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Insta Meal Plan: Six Meal Ideas For Your Busy Week

Whole Wheat Cinnamon Waffles with Blueberry Syrup (made from berries I had stashed in my freezer). Roasted Chicken Cooked in Milk with Roasted Green Beans & Baby Roasted Potatoes. Mongolian Beef with steamed rice & broccoli. Baked Chicken Enchiladas with … Continue reading

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Asian Lunchbox Noodles

My kids will be beginning their school year in just a couple of short weeks. I am so sad to see our summer come to an end, but also love their excitement and enthusiasm to get back to their favorite … Continue reading

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Mongolian Beef

There are days where photographing your food is difficult. That was the case with this Mongolian Beef recipe that we prepared this week. It wasn’t that the food was hard to photograph, it was that the Mongolian Beef was so … Continue reading

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Brown Butter Waffles With Cherries

In our family, there is nothing we love more than our weekly batch of waffles. I decided to pair together two flavors that our family had never experienced before, brown butter and cherries, for a fun spin to go along … Continue reading

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Baked Shrimp Scampi

Sometimes an episode of a great cooking show will get stuck in my head and never let me go. It is often the case with the infamous Barefoot Contessa. Let’s face it, there is very little from that show that … Continue reading

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Summer Dinner Inspiration: Roasted Shrimp Pasta, Cinnamon Whole Wheat Waffles, & Grilled Chicken Tenders

Looking for summer dinner inspiration? Look no further than these Monday posts for dinners that will inspire your kitchen table. This summer I am taking a few mobile pictures to help inspire your summer meals. I will try to share three … Continue reading

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Summer Dinner Inspiration

I love planning summer meals because they are so easy to execute. I am hoping to provide a few ideas for summer dinner inspiration from recipes we have available on our site. I believe though that if you have a … Continue reading

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DIY Salad Bar For Summer

Healthy eating should always be a priority, but making it a priority in the summer seems to be more challenging because we seem to always be eating on the go. I decided to create an easy DIY salad bar that … Continue reading

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Spinach, Tomato, & Mushroom Flatbread Pizza

There are few vegetable flavors I love more than the combination of spinach, tomatoes, and mushrooms. Throw them in pasta, top them on a pizza, mix it in a salad together and I am one happy camper. The depth of … Continue reading

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Chicken Pesto Open-Faced Flatbread Sandwich

I can’t think of anything I love as much as the flavor combinations of chicken and pesto. Sometimes my ideas for pairing flavors together come from amazing restaurants with talented chefs. This recipe for a Chicken Pesto Open-Faced Flatbread Sandwich … Continue reading

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