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Cinnamon Sugar Scones

5 · Nov 3, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Cinnamon Sugar Scones on a round wire rack with a cup of coffee and a newspaper on the table.

Cinnamon Sugar Scones are brunch-ready! Serve these sweetened scones warm with a pot of fresh coffee, fruit, and fuzzy slippers for a relaxing start to the day. When the temperatures begin to dip ...

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Bread and Muffin Recipes, Breakfast and Brunch Recipes, Recipe scone, cinnamon sugar, biscuits, scones

Easy Butter Chicken

50 · Oct 30, 2019 · 10 Comments

A bowl of Easy Butter Chicken served with rice, naan and cilantro.

This drool-worthy recipe for easy butter chicken is weeknight ready with a sauce that you'll want to slurp with a spoon! This recipe for easy butter chicken is the equivalent to a cozy pair of ...

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Main Dish Recipes, Recipe, Soup and Stew Recipes dutch oven, butter chicken, indian, indian cuisine, butter, comfort food, stew

Sparkling Autumn Sangria

4 · Oct 28, 2019 · 20 Comments

Sparkling Autumn Sangria served in two champagne flutes with apple slice garnishes with a pitcher of sangria in the background and fruit garnishes scattered on the table.

This sparkling autumn sangria is filled with crisp apples, juicy orange slices and warm fall spices....the perfect finish to a day of apple picking or pumpkin carving. I am a sucker for bubbles. ...

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Cocktail and Drink Recipes, Holiday Recipes, Recipe Halloween, apple, party, applejack, proseco, autumn, rosh hashanah, brandy, sangria, cava, sparkling, champagne, Thanksgiving, cider, cinnamon, cocktail, fall

Sweet and Spicy Acorn Squash

21 · Oct 24, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Sweet and Spicy Acorn Squash on a round wood board with a scattering of parsley.

This sweet and spicy acorn squash is fall on a plate, with a kick! Sweet and spicy acorn squash slices make for a deliciously seasonal side dish, easy enough for a weeknight and special enough ...

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Recipe, Side Dish Recipes, Veggie Recipes squash, vegetable. roasted, vegetables, vegetarian, acorn squash, acorn, autumn, fall, side dish

Sweet Potato Soufflé

8 · Oct 18, 2019 · 2 Comments

A scoop of Sweet Potato Soufflé removed from the baking dish with the serving spoon in the dish and flowers and nuts scattered around.

Silky smooth sweet potato soufflé baked with a nutty crumb topping is a sweetly satisfying side. This dish can easily be doubled to feed a crowd and made in advance which makes it perfect for ...

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Holiday Recipes, Recipe, Side Dish Recipes, Veggie Recipes nut crumble, side dish, sweet potato soufflé, sweet potatoes, Thanksgiving, Christmas, crumb topping

Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars

9 · Oct 17, 2019 · 7 Comments

A serving of a Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars is served on a plate with a doily with pine cones, pumpkins, cinnamon sticks, and candy corn scattered around on the table.

What do you get when you cross pumpkin with cheesecake and gingersnaps? The best day ever! Creamy, with warm and toasty fall flavors and and a spicy gingersnap crust, these pumpkin cheesecake bars are ...

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Cookie and Bar Recipes, Recipe bars, squares, gingersnap, autumn, cheesecake, fall, Halloween, pumpkin, squash, Thanksgiving

Red Wine Poached Pears

4 · Oct 16, 2019 · 2 Comments

Red Wine Poached Pears on a plate.

Red wine poached pears are a sweetly spiced company-worthy dessert. Red wine poached pears are a wonderfully elegant dessert to serve to company and are crazy easy to make. I love ...

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Recipe, Specialty Dessert Recipes holidays, ice cream, new year's eve, party, pear, Pears, poached pears, red wine, Valentine's Day, Christmas, wine, Hanukkah

Guinness Braised Beef Stew

28 · Oct 15, 2019 · 17 Comments

Guinness Braised Beef Stew in a cast iron dutch oven with a wooden spoon in the pot.

Hearty Guinness braised beef stew is chock full of tender root vegetables and makes a rich and satisfying one-pot meal! As temperatures start to dip, I can think of nothing more satisfying for dinner ...

