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  • Sides
    • Garlic Chili Oil Noodles
    • Mashed Potatoes
    • Grilled Sweet Potatoes
    • Broccoli Cheese Casserole
    • Cheese Crisps
    • Mashed Cauliflower
    • Easy Grilled Mexican Street Corn
    • Macaroni & Cheese
    • Mexican Slaw
    • Cooking Veggies
    • Potato Pancakes from Leftover Mashed Potatoes
    • Oven Fried Garlic Parmesan Green Beans
    • Crispy Smashed Potatoes
    • Easy Grilled Mexican Street Corn
    • Country Green Beans
    • Garlic and Parmesan Zucchini
    • Zucchini Fritters
    • My Favorite Stuffing
    • Corn Casserole
    • Roasted Garlic Accordion Potatoes
    • Roasted Garlic and Rosemary Little Potatoes
  • Dips, Sauces, Marinades & Appetizers
    • Homemade Naan
    • Marinades
    • Teriyaki Sauce
    • Creamy Garlic Aioli
    • Crunchy Fried Shrimp
    • Easy Garlic Hummus
    • I Miss House of Japan Dressing
    • Olive, Bacon, Cheese Bread
    • Three Olive Tapenade
    • Party Meatballs
    • Mini Taco Cups
    • Cream Cheese-Olive Spread
    • Tzatziki Dip
    • Pico de Gallo
    • Spinach Dip
    • Guacamole
    • Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing or Dip
    • Beef and Onion Cheeseball
    • Gouda Bacon Ranch Dip
    • Jarlsberg Dip
    • Seven Layer Dip (or Taco Dip)
    • Dill Dip
  • Salads
    • Peasant Salad
    • Chinese Chicken Salad
    • Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad
    • Leesa’s Slaw
    • Taco Salad
    • Pecan Chicken Salad
    • Asian Ramen Noodle Salad
    • Honeycrisp Apple and Mixed Greens Salad
    • Loaded Macaroni Salad
    • Greek Cucumber Salad
    • Cobb Salad
    • Southwestern Pasta Salad
    • BLT Pasta Salad
    • Pine Club Salad Copycat
    • Mom’s Seven Layer Salad
    • Garlic Blue Cheese and Grape Pasta Salad
    • Ralph or Ruthie’s Pea Salad
    • Mom’s Zesty Italian Pasta Salad
    • Mom’s Egg Mustard Potato Salad
    • Mom’s Sour Cream and Dill Potato Salad
    • Mom’s Chicken and Grape Salad
    • Peanut Noodle Salad
    • Broccoli Bacon Salad
    • Garlic Blue Cheese and Grape Pasta Salad
    • Tuna Salad
    • Grandma’s Seven Layer Salad
  • Meals
    • Mexican and Latin
      • Tortilla Pizza
      • Spicy Shrimp Tacos
      • Smothered Beef & Bean Burritos
      • Mexican Tortilla Lasagna
      • Taco Cornbread Casserole
      • Steak Quesadilla
      • Taco Casserole
      • Blackened Shrimp Avocado Bowls
      • Steak Burrito Bowls
      • Chorizo Naan with Homemade Pico and Roasted Corn
      • Chicken Burrito Bowl Casserole
      • Chorizo Street Tacos
    • Chicken and Turkey Recipes
      • Garlic Butter Chicken with Cauliflower Rice
      • Pepperoni Pizza Chicken Bake
      • Chicken Pasta With Creamy Cilantro-Lime Alfredo Sauce
      • Mashed Potato Casserole with Fried Chicken
      • Parmesan-Crusted Baked Chicken
      • Ritz Cracker Chicken Casserole
      • Chicken Pot Pie Casserole
      • Roasted Turkey Breast
      • Healthy Chicken Casserole
      • White Chicken Corn Chili
      • California Grilled Chicken Flatbread
      • Chicken Pot Pie
      • Lemon Pepper Chicken
      • Oven Fried Chicken Tenders
      • Chicken Lettuce Wraps
      • Chicken Wild Rice Casserole
      • Easy, No Mess Oven Chicken Wings
      • Crispy Parmesan Garlic Chicken with Zucchini
      • Fiesta Chicken Casserole
      • Copycat Chick-fil-A Tenders
    • Italian Dishes
      • Creamy Garlic Herb Pasta
      • Italian Meatballs
      • Pizza Quesadillas
      • Easy One Pan Parmesan & Garlic Tortellini
      • Sunday Lasagna
      • Italian Sausage Quesadillas with Spicy Tomato Sauce
      • Spaghetti Cream Cheese Casserole
      • Italian Subs
