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Homemade Zesty Italian Dressing takes bold, fresh flavor to a whole new level. This incredibly crisp and tangy, vinaigrette style dressing gets its mouthwatering composition from garlic, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, along with fresh herbs AND it whips together in under five minutes!
Quick and easy to prepare, the fresh zesty ingredients will delight your palate in a way that store-bought never has.
…Grilled Goat Cheese Bruschetta is toasted on the barbecue grill, smeared with creamy Goat Cheese, and topped with a bright, flavorful Tomato, Kalamata Olive, and Herb Salad.
Whether you enjoy it as antipasto or along side a succulent piece of grilled chicken, you won’t want to miss this Grill Season treat that takes Bruschetta to the next level!
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The BEST Teriyaki Marinade – This quick and easy, asian-inspired marinade will tenderize the toughest cuts of meat with all the flavors of soy, ginger, garlic, sesame, and chili, sweetened a touch of brown sugar.
Teriyaki Marinade is of Japanese origin, but in my house, Teriyaki always brings to mind The Great One. The Great One is my Grandpa, but my kiddos gave him this rather grand title and it has stuck.
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This Classic Carrot Cake Recipe with Cream Cheese Icing is simply the best carrot cake I’ve ever had. Incredibly moist, full of sweet carrot flavor, topped with a smooth and creamy, luscious frosting, and garnished with a candied pecan crunch, it is inarguably a show stopper!
This completely scratch made cake might be the oldest recipe in my repertoire as I’ve been making it since I was eleven with the help of my Dad.
…Forget the sticky marshmallows and instead try this incredibly easy Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Casserole that combines tender cubes of sweet potatoes in a maple-syrup-infused, light caramel sauce all topped with a toasty, pecan crumble crust. The best part? The Crock Pot does almost ALL of the work!
What I love about this side is the sheer simplicity that the combination of the right quality ingredients produces with minimal effort. There is no boiling or roasting of the sweet potatoes. The maple caramel sauce is just basics dumped in the Crock Pot. The Pecan Crumble Crust is 5 pantry staples sprinkled over the top.
And who doesn’t always wish for more oven space? Let the Slow Cooker make this side dish for you!
…Homemade Cherry Pie Filling is so easy and delicious and bursting with cherry flavor, you will wonder why you didn’t make it before!
There really and truly isn’t a comparison with Homemade Cherry Pie Filling and what comes out of a can.
Homemade Cherry Pie Filling is literally bursting with cherry flavor. It’s so easy and delicious and so much better then store bought, you will want to never buy premade again! The results are just sweet enough to satisfy with a smidge of tart, but overwhelming cherry flavor. A hint of vanilla and almond really enhance the cherries.
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Cherry Swirl Cheesecake with Graham Crust is an ultra-creamy and decadent, no-fail New York style cheesecake swirled with a luscious Cherry Pie Filling and then baked to perfection over a buttery, crisp graham cracker crust. Is it the ultimate combination? Um, yes please!
Sure, you could just garnish this soft, luscious bite of cheesecake heaven with a Homemade Cherry Pie Filling, but why not swirl it into the batter before you bake it? Even better? Absolutely!
…Quick and easy Homemade Red Sauce in Less then 40 Minutes is infused with red wine, fresh vegetables, herbs, and spices sure to elevate any Italian meal!
Everyone should have a go-to, high-quality Red Sauce, sometimes called Marinara, in their recipe box. A good red sauce that doesn’t have to simmer for hours is such a versatile element in so many recipes, especially if you want dinner on the table in under an hour.
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Whole Grilled Cauliflower with Bang Bang Sauce is an easy and delicious way to transform ordinary cauliflower to an extraordinary, can’t-get-enough, the-kids-will-actually-eat-it, side dish!
Roasting or grilling cauliflower brings out and enhances the inherent nuttiness and sweetness in this underutilized vegetable. After cooking on in-direct heat in a completely hands-off manner, the fork tender cauliflower is drizzled with a craveable, slightly sweet, with a hint of heat, Bang Bang Sauce that will temp you to lick you plate.
…This ultra-moist, intensely pumpkin muffin is perfectly spiced and topped with a buttery, nutty, crispy-crumble in every bite. Easy Pumpkin Muffins with Pecan Streusel are pure muffin perfection! And YES! This muffin magic happens in about 30 minutes.
I won’t bore you with my long-lasting love affair with all things pumpkin and pumpkin spice, I’ll simply say that I’m definitely qualified, with a vast experience, to say that this is the BEST PUMPKIN MUFFIN I have every had. Period.
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