Zuppa Toscana Italian Sausage Soup

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Eating out with 5 kids gets expensive fast, so there's nothing I love more than recreating our favorite restaurant meals at home... except maybe improving on the original! Recently Johnsonville asked me to participate in a series of secret ingredient challenges over the next year, and the ingredients for the first challenge are their Better-For-You [...]

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Homemade Nutella Toaster Pastries

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If there are two things that my 6 year old loves, it's Pop-Tarts and Nutella. She's super picky when it comes to food and super tiny, but I have absolutely no doubt that if Kellogg's were to ever start producing Nutella Pop-Tarts, she'd inhale an entire box in one sitting. But alas, there is no [...]

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How to Make Quinoa in a Rice Cooker

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I recently had the good fortune to win a Zojirushi Umami Rice Cooker via the lovely bell'alimento. Though I was super excited to win it, I honestly thought it would be one of those gadgets that I used once or twice and then put on a high shelf to collect dust... I think we all [...]

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Buffalo Chicken Pizza with Marzetti Simply Dressed Blue Cheese Dressing

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Friday nights are pizza night in our household. Some days we make our dough from scratch and others we break out a can of store bought dough. Either way, we love to try new recipes to keep things exciting (along with a some regular pepperoni for the less adventurous family members, and this buffalo chicken [...]

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Canon EOS Rebel T3i + 16 GB Flash Memory Card Giveaway! (ARV $580+)

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How would you like to win a Canon EOS Rebel T3i camera, plus a 16 GB flash memory card?!? Yeah, I would too... I'm super excited to have teamed up with an awesome group of bloggers to give away this fantastic prize. Enter below -- it's super easy!!! Canon EOS Rebel T3i Camera You need [...]

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Mini Spinach Breakfast Quiche

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Last week I mentioned that I had a great brunch recipe to share with you that would be perfect for Easter, but you don't have to wait until then to give these tasty mini spinach quiche a try! They're fantastic any time, and you can easily customize them based on your favorite flavor combinations. I [...]

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Creamy Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes

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Walmart recently asked me to create an Easter recipe using at least two options from a list of ingredients they provided. As soon as I saw that Daisy sour cream and Philadelphia cream cheese were included on the list, I knew that I wanted to share these delicious make ahead mashed potatoes with you all. [...]

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