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A stack of Caramel Nut Squares.

Caramel Nut Squares

These bars have a rich, buttery shortbread crust, a creamy caramel nut filling, and a ...

Slices cut from the Banana Upside-Down Cake.

Banana Upside-Down Cake

I tried this first in a cast iron Dutch oven, and because not everyone has ...

Horseradish Swiss and Cheddar Pimento Dip in a bowl with crackers on the side.

Horseradish Swiss and Cheddar Pimento Cheese

I love pimento cheese, so I thought I would kick the traditional recipe up a ...

Baked Chicken and Rice Dinner ready to serve.

Baked Chicken and Rice Dinner

I have been making this dish for my family for many years. The best thing ...

A tray of Apple Rolls With Caramel Topping.

Apple Rolls With Caramel Topping

Made this recipe up and have had lots of raves when I sent them to ...

Brenda's Easy Pot Pie To Die For ready to slice.

Brenda Easy Pot Pie To Die For

I made up this recipe. My whole family said it was great. They just kept ...

Bangin' Spicy Shrimp ready to enjoy.

Bangin' Spicy Shrimp

I love going to Bonefish and starting off the meal with their Bang Bang shrimp. ...

Mexican Goulash ready to be served.

Mexican Goulash

I fix lunch for a group of female card sharks every Tuesday. The house rule ...

A platter of Re-Stuffed Potatoes.

Re-Stuffed Potato

This recipe goes great with a group of friends and a football game. Having the ...

Chicken Shepherd's Pie with melted cheese on top.

Chicken Shepherd's Pie

I made this last night for the family and they loved it. I was trying ...

Bar-B-Que Beef Brisket and homemade barbecue sauce.

Bar-B-Que Beef Brisket

This has long been a favorite at my house. It's good sliced or, if it's ...

Two bowls of Easy Chicken & Biscuit Dinner.

Easy Chicken & Biscuit Dinner

Something I just threw together on a whim. It turned out pretty great, so I ...

Pam's Fresh Tomato Pasta & Italian Sausage.

Pam's Fresh Tomato Pasta & Italian Sausage

I had tomatoes from the garden that were about to get over-ripe, so I threw ...

A platter of Awesome Deep-Fried Pickles.

Awesome Deep-Fried Pickles

When the pandemic first has us locked inside in April of 2020, we started creating ...

Apple Pie Muffins ready to enjoy.

Apple Pie Muffins

I made these for the first time Christmas morning and everybody just loved them. They ...

Bowls of Crock Pot Chicken Salsa with melted cheese.

Crock Pot Chicken Salsa

Another easy meal delicious meal for people that are on the go. Not to mention, ...

Two slices of Sponge Cake With Pecan Topping on a plate.

Sponge Cake With Pecan Topping

This simple cake is outrageously good! My mom got it from a friend of our ...

Ultimate Cookie Lover's Thumbprints ready to enjoy.

Ultimate Cookie Lover's Thumbprints

These go perfectly on a holiday cookie tray and would surely even make Santa very ...

Grilled Italian Pork Chop on a plate.

Grilled Italian Pork Chops

A quick and easy weeknight dinner that is special enough to serve to guests. Serve ...

A bowl of Loaded Nacho Dip with chips.

Loaded Nacho Dip

I've had this recipe since I was in college - many, many years ago! ...

A slice of Pecan Fudge Pie with whipped cream on top.

Pecan Fudge Pie

It seems pecan pie is a favorite among many any time of the year. Since ...

Ghirardelli Chocolate Chip Snickerdoodles

Ghirardelli Chocolate Chip Snickerdoodles

My parents came to help out during my last eight radiation treatments in my fight ...

Bacon Tomato Cup on a plate.

Bacon Tomato Cups

I made these tasty appetizers for our Christmas Eve Party. They were a huge hit. ...

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