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This Instant Pot Sesame Chicken is ready in about 20 minutes.  Tender chicken pieces coated in a glorious sweet sesame sauce with a little kick of spice, better than any takeout! #chicken #sesamechicken #asianchicken #instantpot #pressurecooker #sesame #sweetnspicy #dinner #easyrecipe #chickenrecipe

Instant Pot Sesame Chicken
October 27, 2020
These easy Asian-Style Chicken Lettuce Wraps are SO flavorful, and perfect as a simple dinner recipe, or an appetizer for a party! #chicken #asian #chinese #lettucewraps #lettucecups #chickendinner #dinner #lunch #appetizer #party

Asian-Style Chicken Lettuce Wraps
October 21, 2020
Get ready to toss those boxes of muffin mix, these homemade blueberry muffins are moist, loaded with blueberries, and so simple to make!  Directions for regular, jumbo and mini sized muffins! #blueberry #muffins #breakfast #brunch #baking #homemade #scratch #easyrecipe

Classic Blueberry Muffins
October 5, 2020
Juicy, melt-in-your-mouth beef, tender vegetables and an ultra flavorful gravy make for the perfect Pot Roast recipe! Classic comfort food meets family friendly dinner, made with the ease of the Instant Pot! #potroast #beef #instantpot #pressurecooker #dinner #comfortfood #potroastrecipe

Instant Pot Classic Pot Roast
October 1, 2020
These homemade Apple Turnovers are filled with a spiced apple filling and baked in flaky, buttery puff pastry dough. Dust with powdered sugar or drizzle with glaze, and you have a breakfast that tastes like apple pie! #turnover #apple #applepie #applecinnamon #pastry #breakfast #dessert #baking

Apple Turnovers
September 30, 2020
This Classic Buttermilk Fried Chicken recipe is incredibly flavorful and juicy, from a hot sauce/buttermilk marinade and a seasoned flour dredge.  Soon to be your family's new favorite chicken recipe! #chicken #fried #buttermilk #friedchicken #southern #chickenrecipes #dinner

Classic Buttermilk Fried Chicken
September 29, 2020
This hearty, old-fashioned chicken and dumplings recipe is always a family-pleasing meal and is ready quickly which makes it a great weeknight dinner option! #chicken #dumplings #chickenanddumplings #instantpot #pressurecooker #weeknight #easyrecipe #dinner

Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings
September 24, 2020
These Cranberry Orange Muffins are made with tart cranberries, bright orange zest, and sweet freshly squeezed orange juice folded gently into a thick and rich classic muffin batter. Perfect for the holidays, school mornings, or anytime! #muffins #cranberry #orange #breakfast #dessert #easyrecipe #baking

Cranberry Orange Muffins
September 22, 2020
This Honey Garlic Chicken is one incredible weeknight dinner idea. Juicy chicken coated and cooked with a glorious sauce made with soy, hoisin, garlic, honey and more! Toss it all in the slow cooker and let it do the work for you! #dinner #chicken #asian #honey #garlic #honeygarlic #easyrecipe #weeknight #slowcooker #crockpot

Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken
September 21, 2020
This creamy and cheesy Beef and Shells pasta recipe is the ultimate family comfort food.  Perfect for a weeknight dinner idea, it's like a homemade, and way tastier, version of hamburger helper! #beef #pasta #shells #creamy #cheesy #dinner #weeknight #easydinner

Creamy Beef and Shells
September 15, 2020
Golden brown on the outside and soft and fluffy on the inside, these Old Fashioned Sour Cream Donuts are made with simple ingredients and NO yeast!  Perfectly fried with nooks and crannies to hold the sweet vanilla glaze! #donuts #cakedonuts #oldfashioned #sourcream #baking #breakfast #pastry

Classic Old Fashioned Donuts
September 8, 2020
This quick and easy Sun Dried Tomato Chicken Pasta has amazing flavor, comes together quickly, and has a sauce that just melts in your mouth!  A dinner recipe the whole family will love! #pasta #chicken #sundriedtomato #tomato #Italian #dinner #easyrecipe

Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Chicken Pasta
September 2, 2020
Crispy and juicy fried popcorn shrimp, cooked in just 10 minutes in the air fryer!  Uses so much less oil than deep frying, but has all the amazing crunch you expect from fried shrimp! #shrimp #popcornshrimp #fried #airfryer #airfried #seafood #kidfriendly #dinner #lunch

Air Fryer Fried Shrimp
August 26, 2020
All the flavor of chicken fajitas, made easily on one sheet pan!  For a delicious dinner idea, add your favorite toppings right on the sheet pan and let your family make their own fajita tacos! 

Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas with Guacamole
August 11, 2020
Ultra flavorful and tender, this Pork Shoulder is smoked low and slow, and creates the most amazing, melt in your mouth pulled pork!  Step by step how to smoke pork shoulder recipe.

Smoked Pork Shoulder
August 4, 2020
My favorite Sour Cream Coffee Cake is so moist and buttery, with a cinnamon streusel layer in the middle and on top, and drizzled with a sweet glaze. #coffeecake #crumbcake #sourcream #baking #breakfast #dessert #cinnamon #streusel #brunch

Sour Cream Coffee Cake
July 22, 2020
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Sticky Thai Meatballs
July 21, 2020
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Grilled BBQ Chicken Kabobs
July 14, 2020
Hands down the BEST juicy Grilled BBQ Chicken!  With an optional quick brine and flavorful spice rub, this chicken is already bursting with flavor before you even add the bbq sauce! #chicken #bbq #barbecue #grilled #grilling #summer #grillout #cookout #dinner

Grilled BBQ Chicken
June 24, 2020
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Blackened Fish Taco Bowls
June 17, 2020
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Cheesy Baked Chicken Tacos
June 10, 2020
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Bourbon Bacon Cheeseburgers
May 27, 2020
Always a crowd-pleaser, this pasta salad has won first place in several potluck contests.  Summer vegetables, tender pasta, salty cheese, and a mouthwatering zesty dressing! #pastasalad #potluck #bbq #italian #greek #mediterranean #pasta, #salad #makeaheadrecipe #easyrecipe

Ultimate Pasta Salad
May 20, 2020
This copycat chicken salad is creamy, savory, a little sweet, and perfect for piling up on some toasted wheat bread sandwiches! #chickensalad #chicken #chickfila #copycat #copycatrecipe #easyrecipe #nocook #lunch #dinner

Copycat Chick-Fil-A Chicken Salad
May 13, 2020

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