Ten sweet and savory bread recipes, perfect for breakfast or brunch. From coffee cake to brioche, there's something for any craving! We've rounded up some of our favorite breakfast treats for you today! When serving breakfast and brunch, it's such a fun and special touch to have a freshly baked bread or treat. These recipes are tried and true family favorites. You can prep them ahead of ...
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Sugar Plum Fairy Shortbread Bites
These buttery, melt-in-your-mouth Sugar Plum Fairy Shortbread Bites are super easy to make with no rolling or cutting out and make a delicious, quite magical gift with the free printable labels! The inspiration for these Sugar Plum Fairy Shortbread Bites came from a Café follower. She made our Leprechaun Shortbread Bites, a recipe that we posted back in March to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. After ...
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10 Delicious Dinner Ideas, All Served in a Bowl
Switch up your dinner routine with a meal in a bowl! Find some dinner inspiration with these delicious recipes everyone will love. Dinner in a bowl (instead of a plate) can be a delicious way to switch things up and make your meal more interesting. Our family loves a meal in a bowl. We especially the way all the flavors work together. These recipes are easy enough for a weeknight, and at ...
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No Fail, Super Easy Strawberry Freezer Jam
Once you try this fabulous, No-Fail, Super Easy Strawberry Freezer Jam, you'll be spoiled for life. I call it "springtime in a jar"! It's like a little dollop of heaven on toast, biscuits, scones, ice cream, yogurt... I originally posted this recipe for Strawberry Freezer Jam back in 2012 but I like to bump it back up to the top of the blog each spring, when local strawberries begin to show up, ...
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Hello Strawberries! Delicious Recipes to Delight Winter-Worn Taste Buds
There's nothing like a fresh, ripe strawberry! These are ten of our favorite recipes to make the most of this beautiful fruit. Have you had fresh, local strawberries yet this year? We just got our first bucket yesterday and there's absolutely nothing like them! While we will just eat the majority of them straight from the bucket, we also love using them in recipes. These ...
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Ridiculously Easy Rosemary Parmesan Biscuits
These Ridiculously Easy Rosemary Parmesan Biscuits can be thrown together with minimal effort and can be served for breakfast, lunch or dinner! They're also ridiculously delicious! I love that these Rosemary Parmesan Biscuits go well with breakfast entrees, with soups and salads and are a perfect choice to serve for both casual and fancy dinners.
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Delicious Grilling Recipes to Savor the Season!
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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