Food for the Fourth ~ Salads

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Welcome to Day 2 of my Food for the Fourth series, today is all about Salads! Yesterday, I shared my Main Dishes, Chicken Phillies, All-American Burgers and Chicken Kebabs. Yum! This Deli Style Pasta Salad is a huge hit at our house. It’s not only great as a Side dish, but also when it gets… [Continue Reading]

Food for the Fourth of July ~ Main Dishes

Chicken Kebobs

Welcome to the beginning of a VERY fun week! All week long, I will be sharing some yummy recipes to make your Fourth of July fun and easy! Today is all about Main Dishes! Are you heading to a cookout or maybe hosting a little (or big) get-together yourself? I have 3 yummy recipes for… [Continue Reading]

Weekly Menu Plan ~ Fruit Pizza

Fruit Pizza

Welcome to another great week of Menu Planning! Last week was another super busy week for me. I really hope I can have a little time to play catch up soon. I absolutely love being busy, but it drives me crazy when I can’t be organized while being busy. Our meals were good, but I… [Continue Reading]

Dinner and Dessert for a Special Father’s Day

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Happy Father’s Day to all the great Dads! A special Happy Father’s Day to the special Dad in our home, Doug! You know I couldn’t let a day like this go by without having special desserts! Father’s Day Cupcakes Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler Nuggets with a side of fries {for the McDonald’s lovin’ Dad} Lemon Drop… [Continue Reading]

Weekly Menu Plan~Chinese Chicken Salad

Chinese Chicken Salad

Wow! What a week I had last week! Did you enjoy the Dads Rock Giveaway Bash? You can still enter, thru midnight tonight (Monday). I’m just thrilled with the response from everyone. And…I launched It’s A Blog Party! I host a different linky party everyday, so be sure to link up your Crafts, DIY projects, Food,… [Continue Reading]

Weekly Menu Plan ~ Deli-Style Pasta Salad

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Welcome to another great week of menu planning! We celebrated my oldest son, Andrew’s, graduation yesterday, and one of the dishes I served was this Deli-Style Pasta Salad. Even though it’s a Pasta Salad, it’s actually hearty enough to serve as a meal…great on those hot summer nights! First, before I get to the recipe,… [Continue Reading]

Van Camp’s Baked Bean Showdown

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It’s time for the Van Camp’s Baked Bean Showdown! You can read all about how yours truly is the Queen Judge/Referee. I baked both bean recipes in the crockpot, making sure they were cooking the same. Then, we set up a Baked Bean Showdown for the boys to judge which bean they liked better… Amy’s… [Continue Reading]