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Main Dish Recipes, Recipe, Soup and Stew Recipes stew, beef, main dish, beef stew, beer, braised beef, comfort food, Guinness, one pot meal, root vegetables, st. patrick's day

Pear and Brie Pizza

37 · Oct 7, 2019 · 6 Comments

Overhead shot of a Pear and Brie Pizza with thyme and walnuts scattered around.

This pear and brie pizza has it all...sweet, savory, and perfect for fall! Move over apple, the pear is the star today! It's no secret that this Italian girl is a big fan of pizza. Of course I ...

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Main Dish Recipes, Recipe pizza, pizza dough, pear pizza, homemade dough, fruit pizza, Pears

Butternut Squash Ravioli in Brown Butter Sauce

139 · Oct 4, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Butternut Squash Ravioli with pumpkins and sage leaves around.

Grab your fork and tuck into these little pillows stuffed full of savory squash drenched in a brown butter sauce. And did I mention these butternut squash ravioli are super easy to make? I'm so ...

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Main Dish Recipes, Recipe squash, ravioli, sage, autumn, brown butter, butternut squash, fall, pasta

Bolognese Sauce

91 · Sep 27, 2019 · 36 Comments

A bowl of fettuccine with bolognese sauce, fresh ricotta, and tomatoes with parmesan crisps in the background.

Authentic Bolognese sauce is slowly simmered to rich and hearty perfection. Serve this over fettucine or tagliatelle, sprinkled with parmesan, and don't forget to pair it with your favorite ...

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Main Dish Recipes, Recipe sauce, bolognese sauce, bolognese, cavaliere d'oro, chianti, sunday, wine pairing, fettucine, comfort food, Italian

Hot Spiked Cider

6 · Sep 19, 2019 · 2 Comments

Hot Spiked Cider

Hot spiked cider, simmered with toasty autumn spices, fresh ginger, and citrus is fall in a cup, with an edge! I am all about the apple in the fall...apple picking, apple pie, apple cider. And not ...

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Cocktail and Drink Recipes, Holiday Recipes, Recipe mulled cider, party, spiked cider, Thanksgiving, drinks, apple cider, cocktail parties, apples, Christmas, cider, cocktails, holidays

Slow Roasted Lamb Tacos

22 · Sep 17, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Slow Roasted Lamb Tacos on a long wooden board with apples. scallions, and feta cheese on the table.

These slow roasted lamb tacos are piled with fall-off the bone, crispy-edged lamb shoulder, briny feta, fall spiced pickled pears, and crunchy apples. It's always taco season. Am I right? That ...

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Main Dish Recipes, Recipe tacos, lamb shoulder, low roasted lamb, lamb tacos, pickled pears, apples, autumn tacos, autumn, fall, feta, lamb, roasted

Thai Basil Chicken

262 · Sep 15, 2019 · 21 Comments

Thai Basil Chicken in a black bowl served over rice and garnished with basil.

Thai basil chicken is spicy, sweet, and savory and oh so easy! The quick and tasty one dish meal perfect for weeknights. Nothing beats a wok when you're trying to get dinner on the table in a hurry ...

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Main Dish Recipes, Recipe stir-fry, thai, thai chicken, wok, quick dinner, asian, basil, chicken, poultry, quick

Creamy Pasta with Sausage and Mushrooms

403 · Sep 11, 2019 · 72 Comments

Close up of creamy farfalle pasta tossed with mushrooms and sausage in a creamy white wine sauce served in a white bowl.

Satisfy your pasta cravings with creamy pasta with sausage and mushrooms. You'll love this recipe for a saucy, easy, one-dish weeknight meal! What's your death row meal? (Hint, mine is this ...

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Main Dish Recipes, Recipe mushrooms, one pot meal, pasta, pork, sausage, quick dinner, main dish, comfort food, cream sauce, creamy

Chicken with Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Sauce

87 · Sep 11, 2019 · 7 Comments

Close up of chicken with creamy sun-dried tomato sauce simmering in a saute pan sprinkled with fresh basil.

Chicken with creamy sun-dried tomato sauce is easy on the eyes and the tastebuds. Perfect for entertaining or just a casual night in, chicken breasts are simmered in an impossibly creamy sauce ...

