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Strawberry Cream Puff Cake

Strawberry

The Best Slow Cooker

easy cheesy garlic drop biscuits in wooden bowl with white napkin

Quick Breads
piece of chocolate cake with chocolate frosting on white plate

Chocolate

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 Food!

Chocolate dipped strawberry on fondue fork.

Perfect Chocolate Fondue
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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Dark Chocolate Granola {Love Crunch Knockoff}
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Chocolate Covered Strawberries Tuxedo-Style
Valentine's Food!
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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Frosted sugar cookie stacked on two unfrosted sugar cookies.

The Best Cutout Sugar Cookies {My Favorite Recipe!}
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Easy Twisted Croissant French Bread
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four chicken quesadilla triangles stacked on white plate

The Best Chicken Quesadillas
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two triple chocolate scones on white plate

Triple Chocolate Scones
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Soup

Spoon scooping spoonful of loaded broccoli cheese bacon soup in white bowl.

Loaded Broccoli Cheese Bacon Soup
Spoon scooping up bite of thick noodles, broth and ground beef.

Easy Beef Stroganoff Soup
Chicken parmesan soup with cooked pasta, chicken, tomatoes, and seasonings in white bowl topped with buttered bread crumbs with Parmesan.

Instant Pot Chicken Parmesan Soup
Top down view of creamy chicken noodle soup with saltine crackers on the side.

Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup
Soup

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Russian Cream with Berries

Elegant and easy, this delicious Russian cream dessert can be made ahead of time and chilled. Delicious plain, it is beautiful and yummy with fresh berries!

Russian Cream with Berries

Breakfast

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

French Toast Bake with Cinnamon Streusel
Peach orange smoothie in glass cup with diced peaches on top.

Sunrise Peach Orange Protein Smoothie
Caramel pecan sticky bun with pecans on edges on parchment paper.

Perfect Caramel Pecan Sticky Buns
five hash brown veggie egg cups on white platter

Hash Brown Veggie Egg Cups
Breakfast

what to eat this week
Weekly Meal Plan

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Winter Minestrone Soup with Garlic Bruschetta
Landscape view Top down view of Buddha bowl recipe with peanut sauce.

Mel’s Buddha Bowls {With Super Tasty Peanut Sauce}
Three shrimp tacos on white ridged plate with tomatoes and avocado.

Easy Chile Lime Shrimp Tacos

Asian-Style Meatballs with Sweet Chili Sauce
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Creamy White Chicken Chili {Stovetop or Slow Cooker}
Three halves of crispy chicken wraps stacked on wooden board with cherry tomatoes.

Crispy Chicken Enchilada Wraps
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