This Cranberry Chicken Salad is easy to prepare and will help you save money by making it at home. Growing up, chicken salad for our sandwiches was just canned chicken breast mixed with mayonnaise and a little black pepper. (Tuna salad was prepared the same way.) As an adult buying lunches from the nearby coffee […]
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The Hawaii Energy Bar was the little snack wrapped in wax paper that I loved receiving during snack time from friends and family but that my parents did not know how to make. It was fresh, tasty, crunchy, and sweet, making it hard to eat just one. The energy bar felt like the “healthy” version
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I don’t know anyone that has grown up in Hawaii that doesn’t know Kalua Pig and Cabbage. Every family has their own way of making it, but the key components are kalua pig and cabbage. I used to just cook it with some black pepper and Hawaiian salt because it’s so simple. However, I
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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 learned how to make homemade granola from Ellie Krieger. I loved watching her on The Food Network when I was in college and had access to cable television for the first time in my life. While I learned how to cook from my mom, what I knew was limited to Hawaii recipes and we
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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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Pot roast in the slow cooker is my go-to set and forget meal to cook. I can sear the meat without using any flour while I chop my veggies and don’t have to do it in batches like with stew meat! You still get that wonderful slow-cooked tender beef without extra work. This pot
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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. 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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