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06.30.2024
Potato Salad
Potato Salad is a go-to potluck dish for good reason and this recipe is the best. Made with really simple ingredients, you will absolutely love this fantastic dish to pass. There is something so comforting about potato salad. It tastes like being around family who loves you. This fantastic recipe is not only absolutely delicious,…
06.28.2024
Strawberry Mojito
A Strawberry Mojito is the perfect summer cocktail! Fresh strawberries and mint combine with rum in this delicious and refreshing patio sipper. If you love mojitos as much as I do, and I know you do, you are going to love this delicious spin. Adding fresh strawberries doesn’t just add beautiful color to this delightful…
06.27.2024
Red Wine Vinaigrette
Red Wine Vinaigrette is such a simple salad dressing that you will absolutely love. Most of the ingredients are probably already in your pantry for this simple dressing. As you know, I love making my own salad dressings. So when I was coming up with my Cobb salad, I knew I needed to make a…
06.26.2024
Beet Hummus
Beet Hummus is the perfect healthy appetizer you are looking for. It is easy to make and absolutely delicious. This will convert even non beet lovers! Whenever I post any of my beet recipes on Facebook, people freak out. I sometimes get hundreds of comments; each is one of two extremes: “OMG! Beets are the…
06.25.2024
Broccoli Salad
Broccoli Salad is the perfect summer side dish. It is made with simple ingredients, comes together in a snap, and is absolutely delicious! One of my secrets is that I like to host so that I can have an excuse to make a huge spread of recipes. My dream is tiny bites of many different…
06.24.2024
Pork Stir Fry Recipe
This Pork Stir Fry recipe has a perfect, easy to make, stir fry sauce that smothers the most tender pork while giving you a great serving of vegetables. This 30 minute meal will become a family favorite! Stir fry is a go to in our house, and we absolutely love it. It is such a…
06.23.2024
Homemade Spaghetti Sauce Recipe
This easy Homemade Spaghetti Sauce recipe comes together in only 25 minutes. My spaghetti sauce is perfect for a quick dinner, to serve with your meatballs, or to throw in your lasagna. Everyone will love this great recipe. This is the best spaghetti sauce recipe and one of my most popular recipes. It is versatile,…
06.21.2024
Key Lime Martini
This Key Lime Martini is like dessert in a glass! If you love key lime pie, give this amazing key lime martini recipe a try. You will not be disappointed. Sometimes at the end of a meal you just want a dessert . . . that you can drink. Enter the key lime pie martini.…
06.20.2024
California Roll Pasta Salad
If you love California Rolls but don’t have the first idea how to roll sushi, make this amazing California Roll Pasta Salad. This is so perfect for summer get-togethers. My family absolutely loves California Rolls. It is always shocking to me how many my kids can eat, especially my younger ones. If you love California…
06.19.2024
Breakfast Quesadilla
This Breakfast Quesadilla is going to be your new favorite. With its secret sauce, it is the best breakfast around. Quesadillas are a favorite in our house. One of the things that makes them over the top good is my quesadilla sauce that I use in both our Beef Quesadillas and our Chicken Quesadillas. In…
06.18.2024
Bacon in the Oven
Making bacon in the oven is such an easy low mess way to make one of your favorite breakfast sides. This comes together in a snap while you are whipping up your other brunch recipes. Our kids absolutely love bacon. It is such an occasional weekend treat for them. And with this great easy way…
06.17.2024
Italian Dressing Recipe
This Italian Dressing recipe is easy to make and comes together with ingredients already in your pantry. Making your own salad dressing is quick and allows you to control all the flavors and ingredients. Without a doubt, one of the very first foods that I fell in love with, as a toddler no less, was…












