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Superbowl Week: Chili and Loaded Chili ‘skins
This chili looks almost too good to eat! ORIGINALLY POSTED JANUARY 27, 2012: Don makes a great chili, he really does. I’d never even HAD chili until I met him and had his. I also had never had peppers...
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Fun Friday: Hot Fudge Sundae Cake
My mom used to make this all the time when we were growing up, but I’d forgotten all about it! Today’s recipe for Fun Friday truly is a fun recipe! It’s fun to make and fun to eat. Like many recipes,...
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What’s for Dinner Wednesday: Breakfast for dinner
These were a fun, different kind of dinner! Of course, they’d be great for breakfast too! I’m a football widow. Not all the time, not all season long, which is FOREVER long, but towards the end, during...
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What’s for Dinner Wednesday: Paninis
This made for an awesome Sunday night supper! This past weekend was a busy one. We were all over the place on Saturday, and on Sunday it was much the same. It was all good, just busy. By the time...
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Fun Friday: War Cake
I love when books contain recipes that go along with the story. This was a great one! My kids and I are huge readers, and when it comes to history, all five of us, my husband included, are big fans. We...
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Fun Friday: Dreaming of the gardening days
I love seeing their kids out in the garden, exploring the things we’re growing. I don’t know about you, but I totally have spring fever! We’ve had a cold and snowy winter, and although I have loved...
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Happy St. Patty’s Day: Irish Soda Bread
ORIGINALLY POSTED MARCH 16, 2012: Everyone loves a good Irish Soda Bread with their St. Patrick’s Day meal! This one was passed along to me by my father-in-law last winter and it was wonderful. I can’t...
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What’s for Dinner Wednesday: Taco Pizza
This was a fabulous addition to our ever-growing list of gourmet pizzas! A couple of weeks back, I had a typical Facebook messaging exchange with my friend Gina. It consisted of the usual commiserating...
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Happy Birthday Don and Alexandra!
So what’s the best birthday gift *you* ever gave someone? ORIGINALLY POSTED MARCH 23, 2012 Today is a very special day. Today is Alexandra’s birthday. Today is also Don’s birthday. That makes me the...
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What’s for Dinner Wednesday: Simple Shrimp and Chicken Stir Fry
I loved the flavor in this stir fry! You might think to yourself that if you’ve had one stir fry, you’ve had them all. How different could they possibly be? I think it depends on what your ingredients...
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What’s for Dinner Wednesday: An April Fools Day Dinner!
Not for pranks, but just for fun, an April Fools Day Dinner! If you’re a fan of The Whole Bag of Chips, you know from reading over the years that I incorporate creativity into our meals whenever the...
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Fun Friday: Dump Cake for April Fools Day or any day!
This was a quick and easy dessert! In a recent What’s for Dinner Wednesday post, I mentioned that the stir fry recipe I was trying out reminded me of a cake recipe I’d once heard of called Dump Cake,...
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Resolutions and Recipes: Sweet and Sour Beef and Broccoli
ORIGINALLY POSTED JANUARY 13, 2012: Earlier this month, when I talked about grocery shopping on a budget, one of the staples that I mentioned buying pretty regularly was stew meat. I have two recipes...
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Easter Sweet Bread
This recipe makes three “small” loaves of sweet bread for Easter. It’s wonderful when you grill it! Originally posted April 4, 2012 This recipe is one that takes a while from start to finish- nine...
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What’s for Dinner Wednesday: Egg and Sausage Casserole
This was a great last minute save for our dinner a few weeks back! Ever have one of those nights where you’ve counted on leftovers for dinner but yet when you open the fridge, there aren’t any? Yup. It...
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Fun Friday: Raisin Bran Muffins
Another great muffin recipe! Some people are ever-searching for the next great chocolate chip cookie recipe or the best-ever brownie recipe. Not me. I’m all about muffins. I’m always searching for...
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What’s for Dinner Wednesday: Garlic Roasted Kale
This made a nice change for us as a side dish with dinner. A while back I posted the recipe from our visit to the White House for the 2012 Kid’s State Dinner for Kale Chips. That visit was our first...
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What’s for Dinner Wednesday: Taco Stuffed Shells from She Knows and Gina
This Mexican/Italian meal was yummy! ORIGINALLY POSTED JUNE 26, 2013 I am never afraid to admit it: I love Facebook. I really do. I love connecting with people and I really love re-connecting with...
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What’s for Dinner Wednesday: Summer Pasta Salad with Peaches
This salad was a hit all around! I’m always getting emails with recipes in my inbox, and every so often one of them will catch my eye and I’ll open it up. The other day I happened to notice a recipe...
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Fun Friday: Baked Oatmeal: It’s not just for breakfast
I’d eat this for breakfast, lunch or dinner! ORIGINALLY POSTED MAY 10, 2013: The other day I came across a great new recipe for baked oatmeal. It was on Skinnytaste.com, a blog I follow on Facebook. I...
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