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Crab Rangoon Dip Recipe - A simple version that's just like from your favorite Chinese restaurant, this easy Crab Rangoon Dip recipe is packed with flavor with a creamy cream cheese base. Serve with wonton chips or tortilla chips for an easy appetizer recipe!

Appetizers

Country French Toast recipe - Classic Country French Toast recipe with simple ingredients is quick and easy to whip up and makes a perfect, yummy breakfast. Top with butter, maple syrup, whipped cream, or berries. Love french toast for an easy breakfast recipe that kids will love!

Breakfast

Sweet Potato Pecan Cupcakes Recipe with Caramel Frosting - Rich and moist Sweet Potato Pecan Cupcakes are topped with a sweet caramel frosting. These festive cupcakes have all your favorite Fall flavors and would be a delicious non-pie addition to your Thanksgiving dessert table.

Desserts

One Pan Garlic Chicken and Potatoes is a perfect easy family dinner recipe.  Easy, savory One Pan Garlic Roasted Chicken and Potatoes is a full meal, roasted in the oven all at once. So easy and equally delicious! Wow! This looks fabulous!

Dinner

Peach Floats Recipe - Creamy, cool, and refreshing, these Peach Floats are the perfect tangy and sweet drink! Delicious for Summer and pretty for parties.   Makes a non-alcoholic drink for kids or a refreshing Summer cocktail.

Drinks

Rice and Black Bean Burritos Recipe - Quick and easy Mexican-inspired dinner recipe, these Rice and Black Bean Burritos are filled with flavorful rice and beans and smothered in enchilada sauce and cheese for a yummy vegetarian dinner perfect for Meatless Monday.

Mexican Inspired

Fresh Zucchini Farfalle Pasta Salad recipe - Quick and easy Fresh Zucchini Farfalle Pasta Salad recipe is a simple pasta salad with bowtie pasta, creamy feta and tomatoes and is sure to be a hit at every cookout and potluck. Great for a crowd! This looks so fresh and tasty!

Salads

Cheesy Corn Bake Recipe - This Cheesy Corn Bake recipe is creamy, cheesy, and warm. Basically your perfect casserole and comfort food dream! Perfect for a hearty side dish at home, or a dish to pass at a potluck or holiday dinner! Ooooh. This would be an amazing Thanksgiving side dish too!

Side Dishes

Easy Crock Pot Barbecue Pulled Pork Recipe - Super easy, 3 ingredient Crock Pot Barbecue Pulled Pork is the perfect hands-off dinner for a busy day that everyone will love! Just grab buns at dinner time and you're ready to go!

Slow Cooker

Cheesy Potato Soup Recipe - Warm and creamy Cheesy Potato Soup recipe is a deliciously perfect classic comfort food recipe to keep you warm and happy all winter long. Yummmm! One of my all time favorite delicious soup recipes. Ever. 

Soups

Creamy Avocado Zoodles Recipe - A fresh zucchini noodles recipe that takes less than 20 minutes to make, these Creamy Avocado Zoodles with creamy, fresh and a little zesty sauce are perfect for a simple Summer meal!

Vegetarian

How to Organize Recipes with 10 easy tips and tricks - Make sure you can always find the recipe you need!  Learn your own favorite recipe organization tricks with these 10 easy ways to organize recipes! | organization 

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Cheesburger Pockets Recipe - Made in just 30 minutes with 5 ingredients, this cheesy Cheeseburger Pockets recipe is the ultimate yummy, quick and easy family dinner recipe. It's even great for on-the-go! Love this! Kind of like a homemade hot pocket

Beef

Old Fashioned Buttermilk Biscuits Recipe - Fluffy, flaky Old Fashioned Buttermilk Biscuits recipe is easy to make and is a golden, delicious crowd pleaser! They're so simple and will never disappoint! These flaky, buttery biscuits are perfect for a Thanksgiving side dish or for biscuits and gravy.

Breads & Grains

Southern Oven Fried Chicken for an easy family dinner idea. Quick prep and easy to make, this authentic Southern Oven-Fried Chicken is the perfect family dinner. Crunchy, juicy flavorful breaded chicken baked in the oven. This looks amazing!

Chicken

Creamy Sausage Pasta recipe - This Creamy Sausage Pasta recipe is simple, cheesy, and perfect for an easy family dinner recipe with a creamy red sauce, Italian sausage, and melted gooey cheese. Super easy pasta for family dinner recipe and can be made in just 30 minutes! 

