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scooping out pink sorbet with ice cream sorbet

No-Bake Desserts
Cooked ground beef, pickles, lettuce, pickled red onions, tomatoes, fries and creamy sauce in white bowl.

Bowl Recipes
Closeup of honey lime fruit salad.

Fruit
Creamy orzo with spinach and chicken on white plate with fork.

One-Pot Meals

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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Two half beef and bean wraps on gray plate with salsa and sour cream.

Crispy Beef and Bean Wraps
Chicken gyro wrapped in parchment paper.

Easy Chicken Gyros {New and Improved}
Top down view of chicken and zucchini in cream sauce over white rice.

Coconut Lime Chicken and Zucchini

Hawaiian Chicken and Veggie Teriyaki Bowl
No-Oven Meals
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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The Best Homemade Salsa
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Stack of homemade breadsticks on wooden tray.

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White bowl with lettuce, roasted corn, shredded cheese, tomatoes, black beans, avocados, cilantro lime rice and chicken.

Easy Chicken Burrito Bowls
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The Best Salads

Wooden salad bowl with fresh spinach, sliced strawberries, sliced red onions, feta cheese, chopped pecans and poppy seed dressing.

Strawberry Spinach Salad with Homemade Poppy Seed Dressing
Top down view of green salad on white plate with roasted pumpkin seeds, chopped apples, candied pecans, feta cheese and red onions.

Harvest Apple Salad
Close up view of Greek pasta salad.

Greek Pasta Salad
large white bowl with greens, pasta, chicken, grapes, fresh basil, and pine nuts

Vineyard Chicken and Pasta Salad
The Best Salads
Frozen hot chocolate in clear glass with whipped cream and straw.

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Easy 3-Ingredient Frozen Hot Chocolate

Insanely delicious and easy, this frozen hot chocolate is perfect for hot summer months when drinking hot chocolate would be, well, insane.

Grilling Recipes!

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

Grilled Teriyaki Chicken {Homemade Teriyaki Sauce}
fork taking piece of rosemary ranch chicken on white plate with rosemary and potatoes

Grilled Rosemary Ranch Chicken
grilled pork salad with pork, red onions, green beans and roll on white plate

Amazing Grilled Pork and Veggie Salad
Teriyaki turkey burgers with grilled pineapple, lettuce, and soft bun.

Teriyaki Turkey Burgers with Grilled Pineapple
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what to eat this week
Weekly Meal Plan

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Thai Chicken Crunch Wraps
Top down view of white bowl with rice, Korean beef, slaw, cucumbers, sauce and lime wedges.

Easy Korean Beef Bowls

Floating Taco Bowls with Crazy Delicious Creamy Lime Dressing {Stovetop or Slow Cooker}
easy freezer breakfast burrito cut in half with bite on fork on white plate

Easy Freezer Breakfast Burritos
Top down view of white platter with Moroccan chicken skewers, green sauce and roasted potatoes.

Easy Moroccan Chicken Skewers with Crazy Good Green Sauce
serving of chicken lasagna in white bowl with spoonful of ricotta and fresh basil leaves

One-Pot Easy Chicken Lasagna
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