This family-favorite recipe for Thanksgiving Stuffing adds ground sausage and sauteed vegetables to packaged stuffing mix that is baked in greased, foil packets for perfect, crispy edges. Stuffing. Could there be a more perfect food?! I look forward to my mom Carol’s stuffing more than…
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Continue ReadingThese vanilla cupcakes with a surprise filling are great for special occasions or “just because,” amping up a box cake mix by adding cream cheese and chocolate chips to the center of each cupcake and topping them with a rich, chocolate frosting. This will be…
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Continue ReadingA salad version of a taco that includes seasoned ground beef, Iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, green onion, shredded cheese–all mixed together with Doritos. The best recipes are those shared among friends and family, maybe after making a big impression at some kind of get-together or even…
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Continue ReadingButter, sugar and flour are all you need for this cookie-like, buttery crust that is pre-baked and makes the perfect foundation for a number of fruit or cream pies. I rarely make pie, but when I do, I always think to myself, “why don’t I…
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Continue ReadingSimilar to Glorified Rice, Frog Eye Salad is pretty, potuck-pleasing salad featuring Acini de Pepe pasta with pineapple, mandarin oranges, and marshmallows all folded into a light and creamy, slighty sweet base. One of the best things about a Midwest potluck? The salad table. Many…
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Continue ReadingRhubarb Meringue Dessert is a seasonal favorite with a buttery crust and custard-like filling topped with a cloud of meringue. This old-fashioned rhubarb dessert recipe is one my mom had in her recipe box. She had cut it out from a magazine years ago, but…