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Recipes I find and try or (occasionally) ones I made up.

The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

These really are the best. I don’t modify at all and they always come out great! I made them for my daughter’s mini birthday party. She has a December birthday so lately we have been doing a small/easy get together…

White Chocolate Chex Mix

y’all…. This is a family tradition around Christmas for us but really you can make it any time. I made it for the kids’ teachers this year along with the bread and it was a big hit. Almost everyone finished…

Cilantro Lime Lentils and Rice

I really enjoyed this recipe. I love how easy it is and it is mostly a complete meal in one pot. modifications: Aldi’s salsa Verde is 16 oz so I was a little short but it was still fine. I…

Broccoli Pesto Pasta with Chicken

I found this amazing Registered Dietician on Instagram. She’s a busy mom so I love her recipes. I recently made her pesto pasta for dinner and it was a big hit. how I did it. Seasoned chicken breasts with seasoning…

Quick Bread for gifts

For holiday teacher gifts last year, I made a bunch (45 loaves!) of homemade bread for everyone. I used Canva to make a cute gift tag, too. It was a huge hit! I bought these mini loaf pans but the…

Creamy Ranch Chicken Casserole

I need to go grocery shopping pretty badly but I am really trying to use up stuff we have. Enter this recipe. The only modification I made was using a mixture of plain Greek yogurt and sour cream because I…

Slow Cooker Creamy Lemon Chicken

Tonight we made Creamy Lemon Chicken. I found it in a The Taste of Home Cookbook at the library but I heavily modified it because 1) I used what I had and 2) lazy. I cooked chicken tenderloins, chicken broth…

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Balls

These are an easy snack to keep around the house. No baking required. Mix peanut butter, oats, and chocolate chips. Then roll in a ball. variations: any seed or nut butter. Add chia or flax seeds. Add maple syrup or…

Quesadillas

Quesadillas are so good and easy. You can add just about anything to them. We usually do cheese, black beans, and/or chicken. I have done broccoli and chicken with cheese too. Serve with salsa, sour cream, and/or guac. BUT… Did…

Shredded Chicken

I shredded the chicken in my mixer for the first time recently. I had heard about it a long time ago but didn’t realize how much better it would be. Throw your cooked chicken in the mixer with the paddle…