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Chicken Noodle Soup Chicken noodle soup, a simple staple in a full house of seven…especially when all of my minions are ill. Yesterday was one of those days. I won’t go into details except that it was an exceptionally long night for my husband and …

Roasted Sugar Stripe Beets I know what you’re thinking…who in the heck wants a recipe for beets? Well, these aren’t those nasty canned beets your mother used to force down your throat. I promise. The candy stripe beet, otherwise known as the candy cane, bullseye, …

Potato Bread A couple of nights ago we watched the Super Bowl on TV. I won’t get into a fan argument here since I could not have cared less that it was on other than I made the munchie food one must ingest during football …

Pico de Gallo This pico de gallo is pretty mild since I had made it for the kids. I had a lot of cherry tomatoes that needed to be used before they went bad, so I decided to make a pico de gallo recipe that …

Cheddar Sage Biscuits These biscuits are a great appetizer or addition to any meal. The velvety scent of fresh sage fills the house so much that it will bring your husband out of his home office asking “what’s for dinner?” You might even have to …

Roasted Asparagus Fresh roasted asparagus is not only great for you (Vitamin K and a good bit of Vitamin A), but when cooked well, tastes great too. Forget that salty, squishy, canned asparagus. Give yourself an opportunity to eat well with this roasted savory version. …

Loaded Baked Potato Soup Loaded baked potato soup – Listed in the recipe are the ingredients I had on hand when I got the most compliments on it, but I typically am a garbage-head soup maker. I’ll throw anything in there that needs to be …

Garlic Parmesan Spinach Wraps Making these spinach wraps became a family affair when I was developing this recipe. As usual, I had quite a bit of something that I needed to make use of, in this case, spinach. My children love quesadillas and tortillas so …

Sesame Sugar Snap Peas The sesame sugar snap peas recipe is a result of my looking for something new to do with the sugar snap peas I found on sale. We bought a giant bag at our local bulk item store. While we typically eat …

BBQ Baked Potato BBQ baked potato is a staple on game day in our house. Football games on Sundays have become a new tradition, along with the appetizers which go along with it. It must be the powerful seasonings with which each potato is rubbed …