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Top down view of creamy chicken noodle soup with saltine crackers on the side.

The Best Soups/Stews
Four gingerbread caramels on white parchment paper.

Candy
Top down view of steamed green beans with toasted almonds, garlic and shallots.

Side Dishes
Piece of cinnamon sugar twisted croissant bread.

The Best Breads

Tried-and-True Recipes From My Kitchen to Yours

Three halves of crispy chicken wraps stacked on wooden board with cherry tomatoes.

Main Dish
Half of a biscuit with butter and jam.

Sourdough
Half of chocolate cookie stacked on another cookie on white parchment paper.

Chocolate
Saucy Mexican beef enchiladas on white plate with sour cream and salsa.

Instant Pot
Half of a turkey avocado veggie wrap stacked on two other wraps on white plate.

Healthy
crunchy baked french toast sticks on white plate with powdered sugar and syrup

Breakfast
Salad greens, mandarin oranges, pomegranate arils, candied nuts and feta cheese on white plate.

Salad
square of peaches and cream dessert on metal spatula

No-Bake

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Christmas!

Slice of cranberry white chocolate mousse cheesecake on white plate with bite taken out.

Cranberry White Chocolate Mousse Cheesecake
Four chocolate crinkle cookies stacked.

The Best Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
gingerbread cookie cheesecake bar with bite taken out on white tray

Gingerbread Cookie Cheesecake Bars
four pieces of homemade toffee stacked on wood cutting board

The Best Homemade Toffee {3 Tips for Foolproof Toffee!}
Christmas
Mel in pasture with two miniature donkeys

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I’m Mel! I live in Idaho with my husband, 5 kids, and selection of weird farm animals. Mostly, I love dark chocolate and joggers (not jogging).

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Creamy White Chicken Chili {Stovetop or Slow Cooker}
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spreading butter on half slice of peasant bread with butter knife

Easy No-Knead Peasant Bread
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piece of chocolate cake with chocolate frosting on white plate

The Best Chocolate Cake {New and Improved}
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The Best Appetizers

Creamy cheesy bacon dip on piece of celery.

Bacon Jalapeño Popper Dip
Veggie dip in small glass bowl surrounded by vegetables on white tray.

The Best Veggie Dip on the Planet {Good for Chips, Too!}
Six cranberry brie bites on wood platter.

Cranberry Brie Bites
Cowboy caviar dip in white bowl.

Easy Cowboy Caviar Dip {a.k.a. Shrapnel Dip}
The Best Appetizers
Monkey bread turned out onto white tray and glazed.

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The Best Monkey Bread

This pull-apart monkey bread is ooey, gooey, and full of buttery cinnamon sugar goodness. The from-scratch dough is so easy to work with!

The Best Monkey Bread

Cranberry

Single cranberry orange scone drizzled with glaze on sheet of parchment paper.

Cranberry Orange White Chocolate Scones
square of cranberry pomegranate jello salad on white plate with whipped topping

Cranberry Pomegranate Salad
White bowl with creamy cranberry jalapeno dip, fresh cranberry salsa and fresh cranberries.

Creamy Cranberry Jalapeño Dip
fork taking bite of cranberry coffee cake and warm vanilla sauce

Cranberry Coffee Cake with Warm Vanilla Sauce
Cranberry

what to eat this week
Weekly Meal Plan

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Hearty Chicken Gnocchi Soup
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Black Bean and Sweet Potato Burritos
Cooked shrimp on creamy linguine on white plate.

Creamy Garlic Shrimp Pasta
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Mexican Chopped Salad with Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette
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Slow Cooker Jalapeno Popper White Bean Chili {Instant Pot Directions Included}
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French Bread Pizza Perfected
BBQ pork sandwich on bun on white plate

The Best BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches {Instant Pot or Slow Cooker}
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