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Main Dish Recipes, Recipe sun-dried tomato, sundried, creamy chicken, basil, chicken, cream sauce, parmesan, chicken breasts, creamy sauce, sun-dried tomatoes

Chopped BLT Breakfast Salad

8 · Sep 6, 2019 · Leave a Comment

A serving of Chopped BLT Breakfast Salad on a gray napkin on the table.

Ready to up your breakfast game? This chopped BLT breakfast salad (yes salad!) combines classic BLT sandwich flavors and pairs them with greens to give your morning a boost. Okay, so hear me out. ...

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Breakfast and Brunch Recipes, Recipe, Salad Recipes breakfast salad, BLT, chopped. chopped salad, bacon, Breakfast, salad

Blueberry Cobbler

8 · Aug 30, 2019 · 2 Comments

A serving of Blueberry Cobbler topped with vanilla ice cream next to the cobbler dish.

Enjoy those end-of-summer juicy blueberries in the humble cobbler; blueberry cobbler is the quintessential summer dessert. The Best EVER Blueberry Cobbler! That's right, I said it and I'm sticking ...

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Recipe, Specialty Dessert Recipes blueberry cobbler, biscuit, blueberries, blueberry, summer, berries, cobbler

Summer Corn Soup

2 · Aug 26, 2019 · 4 Comments

Two bowls of summer corn soup garnished with fresh parsley and a sprinkle of corn.

Equally delicious warm or chilled, this summer corn soup tastes just like creamy corn on the cob. The perfect way to enjoy that last crop of summer corn! The dog days of summer are upon us, and ...

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Recipe, Soup and Stew Recipes cob, chowder, new jerey, Corn, soup, summer

My Favorite Key Lime Pie

11 · Aug 22, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Overhead shot of a key lime pie decorated with whipped cream and fresh limes.

Key lime pie is tangy, sweet, and lusciously silky...and my favorite key lime pie has an extra special crust! I know I've said this before, but key lime pie is my FAVORITE dessert. ...

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Pie and Tart Recipes, Recipe graham cracker crust, miami, citrus, lemon, lime, pie, summer, graham cracker, key lime

Grilled Eggplant Dip with Pita Crisps

1 · Aug 15, 2019 · 10 Comments

Grilled Eggplant Dip with Pita Crisps

Healthy, flavorful and even better made in advance, this grilled eggplant dip with pita crisps is perfect for a party or stored in the frig for guilt-free snacking. Some things improve with age ...

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Appetizer and Snack Recipes, Recipe, Veggie Recipes grilled, pita, spread, vegetables, vegetarian, super bowl, crisps, grilled eggplant, dip, eggplant, grill

Baby Back Ribs with Bourbon BBQ Sauce

19 · Aug 11, 2019 · 7 Comments

Baby Back Ribs with Bourbon BBQ Sauce on a sheet tray with herbs, sauce and cut with a knife.

Grab extra napkins! These oven roasted baby back ribs are tender, melt-in-your-mouth goodness slathered in tangy bourbon BBQ sauce. I really have to be inspired to turn on my oven in the dog ...

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Main Dish Recipes, Recipe barbecue, bbq sauce, bbq, pork, babyback, baby back ribs, ribs

Chocolate Marshmallow Swirl Ice Cream

23 · Aug 8, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Chocolate Marshmallow Swirl Ice Cream in a tall glass dish topped with cherries.

Super creamy chocolate marshmallow swirl ice cream is a decadent, cooling treat. Break out the toasted marshmallows, hot fudge, and graham crackers for an over-the-top s'mores sundae bar! We are in ...

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Frozen Treat Recipes, Recipe summer, frozen, homemade ice cream, swirl, chocolate, dessert, ice cream, marshmallow, s'mores

The Best Cheeseburger Sub

68 · Jul 31, 2019 · 6 Comments

The Best Cheeseburger Sub tied with a string on a plate with a glass of beer and another sub in the background.

Cheesy beef crumbles and all of your favorite toppings are piled high in the best cheeseburger sub you've ever had! So let's talk cheeseburgers. We've eaten a million of them, grilled them, ...

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Main Dish Recipes, Recipe, Sandwich Recipes submarine, cheeseburger sub, ground beef, toppings, burger, cheese, cheeseburger, sandwich, sub

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