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Chorizo stuffing recipe There is nothing I love more for holiday dinners than the side dishes. Sure, the Thanksgiving turkey is a show-stopper and I can never pass up a slice of glazed ham. That’s if, of course, my plate hasn’t already been filled with roasted carrots, brussels sprouts, mashed potatoes with gravy, potato stuffing, or biscuits first. While the classic holiday side dishes never disappoint, a little spice can take an average recipe and help it explode with flavor and excitement....

Blueberry mug cake recipe If there’s a full-size blueberry cake in my kitchen, I can pretty much kiss every other food group in my diet goodbye. All jokes aside, to avoid eating nothing but blueberry cake for days, I’ve come up with a brilliant and straightforward solution: a single-serving low-calorie blueberry cake “baked” in a mug in the microwave. This tasty Blueberry Mug Cake is quick, easy, and made with mostly pantry staples....

If you are a fan of traditional mashed potatoes then you will love this easy mashed cauliflower recipe because it tastes just as great but contains less starch and carbs! It’s super creamy, full of delicious cheese and garlic flavors, and goes with many other main dishes as the perfect side. It’s super easy to whip up on a busy weeknight or Sunday dinner, your family is going to be shocked when you tell them it’s made from cauliflower!...

Valentine’s Day Breakfast This is a quick and easy Valentine’s Day Breakfast idea, perfect for kids (especially if it’s a quick breakfast before school), or just whenever you want someone (or yourself) to feel the love! It’s as simple as using a heart cookie cutter to make a heart on a slice of bread, and then filling it with your favorite red jam. Finally, the bread is toasted and you have the cutest slice of heart toast!...

Once you make your own homemade brown sugar, good luck on wanting to buy it in the store again. I get it, buying a bag of brown sugar in the store is pretty cheap and easy, but homemade brown sugar tastes SO much better. Here’s my step by step instructions to make light brown sugar in your own kitchen. You’re going to be shocked by how easy it is!...

Juicy and moist rotisserie chicken We can all picture it now: juicy, golden brown whole chickens rotating on the rotisserie at the grocery store. The smell is overwhelming and so tempting. It’s no mystery that rotisserie chicken is an easy last-minute buy on most grocery trips! Learning How to Make Rotisserie Chicken in the Oven will not only save you from this temptation but will keep you from spending too much on something that can easily be made at home....

Ok, so you’ve grown lots of bok choy (here’s how we grow bok choy indoors). But now you need to store it to make it last! I’ve showed you how to freeze bok choy, but now I’m here to help you store bok choy. This method is very similar to how I store lettuce, and how I store kale, keeping it fresh for almost a month. Should I wash greens before storing?...

Quick Instant Pot Potatoes I love any recipe where I’m able to set my Instant Pot to 1 minute. It’s magic happening in there! For these cheesy potatoes, you’re cooking them for 1 minute, and then it’s up to you if you want to broil them for a couple more minutes to brown the cheese. I recommend doing it because browned cheesy potatoes are ultimate comfort food satisfaction. These potatoes remind me of both scalloped potatoes and potatoes au gratin, because of how they’re sliced and presented, but this recipe is so much easier due to the Instant Pot....

Red Cabbage Salad Recipe Raise your hand if you love cabbage! By the number of cabbage recipes I have shared on here you know I do. This Red Cabbage Salad is simple, fresh and delicious. I love it because I prefer salads to be more crunchy, less slaw like. To create the crunch I added red bell peppers and onions in. The homemade dressing is a mixture of apple cider vinegar, olive oil and lemon juice....

We grow so many sugar snap peas in our garden that we happily look forward to eating them every Summer! Not only are they delicious raw (one of my family’s favorite snacks) but they are SO GOOD roasted!! It’s as simple as adding these crunchy peas to a baking sheet, covering them with olive oil and seasonings and then baking for 10 minutes – boom, they’re done! Seriously, they’re so easy to make!...

