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Chicken Gnocchi Soup

Fairly often, my youngest daughter lets me know that we need to have a “girl’s day” together.  This typically means that we will go visit her favorite craft stores, shop for clothes (for her), and eat lunch out at her favorite Italian restaurant.  She’s twelve years old now and I love that she enjoys hanging …

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Cheddar Biscuits

  I’m completely enamored by Red Lobster’s Cheddar Biscuits. Seriously, who needs an entree? Just keep bringing out the bread. This is the best copycat recipe I’ve found to date. Quick and easy to make, soft in the middle with a crispy exterior, and topped in garlic butter, these biscuits are fantastic.       …

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Ice Cream Cake

  My baby girl turned 12 years old this weekend!  I just don’t get where time goes.  I was SO excited when I found out that we were going to have her.  She made our family just perfect with two girls and two boys!  Now on this birthday weekend, we had the shrieking laughter of …

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Sizzlin’ Chicken & Cheese

This is my best friend and sister, Jan.   Though we live about 7 hours apart, we get together several times a year and have maintained an extremely close relationship.  We have been on shopping marathons, have decorated rooms, flipped a house to sell, done mission work in Peru, and gone grave hopping looking for …

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Texas Roadhouse Potato Skins

  I love appetizers! It’s especially yummy when you get that combination platter at a restaurant that comes with several to try.  At one particular restaurant, I love the combo that comes with fried cheese wedges, potato skins, and chicken strips.  I’d never really thought much about making the potato skins at home until I …

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Homemade Twix Bars

I just have one word for this candy: YUM!!!  Ok, I can think of a few more.  Incredible, amazing, over-the-top delicious, favorite, chocolatey….. I could go on, but I’ll stop there!  You get the idea.  This turned out to be one of the favorite candies made over the holiday season.  In fact the first batch …

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Homemade Samoa Cookies

I’m guessing that in the realm of Girl Scout cookies, the Samoa is probably a best seller.  Everyone I know loves them and that is especially true of my family.  Have you noticed the price of those babies?  A tiny number of cookies is around $3.50!  When I got a box from a girl at …