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kid-friendly chicken tortilla soup

Kid-Friendly Chicken Tortilla Soup

After much searching and recipe trials, this Kid-Friendly Chicken Tortilla Soup will become a staple in your home just like it has become one in mine. We love eating chicken tortilla soup when we go out and wanted to be able to cook it at home. However, many recipes out there make it spicy so […]

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stove top chicken noodle soup using frozen chicken

Stove Top Chicken Noodle Soup (using frozen chicken)

This Stove Top Chicken Noodle Soup saves the day without having to defrost the frozen chicken thighs in advance. Most of us parents have been there, you have a sick kid and you want to give them some warm soup to feel better. You don’t have any canned soup on hand, but you have the

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Portuguese Sausage Meatloaf

Sometimes you just need to eat a hearty beefy meal, and this Portuguese Sausage Meatloaf fits the bill. This meatloaf is great for cooking for a large family or hosting friends with a simple meal. You can cook a double batch without worrying about changing the recipe. It freezes well so you can meal prep

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ham and cheese cornbread muffins

Ham and Cheese Cornbread Muffins

Ham and Cheese Cornbread Muffins make for a quick breakfast on-the-go, a light lunch when paired with a salad, or an afternoon snack when you’re starved and have several hours until dinner. Using my Moist Whole Wheat Cornbread recipe, just add diced ham and shredded cheese. We like it heartier with 2 cups of ham

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creamy cranberry chicken salad as a sandwich

Creamy Cranberry Chicken Salad

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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whole wheat pasta salad with salmon

Whole Wheat Pasta Salad with Salmon

Look no further for a filling and healthy meal to keep your brain in top shape than this Whole Wheat Pasta Salad with Salmon. It kept me full while taking day-long exams in law school without weighing me down or making me feel sleepy in the afternoon. This recipe is based on the Whole-Wheat Pasta Salad

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slow cooker kalua pig

Slow Cooker Kalua Pig (Hawaiian-Style Pulled Pork)

Slow Cooker Kalua Pig is essentially the Hawaiian version of pulled pork. It is something that my family loves to eat on a regular basis. It is an easy slow cooker recipe to make at home, is great for meal prep, and is great for feeding a large crowd. When you cook it yourself, you

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Photo of mochi rice mixed with Chinese sausage, herbs, water chestnuts, onions, and seasonings

Hawaii-Style Mochi Rice Stuffing/Dressing

This Hawaii-Style Mochi Rice Stuffing makes a delicious chewy, umami-filled bite of food that will awaken any Thanksgiving meal. So many of us are used to bread-based stuffings and dressings and have fond memories of easy-to-make Stove Top stuffing that we learned how to make as kids. However, we also love our rice. My version

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