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Muffins
Three tacos of flour tortillas filled with cooked lentils, sour cream, cheese and tomatoes.

Meatless
white bowl with handles filled with lemon chicken orzo soup

Lemon
Four sourdough pancakes on white plate with fork piercing several pieces.

Sourdough

Tried-and-True Recipes From My Kitchen to Yours

Three halves of crispy chicken wraps stacked on wooden board with cherry tomatoes.

Main Dish
Half of a biscuit with butter and jam.

Sourdough
Half of chocolate cookie stacked on another cookie on white parchment paper.

Chocolate
Saucy Mexican beef enchiladas on white plate with sour cream and salsa.

Instant Pot
Half of a turkey avocado veggie wrap stacked on two other wraps on white plate.

Healthy
crunchy baked french toast sticks on white plate with powdered sugar and syrup

Breakfast
Salad greens, mandarin oranges, pomegranate arils, candied nuts and feta cheese on white plate.

Salad
square of peaches and cream dessert on metal spatula

No-Bake

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Valentine's Day

Four mini cheesecakes with huckleberry topping on white tray.

Perfect Mini Cheesecakes
Bite taken out of square of chocolate pudding delight dessert on white plate.

Chocolate Pudding Delight
Piece of chocolate olive oil cake topped with whipped cream and crispy chocolate pearls with bite of cake on fork on white plate.

Amazing Chocolate Olive Oil Cake
two red velvet brownies stacked on each other

Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies
Valentine's Food!
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I’m Mel! I live in Idaho with my husband, 5 kids, and selection of weird farm animals. Mostly, I love dark chocolate and joggers (not jogging).

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The Best Chicken Quesadillas
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two triple chocolate scones on white plate

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Sausage Potato Soup
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Vegetables

Veggie dip in small glass bowl surrounded by vegetables on white tray.

The Best Veggie Dip on the Planet {Good for Chips, Too!}
Top down view of white bowl filled with homemade tomato soup, homemade croutons and parmesan cheese.

The Best Tomato Soup {Easier Than Ever}
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7-Minute Spaghetti Squash {Instant Pot/Pressure Cooker}
spoon in white bowl with easy loaded baked potato soup

Loaded Baked Potato Soup
Vegetables
Baked sugar cookie on sheet pan next to cookies with sprinkles.

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Easy Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies (No Rolling or Cutting Out)

These soft and chewy sugar cookies are so easy and so delicious, you may never want to go to the work of rolling and cutting out sugar cookies again!

Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies

Make-Ahead Meals

Slow cooker beef on crusty rolls with provolone cheese and one bite taken out; hand holding sandwich.

Slow Cooker Italian Beef
Two of the best red sauce chicken enchiladas on white plate.

The Best Red Sauce Chicken Enchiladas
Bowl of slow cooker beef stroganoff over spaetzle.

Ultimate Beef Stroganoff {Slow Cooker or Instant Pot}
baked manicotti on white plate

The Best Baked Cheese Manicotti
Make-Ahead Meals

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Weekly Meal Plan

White bowl with spoon scooping ingredients in creamy cheesy soup with cooked potatoes, ground beef, and carrots and topped with shredded cheddar cheese and chopped chives.

Lightened Up Cheeseburger Soup
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Foil Packet Sweet Potato Tacos
Fork piercing two stacked pieces of cooked pork tenderloin on wood cutting board.

Easy Air Fryer Pork Tenderloin
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Simple Weeknight Greek Chicken Burritos {or Wraps!}
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Italian Lasagna Rolls
Lifting unstuffed chicken cordon bleu with spatula.

Sheet Pan Unstuffed Chicken Cordon Bleu with Roasted Broccoli
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