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Favorite summer slaw from Colleen at Flee Fly Flown
I’m excited to introduce my first guest contributor: Colleen from Flee Fly Flown. Colleen agreed to be my guinea pig with this idea for guest recipes and I couldn’t be more thrilled with her...
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Kristina’s homemade applesauce
I’m so pleased to share with you a guest post by my friend Kristina today. A loyal reader and one of my book club cohorts, Kristina knows her way around the kitchen as she feeds her family of five....
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Roasted peppers & pineapple
Right about this time every year I start to get super sick of hearty casseroles, winter stews, roasted meats, and chili and start craving fresher tropical type foods. I’m sure it is a desperate...
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Fresh sides for a summer BBQ
For those of you new to this site, I’m a member of a food photography & styling group called The Inspired Plate. We are a group of women passionate about food & photography and have gathered...
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Pool side dip
In the middle of an extremely chaotic week, we were invited to our first party in our new hometown over Labor Day weekend. Now that we live so far away from family and had to leave all our friends...
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Stock your fridge for fall!
Even though I was happy to welcome the cooler weather with the arrival of fall, I thought I’d miss the strawberries and tomatoes and other fresh summery produce. Somehow I’ve been shocked by all the...
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Loaded Oven Roasted Potatoes
I mentioned yesterday that Handyman Tim is a meat and potatoes kind of guy. Yesterday I shared some meat, today the potatoes. I wanted something a little different than our normal roasted ones, so to...
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“Fresh from the garden veggie salad” from Stef at Livin’ the McLife
Today I want to welcome my friend Stefanie who writes over at Livin the McLife about the adventures with her two adorable little boys Max and Sam. I’m lucky enough to know Stef from real life....
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Cranberry apple crunch cobbler
Right about now is the time when every year I start scoping out sources for inspiration for new holiday recipes for our Thanksgiving table. It’s only been a few years that I’ve done the hosting for...
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Easy pineapple carrot bread fresh from the bread machine
Is there anything better than the smell of freshly baking bread?? I say no. But homemade bread is one of those things that many people shy away from because it sounds too tricky. A couple years ago we...
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Sweet and spicy roasted sweet potatoes
Rather than focusing on diets, I have always leaned towards cooking with real foods when it comes to feeding my family. When we’ve been going slack and relying on too many nights of buttered noodles...
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Farmer’s market fresh: summer potato salad with bacon
Summer barbecue season is upon us and it seems like no party is complete without a potato salad. But I have a secret. . . I can’t stand the stuff. All gloopy with mayo, no texture, and suspicious in...
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Sweet and spicy peach salsa
This is our third summer living in the south and I have made it my personal mission to adopt peaches as our family favorite summer fruit. I have used them for jam, scones, sauces, and salads, but one...
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Elegant peach blueberry salsa with goat cheese crostini
Meet my new summer Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner! Holy Macaroni, when I went on a search to find the best recipe for our amazing summer peaches, I never expected to stumble across the most perfect...
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Caramelized grilled peaches
Are you tempted to lick your screen? I can’t say I blame you. Grilled peaches with brown sugar and butter. I could pretty much stop right there, right?? They kind of sell themselves, don’t they. . . I...
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30 Days of Veggies: Baby steps to getting picky eaters eating better
You say you have a picky eater on your hands. Let me tell you something, just between you and me: I completely understand. You come to this site. You see my pretty food pictures. You see my happy kids....
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Spicy pulled pork with homemade bbq sauce
This month, the North Carolina Pork Council challenged me to share my favorite bbq pork recipe. I’ve been a little stumped over this challenge for weeks. How do I make a bbq recipe and make it fit with...
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Slow cooker acorn squash with apples and raisins
I never do well with traditional meat & potatoes type dinners because I am always fumbling with what can be cooked together for the right amount of time and temperature. I am always stressed when...
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5 recipes you can prep ahead for Thanksgiving to save time
Is this month flying by for anyone else?? Just me? I can hardly believe that Thanksgiving is just a couple weeks away. We have two weekends between now and the kick off of the holiday season. I plan...
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Fire it up! 31 backyard BBQ party recipes that will make your house the...
Summer is here, it’s time to fire up the grill and invite friends over! Here in the Carolinas, grill season is technically a year-round thing but summer actually starts once I bring out the patio...
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