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White bowl with handles and spoon scooping bite of beef and bean chili with shredded cheese, sour cream and corn chips.

Chili
Two halves of chocolate cookies stacked on each other with peanut butter chips scattered around.

Cookies
Several thick ham slices on white platter.

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

Make-Ahead 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

No-Bake

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Christmas!

Four chocolate crinkle cookies stacked.

The Best Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Four gingerbread caramels on white parchment paper.

Gingerbread Caramels
four pieces of homemade toffee stacked on wood cutting board

The Best Homemade Toffee {3 Tips for Foolproof Toffee!}
White Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Cheesecake: Cheesecake Factory Copycat!

White Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Cheesecake
Christmas
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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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White bowl with Instant Pot creamy baked ziti and piece of focaccia bread.

Amazing Instant Pot Creamy “Baked” Ziti
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Frosted cinnamon roll on spatula.

The Perfect Cinnamon Rolls {Gloria’s Famous Recipe}
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Top down view of creamy chicken noodle soup with saltine crackers on the side.

Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup
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Rolls

Half of a biscuit with butter and jam.

Easy Sourdough Biscuits
Baked soft and fluffy dinner roll on white plate.

Perfect Soft and Fluffy Dinner Rolls
Super Easy Buttery, Flaky Overnight Dinner Rolls {No Kneading/No Stand Mixer}

Buttery, Flaky Make-Ahead Overnight Crescent Dinner Rolls {No Kneading/No Stand Mixer}
basket of several pumpkin dinner rolls with spring of fresh rosemary

Pumpkin Rosemary Dinner Rolls
Rolls
several decorated gingerbread people cookies on wire rack

Make this Now!
Soft and Chewy Gingerbread Cookies

These thick and chewy cutout gingerbread cookies have an intense gingerbread flavor with a delicious and surprising soft chewiness.

Soft and Chewy Gingerbread Cookies

Cranberry

Slice of cranberry white chocolate mousse cheesecake on white plate with bite taken out.

Cranberry White Chocolate Mousse Cheesecake
square of cranberry pomegranate jello salad on white plate with whipped topping

Cranberry Pomegranate Salad
White bowl with creamy cranberry jalapeno dip, fresh cranberry salsa and fresh cranberries.

Creamy Cranberry Jalapeño Dip
fork taking bite of cranberry coffee cake and warm vanilla sauce

Cranberry Coffee Cake with Warm Vanilla Sauce
Cranberry

what to eat this week
Weekly Meal Plan

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

Floating Taco Bowls with Crazy Delicious Creamy Lime Dressing {Stovetop or Slow Cooker}
two halves of crispy wrap stacked on each other on wood cutting board

Crispy Chicken Bacon Ranch Wraps
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Dan Dan Noodles {30-Minute}
Stone bowl of instant pot quinoa red bean chili with cheese.

Quinoa Red Bean Chili {Instant Pot or Slow Cooker}
naan bread in white bowl with rice, chicken, broccoli and brown sauce

Quick and Easy Chinese Chicken and Broccoli
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Skillet Teriyaki Meatballs
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