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Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Casserole (without marshmallows!)

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!

crockpot of Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Casserole and a white plate with a single portion

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!

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Homemade Cherry Pie Filling

Homemade Cherry Pie Filling is so easy and delicious and bursting with cherry flavor, you will wonder why you didn’t make it before!

glass bowl of Homemade Cherry Pie Filling

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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Homemade Red Sauce in Less then 40 Minutes!

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

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!

Grilled Whole Califlower Recipe with Homemade Bang Bang Sauce on gray plate with green onions

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.

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Easy Pumpkin Muffins with Pecan Streusel

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.

an Easy Pumpkin Muffins with Pecan Streusel on wire cooking rack

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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Apple Cinnamon Swirl Loaf

Is this Apple Cinnamon Swirl Loaf a cake, a bread, for breakfast, dessert, or shall we just all agree that it’s delicious?

Apple Cinnamon Swirl Loaf on wire rack with 3 slices cut

With a crackly, cinnamon brown sugar crust baked along the bottom, sides, and top, this Apple Cinnamon Swirl Loaf is a show stopper right from the beginning. Tender, bright apple tidbits wrapped in cinnamon and brown sugar are then swirled into an ultra moist, buttermilk batter and baked to golden, fragrant cinnamon perfection!

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Grilled Street Corn Salad

Everything you love about Mexican Street Corn, but transformed into the perfect sharable side dish, Grilled Street Corn Salad is absolutely perfect for your next barbecue, potluck, or Taco Tuesday.

right side of a white bowl of Grilled Street Corn Salad with lime and cilantro

Mexican Street Corn or Elote is a dish that consists of cooked sweet corn slathered in an incredible mixture of mayonnaise, crema, and chili powder and then sprinkled with cotija cheese. It’s a popular snack sold by vendors on the streets and at festivals in Mexico and also by food trucks in the States.

Our Grilled Street Corn Salad combines fresh sweet corn straight off the barbecue grill, along with grilled limes, jalapenos, and red onion that is mixed with the perfect blend of mayonnaise, crema, mexican spices, cilantro, and a healthy amount of cotija cheese.

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25 Easy and Unique Grilling Ideas and Recipes

25 Easy and Unique Grilling Ideas and Recipes to inspire your inner Grill Chef.

Who doesn’t love firing up the grill? For some reason, everything just tastes better when it’s barbecued.

If you are tired of your usual grilling menu, you’ve come to the right place to elevate your repertoire!

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Easy Grilled Parmesan Asparagus

This quick and easy, 15 minute Grilled Parmesan Asparagus side dish is a grilling-season must! Roasted directly on the grill grates, the smokey, indirect heat brings out the best in these tender, crisp spears.

Easy Grilled Parmesan Asparagus on white plate

The smokey, charred caramelization that happens when asparagus is grilled is a little bit magical. Top those tender, crisp earthy spears with the salty, nutty bite of fresh-shredded Parmesan cheese and you have a 15 minute, healthy side dish that tastes like a million bucks!

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Old Fashioned Buttermilk Texas Sheet Cake

You are going to wonder where this Old Fashioned Buttermilk Texas Sheet Cake has been all of your life. This post is in loving memory of my Aunt Rita who introduced this recipe to our family.

slice of Old Fashioned Buttermilk Texas Sheet Cake on white plate with fork

This 1950’s classic is worth a resurrection. Ridiculously easy, this all-the-way-from-scratch cake is a thin slice of ultra-moist, fudgy heaven!

What makes this unassuming looking piece of cake so special?

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