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Tackling Menu Planning with Make Ahead Meals

I am pretty bad when it comes to menu planning. What’s for dinner is a question asked to often around our house. For the most part during I am good when I remember to cook my crock pot meals. But I wanted to add something else to the mix. A while ago, I decided to try my hand at make ahead meals (a.k.a freezer meals). The first step I took was searching around the internet. I was looking for recipes...

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No Name Meat Review

No matter how much I try, there are times when dinnertime comes around and I have no idea what to cook. I forget to start the slow cooker in the morning or draw a blank when it comes to meal ideas. A few weeks ago I was introduced to No Name Premium Meats. Over thirty-five years ago, in a small neighborhood butcher shop, a local butcher began selling delicious, hand-cut steaks. These steaks cooked...

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Homemade Chicken Nuggets

I had a few pounds of boneless and skinless chicken breasts last week and I decided to try something different, homemade chicken nuggets. I didn’t look for a recipe (I was being lazy). I just looked for what I had in the pantry. I had a box of Baking Miracle in there. I usually just bread chicken breasts, add a little seasoning and throw it in the oven. This time I decided to try making some chicken...

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Today Is National Taco Day

We love to eat tacos, especially the ones we make at home. It is something about controlling what is added and having control over our portion sizes that makes it so appealing. My husband and  I don’t have a preference when it comes to what type of taco, hard or soft shell. The kids however always vote for soft tacos. Tacos are very versatile and can be made with any type of ingredients.  Of course...

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Entenmann’s Big Book Of Baking

There is something about Fall that makes me want to bake. The cooler air has me wanting to feel the house with the warm feeling and mouthwatering scents that come from freshly baked treats. I have mentioned before how I like to get something from Entenmann’s whenever I want a treat. Imagine how happy I was to find out that Entenmann’s decided to come out with a cookbook.  On September 20,...