      • Italian Muffuletta
      • Macaroni and Italian Sausage
      • Tortellini Soup with Italian Sausage & Spinach
      • Baked Penne with Italian Sausage
    • Soup, Stew and Sammies
      • Our New Favorite Chili
      • Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup
      • Chicken and Sweet Potato Stew/Soup
      • Best Ever Grilled Cheese
      • Summer Veggie Chowder
      • Panera Copycat Broccoli Cheddar Soup
      • Bacon, Egg, Cheese and Spinach on Ciabatta
      • Beer Brat Sliders
      • Quick Fried Rice
      • Sausage and Rice Casserole
    • Low and Slow Recipes
      • Easy BBQ Ribs
      • Crock Pot Chicken & Stuffing
      • Slow Cooker General Tso Chicken
      • Mexican Style Shredded Meat (Slow Cooker)
      • The Best Crockpot Chicken
      • Slow Cooker Orange Chicken
      • Slow Cooker Korean Beef Tacos
      • Slow Cooker General Tso Chicken
      • Slow Cooker Cilantro Lime Chicken Tacos
      • Beef Barley Soup – Make on the Stove or in a Crock Pot
      • Old-Fashioned Chicken and Noodles
      • Crock Pot Chili Mac and Cheese Recipe
      • Slow Cooker Beef & Noodles
      • Crock Pot Ravioli Casserole
      • Crock-pot Lasagna
      • My Slow Cooker Chili
    • Steak and Beef Recipes
      • Korean Beef Short Ribs
      • Beef Tips
      • Beef Brisket in the Oven
      • Garlic Steak Bites
      • Steak, Arugula, Blue Cheese Flatbread
      • My New Favorite Meatloaf Recipe
      • Brown Sugar Meatloaf Recipe
      • Beef & Potato Casserole
      • Mac & Beef Casserole
    • Other
      • French Toast
      • Crustless Spinach and Cheese Pie with Bacon
      • Egg Roll in a Bowl
      • Loaded Cauliflower Casserole
      • Cauliflower Mac & cheese
      • Crustless Taco Pie
      • Low Carb Breakfast Cups
      • Low Carb Cashew Chicken Lettuce Wraps
      • One Pan Taco Skillet
  • Desserts
    • Pecan Pie Bars
    • Reese’s Pieces Magic Bars
    • Easy Loaded M&M Fudge Bars
    • My Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
    • Chocolate Cupcakes
    • Lemon Bars
    • Magic Cookie Bars
    • Buttercream, Chocolate and Peanut Butter Frosting Recipes
    • Vanilla Cupcakes
    • Cheesecake Stuffed Chocolate Cupcakes
    • Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
    • Cream Cheese Frosting
    • Chocolate Strawberry Topped Mini Cheesecakes
    • Chocolate Chunk Pecan Pie Bars
    • Gourmet M&M and Chocolate Chip Sugar Cookies
    • Caramel Pecan Carrot Cake Cupcakes
    • Glazed Lemon Brownies
    • Chocolate Pecan Pie
    • Gourmet M&M and Chocolate Chip Sugar Cookies
    • Lime Glazed Tea Cookies
    • Texas Sheet Cake Cookies
    • Filled Vanilla Sandwich Cookies
    • Easy Buckeye Fudge
    • Lemon Butter Cookies
    • Iced Sugar Cookies
    • Easy Chocolate Croissants
    • Easy Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie
    • Frosted Lemon Sour Cream Sugar Cookies
    • Muddy Buddy Cookies
  • Blog
    • A Look Back at 2025
      • RIP Lowes Kitten
      • It’s That Time of Year
      • Springing Forward
      • This Winter
      • Happy Sunday!
      • Polar Vortex 2025
      • Happy New Year
    • A Look Back at 2024
      • My Christmas Tree Makes Me Happy
      • November and 70
      • The Creek Was Dry, Then… Monsoon!
      • Good Grief!
      • House Update
      • The Boys Are Back in Town
      • Oops We Did It Again
      • Guess What Time It Is?
      • Superbowl Sunday 2024
      • Happy 2024
    • A Look Back at 2023
      • Happy 34th + The Wine Run
      • Things People May OR May Not Know About Me:
      • Back to the Path
      • Our Labor Day Adventure
      • In With Your Reds Update
      • Happy Father’s Day!
