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top down view of grilled teriyaki chicken in white bowl with rice and pineapple

Grilled
Chocolate cookie with white frosting and Oreo cookie crumbs.

Best Desserts
Cooked lentils with seasonings in flour tortilla with sour cream, cheese, and tomatoes.

Instant Pot
Half of a biscuit with butter and jam.

Quick Breads

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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Mother's Day Breakfast!

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

French Toast Bake with Cinnamon Streusel
Fork with bite of waffles.

Quick Yeasted Waffles
Fork piercing two bites of French toast.

Buttermilk Caramel Syrup
cheese strings pulling as fork takes bite from breakfast casserole on white plate

Overnight Cheesy Bacon Croissant Breakfast Casserole
Mother's Day Breakfast!
Mel in pasture with two miniature donkeys

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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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Stack of soft and chewy oatmeal chocolate chip coconut cookies with the top one broken in half.

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Bars & Brownies

square of lemon white chocolate cream bar on white plate with bite taken out

Lemon White Chocolate Cream Bars
Stack of peanut butter marshmallow fudge brownies with bite taken out.

Peanut Butter Marshmallow Fudge Brownies
easy sugar cookie bar square on white parchment

Easy Sugar Cookie Bars
Slab of monster cookie bars cut into squares on wood board.

Butterscotch PB Monster Cookie Bars {Easily Gluten Free}
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Baked pepperoni pizza with golden crust on parchment paper.

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Foolproof Pizza Dough!

This simple recipe for quick and easy homemade pizza dough is amazing! It comes together fast, rises quickly, and makes the best pizza!

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Make-Ahead Meals

baked manicotti on white plate

The Best Baked Cheese Manicotti
Bowl of slow cooker beef stroganoff over spaetzle.

Ultimate Beef Stroganoff {Slow Cooker or Instant Pot}
Two of the best red sauce chicken enchiladas on white plate.

The Best Red Sauce Chicken Enchiladas
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Quick and Easy Cheesy Black Bean Quinoa Bake
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Make-Ahead Meals

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Weekly Meal Plan

fork taking piece of rosemary ranch chicken on white plate with rosemary and potatoes

Grilled Rosemary Ranch Chicken
three fish tacos in corn tortillas on white platter

The Best Fish Tacos

Instant Pot Spaghetti
Landscape view Top down view of Buddha bowl recipe with peanut sauce.

Mel’s Buddha Bowls {With Super Tasty Peanut Sauce}
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Crispy Southwest Chicken Wraps

Roasted Sweet Potato Lentil Salad
Two enchiladas on white plate with bite of enchilada on fork.

Slow Cooker Mexican Beef {Instant Pot Directions Included}
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