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Homemade Nuts and Bolts Recipe with Ranch (No Bake)

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A nuts and bolts recipe with homemade ranch seasoning! Everyone at your party will be asking for the recipe.  Full of flavor and totally addicting! Debbie has been making this amazing nuts and bolts with ranch recipe for a long ass time.  I think I was probably 16 or so when I first tasted them!  Loved them then, love them now and so does everyone else that tries them.  Both Debbie and I make these often for a party and its a given for Christmas. We always have people ask us for the recipe.  Always! Debbie calls it her crack… Read More

Seven Layer Salad (Make Ahead!)

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This seven layer salad is a staple at all our family holiday dinners like Christmas, Thanksgiving and Easter. It also shows up at potlucks and barbecues throughout the year. It’s so good, so easy, and it’s a make ahead salad so its a total time saver for when your hosting dinner. The layered salad idea isn’t a new one. Its a side dish that has been to every kind of potluck you can think of from funerals, baby showers and backyard barbecues. Many families have their own version of how they make this favorite and this is ours. 🙂  We… Read More

Homemade Roasted Tomato Soup

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Homemade roasted tomato soup that’s so quick and easy to make!  Curb that tomato soup craving with this silky smooth soup with intense roasted tomato flavor that could never come from a can.  Tomato soup is one of those classic soups that a person starts craving as soon as the leaves start changing and the days get colder. Debbie and I usually have a bunch of tomatoes left from in our gardens around this time so the clear answer for using them is to make tomato soup. Even if you don’t have garden fresh tomatoes, this homemade version is WAY… Read More

Salmon Cakes (or Salmon Patties) with Lemon Dill Aioli

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These delicious salmon cakes are bright, fresh and packed full of healthy nutrients and protein. Mixed with a green salad, this is truly an easy 15 min meal.  Gotta love that! These salmon cakes can be made small and served as an appetizer or medium sized and served as a first course. They are crispy and delicious on their own with just the sauce. This is how we usually eat them. Or… You could make them a little larger and eat them as a salmon burger! Served on a brioche bun with onions, a little crispy lettuce and a tomato,… Read More

The Ultimate Homemade Lasagna Recipe

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This lasagna recipe is the “ultimate” because it tastes like my favorite Italian restaurants lasagna, and it’s easier and quicker to make than your other favorite lasagna recipe! Bold claim, I know! We’ve got a few secret hacks that can turn lasagna into a quick weeknight meal for your family that’s also delicious enough to serve to your most discerning lasagna loving friends and family. I have been making lasagna since I was 15 or so, cooking in my moms kitchen. It wasn’t nearly this good then, but my recipe has been steadily improving. It took a turn for the… Read More

Easy Fresh Homemade Pasta Recipe

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Make delicious homemade pasta, fresh in your own kitchen. Its easy, tastes amazing, and it will take your pasta game to a new level.  There’s not a lot that is more satisfying than homemade pasta. The store bought “fresh” pastas are ok, but nothing compares to homemade.  This is a basic pasta dough recipe that we have used many times for ravioli and fettuccine, but it would work well for any type of pasta you would like. Truth be told, there is a small learning curve to using the pasta making machines, but you will get the hang of it quick… Read More

Classic Lime Margarita On the Rocks ~ Perfect in Every Way

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This classic margarita with lime is quite possibly the most perfect summer cocktail of all time! Smooth, silky and served on the rocks, its so refreshing and always leads to a good time! Honestly, these lime margaritas are kick ass. I’ve never really been a tequila girl like Debbie is, but since trying these cocktails, I’ve crossed over to the dark side! They are soooo good! I think what makes these better than any other margarita Debbie and I have tried is the perfect sweet/tart balance and the addition of frothy egg whites which give these cocktails a silky feel… Read More

Ground Beef and Pork Burger Recipe (with Freakishly Good Homemade Mayo)

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The best and easy to make ground beef and pork burger recipe! These homemade burgers are so juicy and meaty with the best homemade mayo that you have ever had on top!  Once you try these burgers, you will never buy store bought burger patties again. Gourmet burgers made at home = huge summer bbq win! Whats the best meat to use for burgers? The best meat to use in this beef and pork burger recipe is: For the Beef:  regular ground chuck. Don’t buy the lean ground, you want a decent amount of fat in the burgers.  Look for… Read More

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