      • What’s New?
      • This Happened on the Way Home From The Tax Guy
      • Troubleshooting
      • Combined we’re 87?
      • My Favorite Day of the Year Came Early
      • Superbowl Sunday and then Some
      • Bengals vs. Bills MNF 2023
      • Happy New Year – 2023
    • A Look Back at 2022
      • Day After Christmas
      • Early Morning Quiet Time
      • Binging One Tree Hill
      • Labor Day
      • What’s New?
      • So You Want to Build a House
      • Meet Norm
      • My Gardening Tips
      • Mother’s Day 2022
      • My Favorite Day of the Year
      • Post Superbowl Reflection
    • A Look Back at 2021
      • Christmas Vacation
      • Almost Christmas
      • Happy Thanksgiving
      • September 11th, 2021
      • 5K Complete! Check.
      • Is It Really Memorial Day Weekend?
      • Spring 2021
    • A Look Back at 2020
      • Two Years Later
      • This is Going to Be Weird
      • Cauliflower is Truly the Wonder Food!
      • Not a Slacker
      • Time to stop Slacking!
      • It’s Fall
      • Today in the “Almost Country”
      • The Latest News in Pictures
      • Four Day Weekend!
      • Quarantine Day 122 – COVID-19 Update
      • Quarantine Day 114 – COVID-19 Update
      • Quarantine Day 109 – COVID-19 Update
      • Quarantine Day 100! – COVID-19 Update
      • Quarantine Day 89 – COVID-19 Update
      • Quarantine Day 83 – COVID-19 Update
      • Quarantine Day 74 – COVID-19 Update
      • Quarantine Day 63 – COVID-19 Update
      • Quarantine Day 57 – COVID-19 Update
      • Quarantine Day 48 – COVID-19 Update
      • Quarantine Day 41 – COVID-19 Update
      • Quarantine Day 33 – COVID-19 Update
      • Quarantine Day 27 – COVID-19 Update
      • Quarantine Day 19 – COVID-19 Update
      • COVID-19 Update – Quarantine day 13
      • Day 9 of Quarantine
      • Day 2 of Quarantine
      • Let’s Talk About COVID-19
      • A10 Champs!
      • Off to the Windy City
      • New Week, New Best Times
      • Sub-Forty Day!
      • So Much Cabbage + This Week’s Meal Plan
      • Thanks Santa!
    • A Look Back at 2019
      • Sparkle Pager
      • Thankful
      • My Keto List
      • India – Round 2
      • More Books!
      • Summer Reflections & The Punisher
      • Best Smells
      • My Favorites – Music
      • Flower Power
      • It’s Spring!
      • 29 & 50 Celebration
      • Fifty
      • Cleaning Out The Freezer – Keto Meal Plan #6
      • A Good Week + Keto Meal Plan #5
      • Keto Meal Plan – Week #4
      • How I Spent Superbowl Sunday
      • Keto Meal Plan – Week #3
      • Keto Meal Plan – Week #2
      • Weekly Meal Plan – Keto Friendly #1
      • Meal Prepping for Keto
    • A Look Back at 2018
      • Christmas With the Smiths + Holiday Bark
      • Getting Rid of All the Chocolate
      • 62 in December? Hell Yeah!
      • Weekly Meal Plan #6 – Comfort Food
      • Eight Weeks Til Christmas!
      • No Offense Columbus, But…
      • It Was a Great Day to be a Bengals Fan
      • Weekly Meal Plan #5
      • Meal Plan #4 – Greek Week?
      • Proof That I Live in the Country
      • Weekly Meal Plan #3
      • Mom’s 80th Birthday!
      • A Girl Has No Name
      • Husband Out of Town? I Baked a Pie
      • Cupcake Day!
      • Weekly Meal Plan #2
      • Weekly Meal Plan #1
      • A Good Book
      • I Love Sports
      • Category Conflict!
      • Sunday, a Great Day to Try New Recipes While Watching the World Cup!
      • The Great “Flood” of 2018
      • I Wish I Were Independently Wealthy
      • Ohhh Cats…
      • A Long Weekend!
      • I Will Never Doubt JDub Again!
Jan 272024

A Look Back at 2024

  • By leesa
  • In Ramblings
  • Posted on January 27, 2024

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