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Comfort Food Recipes That’ll Make Any Taste Bud Happy

Everyone has a different definition of comfort food. For some, a chicken pot pie gives them the warm and fuzzies. Or, maybe a tray of mac and cheese makes your heart happy. We all turn to comfort food for different...

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34 Homemade Sauce Recipes

It’s time to quit buying your favorite sauces at the store and make them from home. Check out these 34 homemade sauce recipes, including everything from bbq sauces to pasta sauces to dipping sauces to condiments to dessert sauces -...

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22 Restaurant Copycat Recipes Even You Can Make

Ever wish you could make your favorite restaurant dish? Well, it’s time to wake up and smell the roses because YOU CAN! What - like it's hard? We don't think so! Check out some of our favorite restaurant copycat recipes...

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18 Party-Perfect Mardi Gras Recipes

Laissez les bons temps rouler! Here are some crazy delicious gumbo, jambalaya, creole and cajun recipes you need to celebrate Fat Tuesday!

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Let the Good Times Roll With These Easy Recipes for Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras begins on the Epiphany (Three Kings Day) and ends on Fat Tuesday which is always the day before Ash Wednesday. It's a festival filled with parades and, of course, great food before the Lenten season begins.King Cakes are...

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22 New Orleans Inspired Recipes

Travel on down to NOLA with these Louisiana-inspired recipes. From gumbo to red beans and rice to jambalaya to beignets, these authentic New Orleans recipes bring your favorite foods right to your own kitchen table!

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13 Cluckin’ Great Chicken Recipes for Tonight’s Dinner

Need some inspiration for tonight's dinner? Try one of these 13 cluckin' great chicken recipes.

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15 Sheet Pan Brussels Sprouts Recipes to Make Dinner Prep Easy

What's the easiest way to quickly prepare a healthy dinner? Make everything on a sheet pan! And what vegetable only gets tastier when roasted? Brussels sprouts! Random fact... did you know they were named after Brussels, Belgium? It's believed these...

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15 Stew Recipes for Those Cold Wintery Days

Brrrr it’s cold out there! We vote you stay in, light the fire and heat up the kitchen with these delicious stew recipes that are sure to warm you right up. From beef to chicken to fish to cabbage, we...

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22 Delicious Margarita Recipes

Know when to give up and when to have a margarita! From ridiculously delicious drinks to margarita-inspired food, these are the margarita recipes you want to try. Cheers!

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21 Easy and Delicious Instant Pot Chicken Recipes

Put that Instant Pot you got over the holidays to good use with these delicious pressure cooker chicken recipes. From classic family favorites to healthy chicken recipes that will help you stick to your diet, to new mouth-watering recipes that...

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12 Family-Favorite Pot Roast Recipes

There’s just something about cold winter weather that makes us crave comfort food - and homemade pot roast is the ultimate comfort food recipe! Served with a heaping side of mashed potatoes and topped with the most delicious gravy, you...

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Fantastic Fish Recipes for Fish Friday

I love a good dinner theme. At my house, we do Meatless Monday and Taco Tuesday. Some weeks I like to do Fish Friday. Baked or fried, fish is a favorite of mine. With Lent a couple of weeks away,...

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10 Easy Crock Pot Meals

Have we mentioned how much we love our Crock Pot? Because goodness gracious do we ever love our Crock Pot. Making a slow cooker dinner is just such an easy way to get a delicious dinner on the table plus...

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17 Homemade Crusty Bread Recipes

You’ll never need to add “crusty bread” to your grocery list again! These easy homemade crusty bread recipes will change your life forever. Whether you want homemade bread to dip in your favorite soup, or homemade rolls to hold your...

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19 Simple and Tasty Cabbage Recipes

Looking to incorporate more vegetables into your menu? Give cabbage a try. It's inexpensive, low in calories, and loaded with nutrients. And before you say I don't like cabbage, give these recipes a try (no boring boiled cabbage here). They're...

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9 Flavorful Tortellini Recipes

You know that bag of tortellini you have sitting in your pantry? Put it to good use! Check out these easy tortellini recipes that are packed with flavor. From pasta to soup, there’s something you’re going drool over!

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11 Recipes With Foods That Make You Frisky

These energy-boosting and mood-enhancing foods are rich in vitamin B6, loaded with zinc and other stimulants to give you that lovey-dovey feeling. Work these aphrodisiacs into your recipes to spice things up this Valentine’s Day!

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Slow Cooker Recipes to Make Weeknight Cooking Easier

From the Instant Pot to an air fryer there are lots of kitchen gadgets to make cooking easier. A slow cooker is still one of my favorites, though. I love that I can place ingredients into it in the morning...

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How to Make a One-Minute Chocolate Mousse

Sometimes you need a dessert in a flash, without a lot of fuss. What if you could make a rich and creamy chocolate mousse in minutes? This no-cook chocolate mousse recipe is thick, rich, and silky smooth. It rivals any...