Recipes, tips, and tricks on stocking your freezer! These delicious meals can be made ahead and frozen for another day. I got a touching email from a reader a few weeks ago and this Stock Your Freezer post is the result of it. This is what one sweet Café follower wrote: My question is in regards to freezer meals. After several years of infertility, our daughter will be having our first ...
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Easy French Apple Tart
This fabulous French Apple Tart employs a store-bought pie crust for easy convenience. With ribbons of cinnamony apples and sweet cream cheese plus a magic trick for a crisp crust, this dessert is beyond delicious! I never thought this blog would be anything more than a hobby and/or that anyone other than my kids, sisters and perhaps a few (really) good friends would read it. Consequently, I used ...
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Delicious Dinner Ideas to Enjoy this Fall!
Ten cozy recipes to welcome the fall season. Your family will love these easy and delicious dinner ideas! Have you begun the transition to fall recipes yet? All of the sudden, I am so ready for fall flavors and recipes. The temperatures have dropped and the grocery stores are full of pumpkins and apples. We're supposed to get a ton of rain today and it feels like the perfect day for a cozy fall ...
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Fire-Roasted Tomato Basil Soup
A creamy, super delicious Tomato Basil Soup with no cream! A scoop of Greek yogurt and lots of healthy pureed veggies are the creamy secrets! It seems that every year around this time I start craving tomato basil soup, and though I've got a bunch of renditions of this classic favorite, I'm always excited to come up with something new and unique. It may be because of the rainy, cloudy ...
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Yeast phobia? Easy recipes for baking success!
Ten no-fail recipes using yeast. These recipes include all the best tips and tricks so that your baked goods turn out perfect every time! Looking for a baking project? These are some of our favorite, easy recipes using yeast! Yes, yeast can be a bit tricky, but we've taken the tricky part out with these easy, no-fail recipes. Baking with yeast is such a rewarding way to spend your time. These ...
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Pineapple Habanero Pepper Jelly
Sweet and spicy, this Pineapple Habanero Pepper Jelly is delicious on cheese trays, spooned over cream cheese or goat cheese, in grilled sandwiches and it makes a wonderful grilling glaze. Let me RE-INTRODUCE you to this incredibly delicious Pineapple Habanero Pepper Jelly. I say re-introduce because we originally posted this recipe back in March of 2018. It is a fabulous recipe, perfect for ...
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Fabulous Fall Salads
Our favorite fall salads, full of fresh, healthy, seasonal ingredients. These delicious salads are a wonderful way to welcome a new season! We love how a new season brings new flavors and produce. In the fall, it's all about apples, squash, and pumpkins. We love coming up with new salads featuring these fall flavors. These are some of our favorites! Pair with chicken, fish, or pork, and you have ...
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Roasted Butternut Farro Salad
This hearty, healthy Butternut Farro Salad includes roasted grapes and lots of fresh herbs. It makes an incredibly delicious side for grilled or roasted entrees and a lovely light meal for fall and winter! "I don't like butternut squash", our little grandson, Hayes (4 years old) said as we were ready to sit down for dinner. "You only have to try a little bit of Gigi's (that's me) Roasted ...
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Healthy, Easy, DELICIOUS Lunch Ideas
Easy, make-ahead recipes that are perfect for lunch. Whether you're feeding your family or packing lunch for work, these healthy recipes are sure to please. What do you normally eat for lunch? Last week I made a big pot of soup on Monday. Each day I was so happy to have a healthy, easy lunch! All it needed was to be warmed up, and there was no mess to clean up afterward. Maybe you need a packed ...
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Ridiculously Easy Peanut Butter Texas Sheet Cake
This delicious, one-bowl, no-mixer Peanut Butter Texas Sheet Cake is one of our favorite desserts EVER! It's also one of the quickest and easiest cakes you'll ever make! This Peanut Butter Texas Sheet Cake recipe has a fun story to go with it. Scott and I are trying to "seize" this unusual moment in time and make the best of it. Our two grandchildren that live nearby, Emmy (7) and Hayes (4), are ...
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Delicious Recipes for Labor Day weekend
Easy and delicious recipes, perfect for celebrating Labor Day and the end of summer. From entrees, sides, and desserts, we've got you covered! It's hard to believe Labor Day weekend is almost here and with it the end of the summer season. We've rounded up some of our favorite recipes, perfect for celebrating the long weekend. There are a few delicious salads and sides that go perfectly with ...
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Plum Ginger Pepper Jelly
Everyone is smitten after one taste of this sweet, spicy and oh-so-delicious Plum Ginger Pepper Jelly. It's also super easy and makes a great gift! "More plums?", Scott asked recently, as I filled up a big bag with the sweet, crimson orbs at our local grocery. He had a good reason for asking. I've probably bought my weight in plums this past month. In addition to testing for this Upside Down Plum ...
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