I completely and totally love fruit butters. The flavors are intense and concentrated, and I love the creaminess. I decided to whip up a batch of Crock Pot apple butter one day to use up a bag of apples I had on hand. The recipe is super easy, and it’s basically like overcooked applesauce. You…
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Chicken apple Gouda salad
If you know me, you’ll know that I am a chronic restaurant researcher. I read menus and pick out what I want to eat before we go to the restaurant. The inspiration for my chicken apple Gouda salad came from that research. When Mac and I headed out to the Black Hills over Labor Day…
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Red Robin Whiskey River BBQ chicken wraps
Anyone else order the exact same thing when they go out to eat? My go-to is the Red Robin Whiskey River BBQ chicken wrap. Here’s how I created a copycat recipe to make at home!
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Cous cous with roasted veggies
I decided to try out cous cous with roasted veggies as a side dish. My recipe was inspired by one I found in one of my cookbooks. It pairs well with grilled meat, so we like to make it when the weather cooperates enough for us to cook out. This recipe is really flexible because…
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Raspberry hot cocoa cookies
Mac and I bought a multipack of hot chocolate mix from Sam’s Club and really underestimated how much hot chocolate it had. The weather is starting to warm up here in Georgia, so I’ve been looking for ways to use up the mix (like my hot cocoa brownies). I’ve seen a few recipes for hot…
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Guinness French onion soup
I have to thank my friend, Jessica, for my reintroduction to French onion soup. She is a fanatic, and I think she orders it about 90% of the time we go out to eat. I found an amazing Crock Pot version in one of my many cookbooks, and I decided to take it up a…