Easy dinner recipes
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A New Twist on Spaghetti (with yard bird)
You might wonder what yard bird is — at my house, that is what chicken is referred to by the hub. We still eat it but probably not as much as I would like. However, this little invention is pretty… Continue reading
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Homemade Noodles
Just in time for the holidays! My kids grew up loving homemade chicken and noodles at grandmas. Well, it’s time for the grown up kids to make them on their own 🙂 So, here’s a pretty close version of… Continue reading
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Not cold enough for chili, but yes!
Found this recipe inside a Hy Vee magazine last year, and it’s our new fave. Combines ingredients that I always have on hand, and a little spicy but definitely not over the top. Really good, so I wanted to share.… Continue reading
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Cranberry Glazed Sweet Potatoes
I scored this recipe off The Kitchen, thank you Katie Lee, and although it was touted as a Thanksgiving and holiday recipe, I made it tonight and we enjoyed it with marinated, grilled flank steak (amazing). This was super easy and… Continue reading
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Shrimp BLT’s
I mentioned recently that we had a shrimp boil, and from that I had a lot of boiled spiced shrimp leftover. I found a recipe for Shrimp BLT’s, and almost chickened out before I made them. Wasn’t totally sure about… Continue reading
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An elegant (and easy) recipe for delicious carrots!
There’s a place at the lake that serves delicious spiced carrots, so when I saw this recipe, I went for it. And, it didn’t disappoint. Meet my delicious side dish, although I could just chomp them all down and call… Continue reading
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Another easy peasy slow cooker recipe!
I first ate this delicious chicken after a long day on the lake…..Stacey had it simmering low and slow on the dock and it was oh so good once we returned from swimming in the cove. Don’t let the pepperoncinis… Continue reading
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Easy and delicious slow cooker pork steaks!
I continually get requests for meals that you can throw it in and when you arrive back home, voila! It’s ready! This is a super easy recipe that I believe maybe my hubster and his friend, Nick, invented. Might have… Continue reading
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Delicious Cornbread Cake with Chicken
How delicious does this look? You got it right….it may look like a cake, but it’s cornbread, mashed potatoes, gravy and chicken. And, my good friend Erin is the chef on this one. (Her man Kyle told me it was… Continue reading
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Lasagna “Soup”
When my kids were growing up, I wasn’t able to be very creative in the kitchen because 1. Too busy outside keeping up with the animals and helping my kids in the arena, and teaching full time, and 2. They… Continue reading

