Category: Recipes

This cranberry chicken salad with creamy yogurt-mustard dressing is a quick weekday lunch that’s packed with protein. There’s an explosion of flavor with bites of pecans, cranberries and celery in every bite! Perfect as is, on bread or wrapped in a lettuce cup or wrap. Why You’ll Love This Cranberry Chicken Salad Recipe This easy …

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This easy Homemade Chicken Soup recipe is guaranteed to boost your immune system! A healing chicken soup filled with veggies, turmeric, herbs, chicken and lentils. It’s the best chicken soup for flu season or to fight off that cold! The Best Homemade Chicken Soup After a week like last week, this healing soup was definitely …

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A Healthy Avocado Toast Recipe Can we all agree that avocado toast should be it’s own food group? Avocado toast has become a staple for breakfast, lunch and dinner. And people have made an art out of trying to make the prettiest toasts out there. For real! Head to pinterest and type in avocado toast. …

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Easy No Bake Energy Balls Recipe Wow. This new year has definitely started out with a bang. But not the kind I necessarily wanted to have.   Mike has an eye infection and I just took Maddie to Urgent Care yesterday and she was diagnosed with RSV and an ear infection. She had an ear …

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Avocado toast is a dish consisting of a piece of toasted bread topped with a combination of mashed avocados, salt, pepper, and (sometimes) citrus juice. There are many varieties of this dish, so it can be enriched with ingredients such as salmon, tomatoes, onions, eggs, garlic, cheese, olive oil, or red pepper flakes. Although the …

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Cheese dogs are one of the numerous hot dog varieties found in the United States. The group includes cheese-infused varieties of the classic wiener hot dogs. The cheese can be incorporated in the sausage, spread on a bun, or additionally placed on top of the hot dog.   Although soft buns are the most common …

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Po’boy is a unique sandwich with a rich history. It originated from Louisiana in the early 20th century, when it was invented by two brothers named Benny and Clovis Martin. The Martins opened a sandwich shop in New Orleans and started to make po’boys with French bread filled with a variety of meat or seafood …

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Somewhat similar to a calzone, the American stromboli is a savory type of turnover filled with classic pizza ingredients: mozzarella or other types of cheese, Italian meats like salami, pepperoni, bresaola, and capocollo, and sometimes even vegetables, while the marinara sauce is served on the side, rather than baked inside with the filling. The dough can …

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Ranch is a salad dressing or a dip consisting of buttermilk, salt, garlic, onion, herbs (such as dill, parsley, and chives), and spices (such as mustard seed, black pepper, and paprika) mixed into a mayonnaise-based sauce. Today, it is the number one salad dressing in the United States, but it was invented a long time …

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Despite its name, Chinese chicken salad is an American dish, believed to be invented by an Austrian chef named Wolfgang Puck who is doing Asian fusion cuisine in America. Others claim that the dish was invented during the 1930s, somewhere in the United States.   Regardless of the origins, the salad, consisting of shredded chicken, …

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Dessert bars are one of the most versatile American sweet treats. Their texture is described as a mix of the classic American brownie and traditional chewy cookies. They are usually baked in trays, then cut into square shapes before serving. The foundation of every dessert bar is the crust, which is usually topped with a …

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The succulent burger known as Salisbury steak was first created in the late 1800s. It was named after its inventor, the renowned American physician James Henry Salisbury. After nearly 30 years of research in the field of nutrition, the backbone of his suggested diet included the high-protein intake in the form of a minced beef …

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This Lime Mint Kombucha Cocktail recipe is an easy low calorie drink made with vodka, fresh orange juice, kombucha, mint and white wine. Light, refreshing and delicious! A Refreshing and Easy Cocktail Recipe We made it! Through Christmas that is. 🙂 Although, truth be told I’m kinda sad that the holiday season is over. It really is …

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This easy Mini Baked Crab Cakes recipe is seriously delicious! Made with lump crab meat, yogurt, lemon, gluten free panko and topped with a spicy sriracha sauce. These crab cakes are the perfect party appetizer! Easy Mini Crab Cakes Tis the season.   Appetizer season that is. And you know what? I’m ok with that. …

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Soft and Chewy Pistachio Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies with a hint of cinnamon. These delicious oatmeal cookies are packed with sweet & salty cranberries and pistachios. Guaranteed to be a holiday hit! My Favorite Oatmeal Cookie Recipe for the Holidays Do you have a go to list of cookies that you make for the holidays? In …

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These Sweet & Salty Chocolate Toasted Almond Clusters only need 3 ingredients! An easy Christmas or holiday candy you can make at home, even if you’ve never made candy before! Easy Homemade Christmas Candy Do you try to find ways to reach out to your neighbors? I find one of the easiest ways to engage …

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This Festive Antipasto Skewers Christmas Wreath is an amazing Christmas appetizer idea! Made with peppered salami, mozzarella balls, olives, cherry peppers, artichokes and fresh basil. An easy appetizer that’s perfect for the holidays. An Easy and Beautiful Christmas Appetizer Today is the day. Mike has his company Christmas party and it’s something I look forward …

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A Hearty Chicken Tortilla Soup filled with vegetables, chicken, chipotle peppers and fresh cilantro. This is the best chicken tortilla soup, which I love to top with avocado. A healthy recipe that’s a definite crowd pleaser. The Best Chicken Tortilla Soup Let’s take a break from all the Christmas foods, shall we? After all I …

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This herb-crusted beef tenderloin with creamy horseradish-mustard sauce is the perfect main for dinner parties. It’s easy but fancy, incredibly juicy, and will be sure to impress even the pickiest guests. This herb-crusted beef tenderloin with creamy horseradish-mustard sauce is the perfect main for dinner parties. It’s easy but fancy, incredibly juicy, and will be …

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These Gluten Free Peppermint Chocolate Cookies make the perfect holiday dessert! Soft, pillowy chocolate cookies dipped in chocolate & topped with peppermint. A must make this Christmas! These Gluten Free Peppermint Chocolate Cookies make the perfect holiday dessert! Soft, pillowy chocolate cookies dipped in chocolate & topped with peppermint. A must make this Christmas!

A Holiday Gift Guide for the Fitness lover, everything you need to kick your new year off with a healthy start! Yoga pants, sports bras, gym bags, high quality water bottles, and my favorite running shoes!   It’s that time of year and while I’m still finishing up the last of my Christmas shopping, I …

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This Cheesy Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms recipe is the perfect Thanksgiving or Christmas appetizer idea! Baby bella mushrooms filled with a cream cheese sausage mix that’s pretty irresistible. These stuffed mushrooms will be the star of the appetizer table this holiday season! Easy Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms So, is any body else listening to Christmas music non-stop …

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The earliest known Chinese-American dish called chop suey is believed to have been invented in the United States in the mid-1800s by Chinese immigrants who were trying to make authentic Chinese food more suitable for westerners. And even though chop suey could easily be as American as apple pie, some food historians speculate that it originated from the Cantonese tsap seui (lit. mixed leftovers), …

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