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  Back when I was younger, you would have never found me in a restaurant eating alone.  But now, it is something I look forward to. A few times a year, usually on a Friday night, I will leave Greg …

This post contains affiliate links  During this busy season of life, making food in my slow cooker or my Instant pot can be a godsend for my sanity.  I love making my favorite meals in them, and they usually turn …

When you’re Italian mom lives 250 miles away, but you still need your fix. When I was a kid, my mom would spend hours making tons breaded eggplant slices.  She would always make extra and leave them in the fridge. …

I have been a little obsessed with trying out new salad recipes this summer.  For some reason, strawberries always make an appearance on my salads.  If you like this salad, you should also try my Copycat Panera Strawberry Poppyseed Salad. …

Napa Cashew Chicken Salad is the perfect combination of sweetness, nuttiness, and crunch. Now, you can make your favorite grocery store chicken salad at home and serve it at your next get-together!  Like me, if you live in the Midwest, …

My five-year-old now eats three whole tacos on taco night!  Must be all that running around he does.  But seriously, the child is growing like a weed, and I can’t even believe how grown-up he is all of a sudden. Can someone …

  It is healthy!  I will not sit around and tell you not to eat meat.  I eat meat.  I eat meat several times a week.  But adding more vegetables, nuts, seeds, and healthy grains is just right for you. …

Um.  have I ever told you guys that I have a little obsession with Panera Bread?   I love everything there.  Everything.   I love their bagels and cream cheese,  their breakfast quiches, their coffee, salads, soups, sandwiches.  Everything.  But …

This post contains affiliate links.  I have combined a few of my favorite things as of late to bring you this recipe. Asparagus.  Man, asparagus reminds me of spring.  I literally cannot wait to get this fresh. My Instant Pot. …

This post is sponsored by Choplocal.  All opinions are entirely my own I think that everyone needs at least one good place for Chinese take-out.  Here in Cedar Falls, there is a Chinese restaurant called Hong Kong that has excellent food 95% …

This post contains affiliate links  Who doesn’t love good french fries?  I certainly love them every so often.   After I learned how to make really good fries at home, the ones in restaurants didn’t taste quite as good! A …