Category: From the Kitchen
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Cranberry Sauce Coffee Cake: More Holiday Treats

Whether you’re making your cranberry sauce from scratch or opening a can; making it outright or using up leftovers; serving this treat with coffee after the big meal or the next morning for brunch, one thing is for sure: this treat is very versatile! But bonus, it also happens to be warm, delicious, and festive!…
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Holiday Treats: Cheesecake with Sugared Berries

I am pretty unapologetically classic in my holiday treats preference. I like pumpkin pie with a large dollip of whipped cream at Thanksgiving and sugar cookies with obnoxious frosting at Christmas. I love traditional. I also happen to have picky eater children, a celiac mother, and too many ideas with pretty embellishments to keep the…
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Summer Veggies Grilled Pizza

This is generally the time of the summer in which kitchen gardens are overflowing with beautiful tomatoes, peppers, and zucchini. And if you’re like my fam, you’re also trying to squeeze in every minute outside grilling and enjoying meals on your deck/patio before the weather starts to turn. Let’s face it, in Michigan it happens…
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Steak Fiesta Bowls

True story, I made the chicken version of these for years and my children always complained but ultimately ate it. One day I tried the same recipe with steak and suddenly, the world was different. Steak Fiesta Bowls 2 lbs top sirloin steak 3 cups instant rice 1.2 cups frozen sweet corn (or fresh if…
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Short Cut Sweet and Sour Chicken

Although I really love cooking from scratch as much as possible… it’s just not always possible! This is one of the easiest, fastest, and most successful meals I make in our house. The best part is that there are so many ways you can substitute or tweak the recipe. I hope it helps your family…
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Family Favorite Dinner: Chicken Pot Pie

One of the things I promised when I began my blog was to not tease you with a recipe and then make you read/scroll through paragraphs of backstory before I handed over the details. So, without further ado… Chicken Pot Pie (from scratch) 1 frozen/refrigerated pie dough or 1 batch Pioneer Woman Perfect Pie Crust…
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Mexican Shredded Chicken

Mexican Shredded Chicken Ingredients 5-6 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breast 1 jar/tub of your favorite salsa 1 Tbsp vegetable oil 2 cubanelle peppers (shredded) 1 large red pepper (shredded) 1 small onion (shredded) 2 Tbsp ground cumin 1 tsp Chile powder 1 tsp garlic powder 2 tsp salt (or to taste) Juice of one lime…

