Ten of our favorite tried and true recipes for grilling. Tender, moist, and full of flavor, you'll want to make these all season long! Is the weather warming up where you live? It is here, and we've been enjoying dinner from the grill and eating outside! We've rounded up some of our favorite grilling recipes, perfect for the warmer weather. These recipes yield tender, moist chicken and ...
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Blueberry Arugula Herb Salad
This beautiful Blueberry Arugula Herb Salad is super healthy and probably the freshest, most delicious salad that you'll ever have the pleasure of meeting... or eating! It's perfect for a crowd, great for parties, potlucks and picnics! This past weekend was delightful as our niece and nephew, Hilary and Steve visited us here in the North Carolina mountains. Both of them are great chefs and, we ...
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Ridiculously Easy Lemon Poppy Seed Scones
Think scones are dry and/or difficult to make? Think again! These Lemon Poppy Seed Scones are moist, tender, melt-in-your-mouth delicious and RIDICULOUSLY EASY! I used to think scones were "just okay"... to me, they were kind of dry and uninteresting. At least the ones you could find at most bakeries and cafés. I had a great recipe for moist, tender, melt-in-your-mouth homemade scones, but they ...
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Ten Healthy, Delicious Recipes to Enjoy this Spring
Wanting to eat a little lighter as the weather warms up? These are ten of our favorite fresh and healthy recipes to enjoy this spring. We've had some beautiful weather here in NC this week and have enjoyed several dinners outside on the porch, straight from the grill. When the weather changes, we're ready to move on from hearty stews and comfort food to lighter and fresher meals. If you're ...
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Oven Roasted Greek Chicken Meatballs
These healthy, delicious Greek Chicken Meatballs come together quickly with lean chicken, lots of fresh veggies and a ton of fabulous flavor! Serve them as an appetizer, in sandwiches, in bowls with Greek salad, hummus and orzo (pictured), in wraps with pita bread and hummus... If you enjoy a healthy, delicious, super versatile, internationally-inspired, prep-ahead dinner that just needs to be ...
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Ten Easy, Delicious Recipes to Take the Boring out of Chicken!
Easy enough for a weeknight, but delicious enough for entertaining, you need these chicken recipes in your repertoire! I almost always have a pack of chicken in the freezer. You too? If you're tired of the same old chicken recipes, we've got some fresh inspiration for you today! These dishes are full of flavor and the chicken is tender and moist. They come together quickly so they are ...
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Ridiculously Easy Recipes to Make You Look Ridiculously Clever
These ridiculously easy recipes will make you look ridiculously clever! They come together easily and are crazy delicious. Are you familiar with our ridiculously easy recipes? They are recipes that need certain characteristics to earn that label. A recipe that takes minimal effort and minimal hands-on time to put together. (Resting, rising or chilling time is not taken into consideration.) ...
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Copycat Crumbl Sugar Cookies (aka Pink Cloud Cookies)
These one-bowl, no-mixer, Copycat Crumbl Sugar Cookies taste like a soft, sweet, melt-in-your-mouth, pink cloud!. The recipe comes together with just one bowl and no mixer and we're including an adorable free printable label, as these cookies are wonderful for gifting. Back in early March, we shared a delicious recipe for Copycat Crumbl Chocolate Chip Cookies that's been super popular with our ...
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Classic Quiche Lorraine with Prosciutto
This super easy Classic Quiche Lorraine with its creamy, tender custard filling, ribbons of thinly sliced prosciutto and crisp, flaky crust is perfect for breakfast, lunch or dinner and makes fabulous leftovers! Everyone needs a great Quiche Lorraine recipe in their culinary repertoire. Here at The Café, we love quiches with lots of wonderful veggies and add-ins, like our Easy Zucchini Summer ...
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Delicious Recipes to Celebrate Easter!
Ten recipes, perfect for celebrating Easter. From brunch to dessert, we've got you covered with these easy, make-ahead dishes! Easter is almost here! How do you celebrate? We love to have a big brunch with ham, an egg dish, fresh fruit and of course something sweet! We've gathered some of our favorite spring recipes that are perfect for celebrating Easter. Whether you're looking for brunch ...
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Crinkly Crackly Butter Toffee Sugar Cookies
With crinkly, crackly exteriors, crisp edges and chewy, toffee-studded interiors, these Butter Toffee Sugar Cookies are a huge hit with cookie lovers of all ages! These 0ne-bowl, no-mixer, Butter Toffee Sugar Cookies are truly a cookie lover's dream come true! All of our taste-testers have had concurred that they're amazing and have had super positive responses. I think you will too! I ...
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Easy One-Bowl Cakes for Spring Baking
Delicious desserts don't have to be complicated! These easy, one-bowl cake recipes are crazy good and simple to make! We just love these one-bowl no mixer cakes. And from all the comments, you do too! They come together quickly, no mixer required, and are endlessly adaptable. These are some of our favorites right now, perfect for spring celebrations. Plus, with just one cake layer, they ...
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