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Easy Taco Salad to Feed a Crowd – Ultimate Recipe Swap

September 1, 2010

Labor Day is the ideal time to gather a crowd for one last summer hurrah. Host a BBQ or a pool party and just enjoy these last few carefree days of summer.
It’s not a great party, though, without some great eats. And feeding a crowd can be a huge undertaking. One of my favorite meals [...]

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Ultimate Recipe Swap: Fresh Produce

August 18, 2010

Welcome to another fun week of Ultimate Recipe Swap. Sometimes your favorite family recipes can feel like “same old, same old.” I think it’s refreshing to see what other families enjoy eating and be inspired to try new things.
Today’s topic is Fresh Produce. I’m probably kinda boring when it comes to fresh produce. Generally our [...]

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Favorite Crockpot Recipe: Shredded Beef

August 11, 2010

This week on Ultimate Recipe Swap we’re sharing recipes that work well in the slow cooker. When I do big freezer cooking days, I almost always have one or more crockpots cooking away on the counter while I do work on other things.
One of my favorite items is Shredded Beef Filling. It’s a great all-purpose [...]

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URS: Freezer-Friendly Recipes

August 4, 2010

Today’s topic for URS is “Freezer-Friendly Recipes.” My deep freeze is one of my very best friends. As I expand my recipe horizons and play with more of our favorite dishes, freezer cooking has become more and more a way of life at our house.
Our family’s life is super busy and it would seem that [...]

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URS: Grab and Go Recipes

July 28, 2010

Winter, Spring, Summer, or Fall — Life as MOM necessitates some quick “grab and go” recipes, dishes that are easy to take on the road or can be eaten out of hand. The kind of recipe you can grab — and GO! And if that grab and go recipe is dessert, well, so much the [...]

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Picnic Recipes & An Ultimate Recipe Swap

July 21, 2010

Back in my younger years I had a certain vision of picnics. Romantic and flowery. Children dressed in white dresses and sailor suits. Birds singing. Music playing when we walked through a field, wind blowing through our hair. Delicious foods served on elegant china. You know, a Jane Austen picnic.
HELLO!
Woman, wake up and smell the [...]

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BBQ Recipes and An Ultimate Recipe Swap

July 14, 2010

Last week’s Cool Foods Round-Up was very, well, cool! Thank you to the 60+ of you who linked up your recipes to cool off with. I’m working my way through them, slowly but surely. A recurring theme is homemade popsicles. If you have a popsicle mold that you love, I’d like to hear about it. [...]

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Cool Foods and An Ultimate Recipe Swap

July 7, 2010

Thank you to everyone who submitted a Fourth of July recipe. How fun! This week we’re talking cool food. Last summer I shared my version of Creamy Layers Gelatin, made with ice cream instead of Cool Whip.
This week has me leaning toward a favorite salad of mine that couldn’t be simpler to prepare. And it’s [...]

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