Pasta

Bacon Swiss Pork Chops Recipe - Juicy pork chops topped with bacon and cheese. This 5 ingredient Bacon Swiss Pork Chops recipe is quick and easy and an instant family favorite! Love this easy family dinner recipe! Can't go wrong with bacon!

Pork

Twice Baked Deviled Potatoes recipe - Named after their eggy-likeness, these Twice Baked Deviled Potatoes are tangy baked potatoes, whipped, and oven-baked to golden perfection. Yummy and easy potato side dish recipe!

Potatoes

Parmesan Garlic Herb Salmon Recipe - Quick and easy family dinner recipe, but also cheesy and zesty Parmesan Garlic Herb Salmon recipe uses to simple ingredients to make a delicious flavorful meal in just 30 minutes! Perfect easy fish dinner!

Seafood

Parmesan Vegetable Tian Recipe - A classic and a favorite, this Parmesan Vegetable Tian recipe uses Summer vegetables, onions, and garlic baked together in the oven and topped with melted, golden Parmesan cheese for an amazing easy side dish recipe that's perfect for Summer and guests.  Yum! Seriously, my favorite.

Veggies

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Sweet Cakes & Cupcakes

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Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes

Tres Leches Cupcake topped with a sprinkle of cinnamon in a foil wrapper next to a fresh strawberry

Tres Leches Cupcakes

Old-fashioned 7Up Pound Cake made the Southern way for a zingy lemon, light, and fluffy cake topped with a sweet lemon glaze. The best pound cake you'll ever have!

7Up Pound Cake

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Comfy Casseroles

Easy one pot Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls are a delicious, simple way to enjoy a classic. A full healthy meal in a bowl that the whole family will love.

Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls

Overnight Crockpot Breakfast Casserole is a classic breakfast casserole with eggs, sausage, bacon, hash browns, and cheese. It's easy to make, great for the holidays and feeding a crowd.

Crockpot Breakfast Casserole

Mexican Breakfast Casserole is an overnight breakfast casserole, packed with flavor from salty, juicy chorizo, creamy eggs, tortillas, and gooey cheese! Like your favorite breakfast burrito in one tasty make ahead recipe! Vegetarian option included too! #breakfast #breakfastcasserole

Mexican Breakfast Casserole

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Scrumptious Pies

Gooey caramel filling with crunchy pecans in a buttery, flaky, golden crust make this homemade Southern Pecan Pie a heavenly treat for your holiday table! This recipe is SO EASY to make and seriously the best pecan pie ever. Plus video directions!

Southern Pecan Pie

Butterfinger pie is an easy no bake dessert with an Oreo crust and a creamy peanut butter and Butterfinger filling. Make it in just 20 minutes!

Butterfinger Pie

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Best Old Fashioned Apple Pie

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Warm, thick, and hearty, this Split Pea Soup is a creamy old fashioned recipe that's easy to make right on the stove top. Perfect to use up leftover ham!

Split Pea Soup

Chicken Tortilla Chowder Recipe - Creamy and cheesy Chicken Tortilla Chowder will warm you up and is so easy to make in just 30 minutes! Top with crushed tortilla chips and serve with warm crusty bread! This soup is so good! It's like a creamy cheesy version of chicken tortilla soup!

Chicken Tortilla Chowder

Easy one pot Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls are a delicious, simple way to enjoy a classic. A full healthy meal in a bowl that the whole family will love.

Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls

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How to Make Your Own easy DIY Homework Station - Set your kids up for success this school year with a DIY Homework Station that's just for them to work on their homework and school projects stocked with everything they might need. School and craft supplies organization ideas for kids 

DIY Homework Station

DIY Easy Crayon Organizer tutorial - Make this quick and easy Crayon Organizer for the kids to store their crayons or even colored pencils or markers. It's cheap, easy to make, easy to use, and a pretty way to organize the coloring mess! Perfect easy craft supplies organization for kids!

How to Make an Easy Crayon Organizer

6 Natural Remedies for Kitchen Pests - If kitchen pests are invading your home and driving you nuts, try these 6 simple and natural remedies for kitchen pests to get rid them quickly! Cleaning | Kitchen Tips

6 Natural Remedies for Kitchen Pests

10 Awesome Uses for Rubbing Alcohol - Rubbing alcohol is a necessity to have around the house, and not just for first aid! Check out these 10 Great Uses for Rubbing Alcohol to get the most out of your bottle!

10 Great Uses for Rubbing Alcohol

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