This Amish Coleslaw recipe is a delicious coleslaw recipe for anyone that wants to enjoy coleslaw without mayonnaise. Coleslaw is a popular dish, but have you tried the Amish version? This Amish recipe contains zero mayonnaise and is typically made in Pennsylvania Dutch Country. It tastes just like the Primanti Brothers slaw. This is a favorite coleslaw recipe of mine! With just the right combination of flavors, this easy coleslaw recipe is delicious and very easy to make....

The Best Bok Choy Pasta Recipe If you love easy dinner ideas, this bok choy pasta is going to be perfect for you (especially on busy weeknights). It’s as simple as sautéing the bok choy and serving it over pasta. Despite its simplicity to make (and grow!), it’s rich, full of savory flavor and incredibly satisfying as a main dish. What’s great about this recipe is the rich flavors that stem from the garlic, soy sauce, and red pepper flakes....

The Best Crispy Oven Baked Shrimp Recipe This garlic parmesan oven baked shrimp will melt in your mouth! It’s crispy! It’s cheesy! It’s delicious! Pair with your favorite vegetables, or eat as is. Whatever you decide, it makes for a great meal for both you and the family. This recipe is great because it’s simple, easy to make, and doesn’t lack flavor in the slightest. You may just want to make an extra batch because it won’t be surprising if they run out fast!...

Fried Corn and Onions This Fried Corn and Onions recipe takes me back to my county fair days! Maybe it’s the smell of the fresh corn with sautéed onions, or maybe it’s the crunch of the corn, but whatever it is I can’t get enough of it! Made with fresh corn straight off the cob and sweet onions, this is for sure a taste of Summer! Whenever you can grab some fresh corn next, you need to try this recipe!...

Homemade Baby Pea Food Is your baby ready to try peas and you want to make it special for them with homemade pea purée? Then here’s an easy recipe that only requires peas and water – it’s perfect for first foods! Although I admit that peas were not any of my 3 girls baby food of choice, all of them liked this homemade recipe enough to eat it all. This would often be their dinner, and I would also pack in containers for daycare lunch....

Quickly Get Rid of a Sore Throat Tea I recently had a painful sore throat, it was the worst sore throat I’ve ever had (thanks to my kids for always sharing whatever they get with Mom!). I went to the drug store and bought everything I could, including liquid medicine and lozenges, but nothing helped, in fact these seemed to irritate it even more. Even my favorite Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup didn’t help me!...

You guys know I’m big on growing A LOT in a small space. After all, look at our 4×4 garden we planted last year – you can grow hundreds of pounds of vegetables in a small space! What else can you do? In a small space you can grow indoor plants! I came across this video of Summer’s apartment which can be described as a real life jungle. She lives in her Brooklyn apartment with over 700 plants, caring for them for about 30 minutes a day....

What is Colcannon? Colcannon (prounounced “coal-can-in”) is a traditional Irish dish made with mashed potatoes and either cabbage or kale. Usually butter is poured on top before serving. The word colcannon is from the Gaelic word “cal ceannann” which literally means “white-headed cabbage.” Easy to Make Irish ColCannnon Recipe Colcannon is easy to make and ready in 25 minutes. Here’s a video I made to show you truly how simple it is!...

These Mini Coffee Cake Muffins are delicious. D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S! As a kid one of my favorite desserts was coffee cake – breakfast, dessert, holidays – it didn’t matter, when I saw it I was always going to have a piece! Not much has changed as an adult, I still love it! I was recently craving a piece of coffee cake but wasn’t in the mood to make a entire cake. I really love mini muffins because since they are small it means I can eat 1 (or 2 or 3 or 4…....

Do you grow strawberries in the garden and now you’re picking them by the bucket? Or maybe you found a deal at the farmers market and couldn’t resist buying 10 pounds. Hey, it happens to us all. Tip: Here’s how to store strawberries. I wanted to share with you my favorite strawberry jam that’s the perfect companion to my breakfast toast or scone. The jam is smooth, spreads beautifully, tastes sweet and I find myself sometimes just craving a spoon of it!...