Portuguese Bean Soup is quintessential to growing up in Hawaii. This is probably the second most common soup that a kid from Hawaii eats behind chicken noodle soup. You’ll find it at many local Hawaii casual dining restaurants. Everyone makes it a little differently. Depending on what brand of Portuguese sausage you use and how […]
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Who knew that pantry staples (ketchup, mustard, vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce) would make such a lovely sloppy joes sauce? What are sloppy joes? Sloppy joes is a dish made with ground beef cooked with a tomato-based sauce. It is served primarily on some type of burger bun or other bread as a sandwich. It’s incredibly
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I love the slow cooker for many reasons, but especially because I can cook dried pinto beans into this delicious Slow Cooker Pinto Beans and Sausage recipe. Dried beans is not something that I saw a lot growing up; we mostly used canned beans, if at all. But the flavors of this dish reminds me
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This easy chicken dish with Italian seasoning needs only 5 ingredients and less than 30 minutes to make. You can easily cut this recipe in half if cooking for just one or two people and it’s only 15 minutes tops. We love chicken thighs because they don’t dry out like chicken breasts. They also
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Breakfast can be magical and fun if you change up your breakfast yogurt parfait to a breakfast banana split. Just a touch of chocolate and a cherry on top makes it feel like you’re eating dessert for breakfast without all the guilt! While the traditional banana split has three scoops of ice cream nestled
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This quick rice cake stir fry is full of fresh vegetables, mushrooms, and is lightly sauced with garlic, ginger, soy sauce, and oyster sauce. We love it with choi sum, garlic chives, and eryngi mushrooms but you can mix and match your produce to suit your budget or what’s in season. The hardest part is
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Facebook Instagram Pinterest If we had our way, we would eat curry every week! We love to eat Japanese curry because there are so many foods that taste great with it. This home version is slightly lighter than the restaurant version and easier on the wallet, too. Japanese curry is a great way to get
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As an Amazon Associate I may earn a small amount from qualifying purchases if you follow a link from my site to Amazon. As a new mom who wanted to minimize my son’s exposure to sugar at a young age, I was so glad to find a great banana bread recipe from Cookie and Kate.
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As an Amazon Associate I may earn a small amount from qualifying purchases if you follow a link from my site to Amazon. My family loves peanut butter, especially in these Peanut Butter Overnight Oats! The trouble with peanut butter in general is that it can’t be enjoyed at school because of the nut restrictions.
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An easy and inexpensive dish to throw together when you have leftover ginger and green onions from other dishes that you have to use up.
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