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Top down view of a white bowl filled with diced chicken, diced avocado, chunks of fresh corn, and bacon bits.

20-Minute Meals
Sesame seed topped bagel with several other baked bagels.

Yeast Breads
White tray of squares of chocolate mint brownies.

Bars & Brownies
Soup bowl with sausage potato soup topped with oyster saltine crackers, fresh parsley and grated cheese.

Soups

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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Apple

Serving of caramel apple crisp on gray plate with scoop of ice cream.

Caramel Apple Crisp
Several apple cinnamon muffins on cooling rack with apples in the background.

Apple Cinnamon Muffins
Slice cut out of apple cranberry pie.

Apple Cranberry Pie {My Favorite Thanksgiving Pie}
Fork taking bite of frosted applesauce spice cake on white plate.

Applesauce Spice Cake with Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
Apple
Mel in pasture with two miniature donkeys

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square slice of chocolate chip cake on white plate

Amazing One Bowl Chocolate Chip Cake
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White plate with cilantro lime rice, black beans, sweet pork and toppings.

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scooping up warm pressure cooker mac and cheese on wooden spoon

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Make-Ahead Breakfast

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

French Toast Bake with Cinnamon Streusel
cheese strings pulling as fork takes bite from breakfast casserole on white plate

Overnight Cheesy Bacon Croissant Breakfast Casserole
five hash brown veggie egg cups on white platter

Hash Brown Veggie Egg Cups

Easy Amish Baked Oatmeal {Overnight Option}
Make-Ahead Breakfast

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Homemade Canned Spaghetti Sauce

Using garden fresh tomatoes, this delicious homemade canned spaghetti sauce recipe is super easy to make and so flavorful!

One-Pot Meals

Serving spoon with scoop of creamy orzo, spinach and chicken.

One Pot Creamy Lemon Orzo with Chicken
Fork taking bite of zucchini, chicken, panko, tomato sauce and cheese.

Cheesy Italian Chicken Zucchini Skillet
Skillet with chicken, zucchini, parmesan and wooden spoon.

Skillet Lemon Parmesan Chicken and Zucchini
serving of chicken lasagna in white bowl with spoonful of ricotta and fresh basil leaves

One-Pot Easy Chicken Lasagna
One-Pot Meals

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Weekly Meal Plan

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Lightened Up Bowtie Chicken and Asparagus Alfredo
Top down view of a white platter with seasoned shredded chicken and chopped cilantro. A metal tong is getting a portion of the chicken.

Instant Pot Smoky Honey Cilantro Chicken
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Classic Slow Cooker Chili
Cutting a slice of ham and cheese sheet pan panini on wood cutting board.

Quick and Easy Sheet Pan Panini
white bowl with handles filled with lemon chicken orzo soup

Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup
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Smothered Sweet Pork Burritos
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