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Low Carb Nut Based Granola

Low Carb Nut Based Granola

This recipe has been adapted from a few different similar recipes. I was looking for an ideal low-carb breakfast alternative to eggs that tasted good. I kept changing the recipe until I arrived at the recipe below. If it doesn’t suit your tastes then experiment with...

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Instant Pot Chili

Instant Pot Chili

I found this recipe years ago and never got around to making it until earlier this year. I wish I would have made it sooner as it has become our new favorite chili recipe! I made this recipe exactly according to the original several times. We also made it using dry...

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Crispy Baked Chicken Thighs

Crispy Baked Chicken Thighs

This recipe uses a trick I borrowed from Internet Chef Guga to help make the skins more crispy. The trick is to pour boiling water over the chicken skins before you cook them in the oven. The boiling water helps to make the skins more crispy when they are cooked....

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Easy Homemade Rice Pilaf

Easy Homemade Rice Pilaf

Yes, we’ve used Rice-A-Roni as a quick side dish with meals from time to time. It was always a compromise of making something that was quick and that everyone would eat. But we would much rather make something from scratch that isn’t processed. When we found this...

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Pound Cake

Pound Cake

As much as I loved Grandma Lucy’s Pound Cake, I have not been able to duplicate it exactly. Perhaps that is due to the recipe that we have being different from exactly how she made it. Or maybe the difference in ingredients, or other factors. While trying to duplicate...

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Baked Buffalo Wings

Baked Buffalo Wings

We enjoyed watching the TV show Hot Ones. A few years ago, Nicole bought me a set of sauces used in the show in a particular season. We wanted to host our own little Hot Ones party (see included pictures) so I looked around for a good recipe for baked wings that we...

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Cookie Press Butter Cookies

Cookie Press Butter Cookies

These cookies were always part of our Christmas Cookie tradition when I was growing up.  I used to love to make them with my mother, and eat as much of the dough as I could get away with.  Several years ago I found a cookie press kit on eBay and couldn't resist...

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Ice Box Cake

Ice Box Cake

Another holiday favorite! We used to make this every year when the kids were younger. It is so rich, creamy and delicious! If you are looking to make a “home run” desert look no further. Just remember, this cake is at its best when it has had a chance to sit in the...

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