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Several baked breadstick knots on wood board with white and blue cloth.

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

The Best Soups
Top down view of shallow glass jar filled with peanut butter granola with roasted peanuts and dark chocolate chunks with spoonful of peanut butter to the side.

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

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Valentine's Day

Three and a half stacked lemon sugar cookies on parchment paper.

Easy Soft and Chewy Lemon Sugar Cookies {No Rolling or Cutting Out}
Chocolate dipped strawberry on fondue fork.

Perfect Chocolate Fondue
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Russian Cream with Berries
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Dark Chocolate Granola {Love Crunch Knockoff}
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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A white platter with golden brown cooked egg and vegetable muffins.

Healthy Egg and Veggie Muffins
4.79 stars (112 ratings)
serving of kale and wild rice salad in white bowl with fork

Crazy Good Kale and Wild Rice Salad
5 stars (37 ratings)
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Amish-Style Apple and Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal
4.50 stars (438 ratings)
glass bowl with easy instant pot lemon curd and wooden spoon

Amazing Instant Pot Lemon Curd
4.75 stars (102 ratings)

30-Minute Meals

White platter with lots of cooked meatballs in brown gravy and dried parsley on top.

Skillet Swedish Meatballs
White shallow bowl with rice, naan bread, ground turkey and green beans.

Thai-Style Ground Turkey and Green Beans {20-Minute Meal}
Two half beef and bean wraps on gray plate with salsa and sour cream.

Crispy Beef and Bean Wraps
Tongs grabbing scoop of ramen noodles with peas and green onions.

Easy Spicy Garlic Ramen Noodles
30-Minute Meals
applesauce oat muffin on wire rack

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Healthy Applesauce Oat Muffins

A family favorite for years, these delicious, soft and fluffy healthy applesauce oat muffins are low in sugar and packed with whole grains.

Healthy Applesauce Oat Muffins

Slow Cooker Recipes

Dipping beef and cheese taco with crispy outer shell in rich birria broth in glass bowl.

Slow Cooker Birria Tacos
Top down view of ham and bean soup in white bowl with handles with spoon lifting bite of white beans, carrots and ham.

Slow Cooker Ham and Bean Soup
Two enchiladas on white plate with bite of enchilada on fork.

Slow Cooker Mexican Beef {Instant Pot Directions Included}
taco made from instant pot bbq pork taco meat and pickled onions and drizzled with bbq sauce

Instant Pot BBQ Pork Tacos {Slow Cooker Variation Included}
Slow Cooker

what to eat this week
Weekly Meal Plan

Spoon scooping up bite of thick noodles, broth and ground beef.

Easy Beef Stroganoff Soup
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Satay Chicken Noodle Salad
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Chicken and Black Bean Chili {Pressure Cooker}
Four crispy-shelled ground beef tacos filled with toppings on a white platter.

The Best Ground Beef Taco Meat {20-Minute Meal}
Fork scooping bite of casserole on white plate with rice, broccoli and carrots.

Cheesy Broccoli Chicken and Rice Casserole
Teriyaki sheet pan dinner loaded with vegetables.

Teriyaki Chicken and Veggie Sheet Pan Dinner
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