Being from the south- grits is a staple in this house. However, we ususally make the instant grits. My mom’s grits always tasted better! Finally had her show me what she does differently. VERY DIFFERENT. Using quick grits and a pot 🙂 I measure out 1/4 cup of grits. That will make enough…
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Growing up my favorite dish my mom ever made was Manicotti. I loveddddd it. My mom always made them with crepes. It wasn’t until I was older that realized Manicotti is usually made with a pasta shell. However I am not a fan of pasta any more since my gastric bypass and it is not…
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April Fool’s Day was alot of fun and so very easy. I almost didn’t do anything for the day since Easter was just 24 hours before. However I couldn’t stand it and decided to go ahead with the plans I had originally wanted to do. This did not take me long at all and I…
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I LOVE PINTEREST!!! We have been finding some really yummy dinners!!! This is the yummiest recipe!!! We will be putting this into our dinner rotation. It was SOO GOOD!! You can find the recipe at – THE WAY TO HIS HEART’s blog. Super super easy!!! Boil up some large pasta shells…. Brown up the meat…
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My family loves this dish. In fact we had it for Christmas but it is perfect for Valentine’s Day dinner or Easter. The color is so pretty and vibrant. It comes out looking a red/pink color. Its official name is Cheese Salad– but in my entire family we call it Pink Stuff. If we called…
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If it is easy I have to try it!! And not only was it easy it was VERYYYY delicious. In fact– so delicious I have made it TWICE in 2 days. Because family keeps eating them so quickly 🙂 I saw this recipe on PINTEREST. Many times. Over and Over again. That is when I…
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I really should have taken a photo of it nicely plated for you. However it never lasts that long. By the time it hits the plate, someone has taken it to eat. IT IS THAT GOOD!! We have made many different pumpkin cheesecakes over the year. This one TAKES THE CAKE 🙂 Seriously! What I…
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Lemon Garlic Pepper Chicken Pasta- say that 4 times really fast. HA!! This dish was amazing. The family ate 2nd helpings (including the kidlets) and then the left overs were negotiated for lunch 🙂 This makes enough for at least 8-10 servings. So you can feed guest on just 3 chicken breasts and they are…
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We enjoy using goat cheese in many of our recipes. If you search for goat cheese on our blog you will see that we use the same spinach/goat cheese mix in many different ways. Its delicious and it usually makes quite a bit. So we get creative. Start off with our spinach and goat cheese…
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We love a good Reuben sandwich. But sometimes making corned beef is expensive and time-consuming waiting to cook it in a crock pot all day. Wanted something quick and fast. I found this recipe off Pinterest. It is from “The Cookaholic Wife” We made a few changes to make it easier for us and to…
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These were SOOO GOOD we ate them for 3 different meals. This is a great summer meal. Easy to make- and extremely delicious. I found this winning dinner on Pintest.com (Are you on pinterest?? If not you are missing out!!) I saw it and knew this is something my family would LOVE. And it…
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We got the recipe from – A Taste of Home Cooking website. We loved it. We will be making this again!! YUM!! Served it with a side of baked beans and had a very easy dinner. Tasted just like a cheesesteak but much easier. Only difference with our version is we threw in a bunch…
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We love to make our meals around the sales we get at Publix. This past few weeks we were able to get great deal on chicken, Chi-Chi Tortillas & Philadelphia cooking cream. Also in our stockpile we had plenty of Rotel and frozen spinach. And was able to use our 1.00 off any cheese coupon…
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We are GUEST BLOGGING over at COUPONERS UNITED today!! You do not want to miss this AMAZINGLY yummy dinner. We did the entire meal with coupons!! We learned all our tricks and tips from COUPONERS UNITED as well. They post daily coupons you can find for many stores to save up to 90% on…
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As much as we love to cook- we are just as excited to come up with something “semi-homemade”. But we call them cheaters. Because we felt like she cheated through this dinner. We made this dinner for Cinco de Mayo. Inspired by Tijuana Flats. Pack of 10 large flour tortillas Started off with our favorite…
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