Italian Salad Recipe – Olive Garden Style

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This is a recipe for the Italian salad like that of Olive Garden style. If you love the Italian salad that is served at places such as Olive Garden and Pasta House this is the salad recipe is for you! I love their salad but can’t stand to pay that kind of price for a salad. […]

Just like Wendy’s Chili Recipe

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The other day I used a new chili recipe that claimed to be just like Wendy’s chili. I changed it up a little and I LOVED how it turned out. It is supposed to be a copy cat of Wendy’s chili. But since I have never eaten Wendy’s chili I can’t really say. I have […]

Calming the Chaos – Kid Friendly Lunches

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Do you struggle with making kid friendly lunches that are healthy, fun to eat, and don’t break the bank? As a homeschool mom lunch is almost as big a deal as dinner because everyone is home and hungry. The only difference is that hubby isn’t home. But I still strive to offer variety, nutrition, and […]

Cowboy Caviar

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This dip is always popular wherever I take it! I love that it is fairly healthy and low cal as far as fun dips go. Plus, almost all of the ingredients are shelf stable and cost effecient making this dip easy to whip up for last minute parties or guests. With a bag of corn […]

Homemade Deli Barbeque Chicken

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Homemade Barbeque Chicken My children love those wonderful things called “boneless” wings from the deli. Their favorite are barbqued ones. They can eat their weight in those things. Really they are chuncks of breast meat, breaded and fried in a deep fryer, then tossed in a barbeque sauce. They might taste good but good for […]

Homemade Cinnamon Crunch Cheerios

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Do you love flavored cereals? At our house we sure do but they are considered a rare treat. They aren’t very filling and their nutritional value is very light. But along with adding more fruit and veggies to our diet, increasing our vitamin consumption, and using more natural methods to treat our illnesses, I have […]

Homemade Breakfast Sausage

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Do you love BREAKFAST SAUSAGE? Well now you can make your own homemade breakfast sausage! And this recipe is so easy to change and personalize that you can make it to fit your familiy’s tastes. Sausage crumbles for sausage and egg casserole. This sausage also patties well. My family loves sausage but the cost of it and […]

Homemade Salsa

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So my family loves salsa. I mean we eat it by the jarfull and we eat it often! And man, good salsa is not only hard to find but it can be pricey too. And then add on top of that all those “ingredients” in them that you can’t even say much less tell what […]