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Mexican Fiesta

It’s that time of year again – SPRING BREAK!  I am taking the week off from the blog to hangout with my kids and family, hike, go on fun adventures, play board games, watch movies, read books, and relax....

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Spinach Sauté with Grape Tomatoes, Feta Cheese, and Toasted Pine Nuts

I wanted a healthy and delicious side dish to pair with the Baked Barbecue Ribs and Roasted Asparagus with Garlikcy Panko that I recently made for dinner. I grabbed some spinach out of the refrigerator along with toasted pine...

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Baked Barbecue Ribs

I took my kids to the grocery store after I picked them up from school to pick up some things for dinner. I planned on making barbecue chicken breasts but they both saw the ribs and asked me to...

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Roasted Asparagus with Garlicky Italian Panko

I am always on the lookout for new ways to make asparagus. I found some Italian flavored panko in my pantry and decided to roast some asparagus then top it with some panko mixed with minced garlic and olive...

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Three Bean Turkey Chili

We had friends over for dinner on Saturday night and it was a fairly cold & rainy day so I decided to make a big batch of chili. I used ground turkey and turkey Italian sausage for a change...

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Corned Beef and Swiss Panini on Rye

We had leftover corned beef to use up so I decided to make a quick panini dinner. The corned beef was fairly hard when I took it out of the refrigerator so I crumbled it up, tossed a tablespoon of water...

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Here are a few recipe ideas for your St. Patrick’s Day celebration!  I hope you have a fun and safe holiday weekend.  Cheers!!! Baked Honey-Mustard Corned Beef   Colcannon   Cottage Pie   Tangy Sautéed Cabbage and Onions with...

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Apricot-Mustard Glazed Corned Beef

I found this recipe on Kevin’s site Closet Cooking and couldn’t resist making it. I grabbed a pre-cooked corned beef at Trader Joe’s that would make my life easier for a weekday meal. Since it was already boiled, I...

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Tangy Sautéed Cabbage and Onions with Bacon

I found this recipe on Closet Cooking that I thought would be perfect for a side dish to the corned beef I was making for dinner (will post tomorrow). It’s a tasty Saint Patrick’s Day side dish that is...

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Angel Hair Pasta with Chicken, Artichoke Hearts, Tomatoes, Capers, Feta, and Lemon

I wanted to make a light and simple pasta dish that used up ingredients I had on hand. I found angel hair pasta, grape tomatoes, chicken broth garlic, and lemon in the pantry and some chicken breasts, artichoke hearts,...