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As I will tell you a couple of times today my husband is a meat and potatoes man, specifically red meat. I have found that he loves anything to do with red meat as long as he is not really the one who has to cook it. I mean he

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French Onion Soup has always been related to high end restaurants in my mind.  I mean they make onions look good. The smell of the onions as they simmer down just turns into something so appealing for my nose that it’s hard for me to resist something I would normally

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How about a Fiesta for Cinco de Mayo or for any evening? A fiesta is frugal and fun and appeals to all ages. Here’s the plan for a frugalicious and fast FIESTA! Fiesta Meal Ideas Make Your Own Nacho Bar Tortilla Chips Taco Meat Recipe – 1 lb. ground beef,

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My family loves cookies! For them it’s easy to grab and go and for me it’s easy to put into Cory’s lunches during the summer. He eats at home most days but there are a few days that I have to pack a lunch for. Cookies are a must, especially

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Summer will be here before you know it and for me that means my desire for cooking goes down.  It is hot outside and then it’s hot in my house and the last thing I really want is to heat the house up with the oven or stand over a

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My family loves pizza!  Me?  Well it will work in a pinch.  However, I know that it will always be a hit at dinner time.  I am always on the lookout for a way to mix it up a tad.  Stromboli is a quick way to give your pizza a

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Spring is officially here and that means that the weather will be heating up and flowers will start to take bloom. New life will be growing in my flower beds and that always puts me into a good mood. I sure do hope that the iris’s I planted last year

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It is finally the season for great tomatoes, they have flavor after months of being bland. That brings one thought to mind spring. So in the spirit of spring here is a light tomato based recipe. Ingredients For Chicken, Ham Or Tuna Salad Stuffed Tomatoes 4 large round firm tomatoes

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Somethings are just meant to go together like peanut butter and jelly, Mork and Mindy (who remember that show), strawberries and cream cheese. Yes they are meant to go together in the a soft and subtly sweet kind of way. It’s really hard to ruin this combination. Strawberry cheesecakes are

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Living in the country I try my absolute hardest not to run out of things, but hey it happens. I can’t always be looking ahead and realize I need some spur of the moment dessert. One of the things I only buy once a year happens to be sweetened condensed

Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies stacked half way on each other
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There is just something about crinkle cookies that I can’t get enough of.  When I was growing up crinkle cookies were one of my favorite to make because of the look, yet the cookies I hated to make the most because of the steps it took to make them.  Who

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I am totally in love with this new trend of dessert in jars. I mean really does it get much cuter?! I love the simple elegance they can add to any party or function. The personalization that can be added to each individual jar and the personal flavor choices that

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The hubby is out of town this week which makes it the perfect time to cook up all the dishes that he won’t eat. You know the ones that don’t contain beef and potatoes.  Chinese cuisine is one of my favorites and I rarely get it because Cory isn’t a

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Brown Sugar Glazed Pork Tenderloin Recipe Have you ever had a spiral ham? I mean a good spiral ham; one that’s smothered with brown sugar, cloves and a hint of cinnamon. In my eyes that’s the only way to enjoy a ham – but why should that sugary/spicy goodness end

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I am positive that I use cream of mushroom soup at least once a week.  I mean really it makes a great meal, it’s the perfect mix in for meals and I have to say I can turn it into a snack time when I know dinner is going to