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White bowl with handles and spoon scooping bite of beef and bean chili with shredded cheese, sour cream and corn chips.

Chili
Two halves of chocolate cookies stacked on each other with peanut butter chips scattered around.

Cookies
Several thick ham slices on white platter.

Ham
Fork skewering two bites of baked French toast on white plate.

Make-Ahead Breakfast

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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Christmas!

Four chocolate crinkle cookies stacked.

The Best Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Four gingerbread caramels on white parchment paper.

Gingerbread Caramels
four pieces of homemade toffee stacked on wood cutting board

The Best Homemade Toffee {3 Tips for Foolproof Toffee!}
White Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Cheesecake: Cheesecake Factory Copycat!

White Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Cheesecake
Christmas
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Baked sugar cookie on sheet pan next to cookies with sprinkles.

Easy Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies {No Rolling or Cutting Out!}
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Amazing Instant Pot Creamy “Baked” Ziti
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Frosted cinnamon roll on spatula.

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Top down view of creamy chicken noodle soup with saltine crackers on the side.

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Rolls

Half of a biscuit with butter and jam.

Easy Sourdough Biscuits
Baked soft and fluffy dinner roll on white plate.

Perfect Soft and Fluffy Dinner Rolls
Super Easy Buttery, Flaky Overnight Dinner Rolls {No Kneading/No Stand Mixer}

Buttery, Flaky Make-Ahead Overnight Crescent Dinner Rolls {No Kneading/No Stand Mixer}
basket of several pumpkin dinner rolls with spring of fresh rosemary

Pumpkin Rosemary Dinner Rolls
Rolls
several decorated gingerbread people cookies on wire rack

Make this Now!
Soft and Chewy Gingerbread Cookies

These thick and chewy cutout gingerbread cookies have an intense gingerbread flavor with a delicious and surprising soft chewiness.

Soft and Chewy Gingerbread Cookies

Cranberry

Slice of cranberry white chocolate mousse cheesecake on white plate with bite taken out.

Cranberry White Chocolate Mousse Cheesecake
square of cranberry pomegranate jello salad on white plate with whipped topping

Cranberry Pomegranate Salad
White bowl with creamy cranberry jalapeno dip, fresh cranberry salsa and fresh cranberries.

Creamy Cranberry Jalapeño Dip
fork taking bite of cranberry coffee cake and warm vanilla sauce

Cranberry Coffee Cake with Warm Vanilla Sauce
Cranberry

what to eat this week
Weekly Meal Plan

veggie turkey taco lettuce wraps on white tray

Veggie Turkey Taco Lettuce Wraps
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Homemade Pepperoni Pizza Rolls
four chicken quesadilla triangles stacked on white plate

The Best Chicken Quesadillas
Spoon scooping up bite of thick noodles, broth and ground beef.

Easy Beef Stroganoff Soup
Cooked shrimp on creamy linguine on white plate.

Creamy Garlic Shrimp Pasta
chicken salad sandwich on croissant cut in half on white plate with other half sandwich

My Favorite Chicken Salad
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Perfect Pot Roast and Gravy
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