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Chili Cheese Enchiladas
My hubs loves enchiladas and so I make them sometimes for him. I have never been a huge fan of traditional enchiladas. I have tried several different traditional sauces and I just always feel like they are okay. There is nothing really wrong with them, but I feel like they just are not like WOW, that is so good. I have tried traditional red sauces, traditional green sauces, spicy sauces. I have always just felt, ehh, about them. Then I had an idea to stop being so traditional about them. I was like, why not make them more me. Make them more something I would really enjoy too. So, I thought about what…
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Homemade Ricotta Gnudi
So, this is something you may not have heard of before. It is one of those amazing old timey recipes that has started making a come back, but not overly done. If you love ravioli, you will love gnudi. If you love gnocchi, you will love gnudi. It is sort of like a gnocchi and a ravioli had a love child. In Italian, gnudi literally means naked. What a ricotta gnudi is, is basically the ravioli without the pasta shell. It is “naked”. Yet, it is formed and boiled like little dumplings or the same as gnocchi. I don’t know which the girls liked more… saying gnudi or eating the gnudi! They thought…
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Kid’s Printables Are Here!!
I am so excited about these little activities! I use printables so much with my kiddos! I use them for everything for birthday party decor to activities and so much in between. If your kiddos are anything like mine, when you are cooking or baking with them you lose them the minute the item goes into the oven. They do NOT have the attention span to wait around while it bakes. Then they are playing around, or monkeying around like mine do… while you finish up the baking project! How can you keep them interested while the cookies bake??? I created these fun little food printables for my girls and they love…
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Kitchen Sink Cookies
These cookies are inspired by Milk Bar’s Compost cookies. I absolutely love and have so much respect for Christina Tosi, owner/chef of Milk Bar. She is an amazing, once in a lifetime pastry chef with off the wall, once in a lifetime ideas. I mean who would think to start a bakery and ice cream shop based around cereal milk! Anyway, as you can see, I geek out on her and her recipes. So, anytime I can take inspiration from her recipes, I do!! Why kitchen sink cookies? I call these kitchen sink cookies versus compost cookies for a couple of reasons. First and foremost, I did not come up with the recipe…
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Healthy Double Chocolate Muffins
I am always looking for ways to make fun treats in the kitchen with the kiddos. I am also always looking for ways to make those fun treats a little more healthy. This recipe checks all the boxes. You will satisfy yours and your kids chocolate cravings, while giving yourself and your family a more healthy breakfast or snack option. These double chocolate muffins are fun to make with the kids. All while giving a healthy alternative to sugary, white flour snacks. How are these better? In this recipe I have swapped out the white flour for wheat flour. Added in Greek yogurt and honey to swap out the sugars and…
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Southern Style Chicken and Waffles
I am a total suck for anything sweet and salty. So, there is no surprise that I absolutely love chicken and waffles. This dish is the essence of sweet and salty. It takes too of the most amazing bits; crispy, crunchy fried chicken and sweet, fluffy, syrupy waffles and smashes them together… making THE perfect bite! There are a few things that make over the top amazing chicken and waffles versus just great chicken and waffles. To me the addition of a little bit of heat makes a huge difference. As well as making sure you have really, really crispy chicken. Lastly, you need light, fluffy, slightly crisp on the outside waffles. How…
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Homemade Pumpkin Butter
I was trying to think of yummy treats to add into the baskets that I am creating for a local marketplace. These baskets are Thanksgiving hostess baskets and I wanted to have a mix of cool, fun gifts and yummy homemade gifts. I also wanted to make sure that everything that goes into these baskets can be shelf stable and perfect for Fall. So, I decide pumpkin butter was perfect for one of the homemade treats. I love unexpectedly yummy things like this. Fall “Butters” There is no actual butter in Pumpkin butter or Apple butter for that matter. These are increcible spreads that you can enjoy on everything from toasts to pastries.…
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Roasted Tri Color Potatoes
Fingerling potatoes are one of my favorites for roasting. Since they are little, they can get crisp quickly. They also keep the fluffy, creamy inside of a great roasted potato. These little gems, tri color fingerlings are my favorite. I like the presentation and the slightly different flavors of each color. I make these often during the week as they are simple and don’t take very long. They are the perfect side dish to many main dishes because you can quickly season them up and throw them in the oven and forget about them for a bit. Which then gives you time to make the rest of the meal. I really love these…
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Rosemary Pork Chops
These pork chops are not only delicious, but simple. They are fancy enough for a dinner party and simple enough for any weeknight meal. These are best with bone in chops to keep them moist and juicy. They are started on the stove and finished in the oven just to cook through. You can most certainly enjoy pork pink, which most people do not realize. It is not like chicken, you can cook it to medium or medium well. This will ensure a juicy and flavorful chop every time. However, if you are not comfortable with that, these chops can remain juicy even cooked all the way through. Chef’s Tips You will want…
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Stuffed Peppers
One of my favorite smells is green peppers roasting. Whether it be in the oven or on the stove for Italian sausage. I think it is one of the best aromas to fill the house. So, there is no doubt that I absolutely love smelling these delicious gems cooking. Especially on a chilly Fall day. When I was younger I would just eat the insides out as I didn’t actually like to eat the whole pepper. Yet, I loved the flavor that it gave to the meat and the rice. That kiss of pepper taste. Now my girls do the same thing. They eat the inside and they love it. What peppers are…
