rice Casserole Ever

If you are looking at broccoli rice casserole recipes, you will find dozens of variations of a basic recipe.  I like most any one of them, but here is my absolute, hands down, favorite broccoli casserole in the whole world!  It has been on the menu of every special holiday in my family as long …

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Mexican Chicken Casserole

Quite often, my family spends Thanksgiving week at my sister’s house in Missouri.  Jan is a great cook and has shared a number of recipes with me through the years.  We usually arrive on Tuesday evening and stay until Friday or Saturday.  Since we spend all day cooking together on Wednesday , Jan usually has …

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Breakfast Casserole

My family are not regular breakfast eaters.  Mornings are usually busy, trying to scramble to get to school and to work on time.  At best, my kids may ask for a bagel with cream cheese.  However, everyone likes the typical breakfast foods:  eggs, sausage, potatoes.  This recipe has all those things mixed into one delicious …

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Cheesy Beef & Potato Soup

I just love Pinterest!  I can spend hours looking at pins, repinning, and sorting things into my categories.  I decided a couple of months ago, that having a single board called “recipes” wasn’t adequate.  If I ever wanted to actually go back and find something that I had pinned, I had better do a better …

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Mediterranean Pasta

  Since going back to full time teaching this year, I have not had the time to play in the kitchen creating recipes like I was doing.  However, this weekend when I was home with my young, pasta loving daughter, I decided to get creative.    We both love pasta and have no issue going …