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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
Cicada Brood XIV 2025
The Perfect Time for a Long Weekend
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!
Soup, Stew and Sammies
Joeys favorite food?
SANDWICHES!