Category: Make-Ahead

Bubble Bread

If you stayed the night at my house when I was growing up, chances are you’ve had my mom’s Bubble Bread.  The gooey rolls were always a big hit with me and my friends, and everyone always looked forward to breakfast!  These rolls are simple to put together, and delicious to devour.  Some…

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Mom’s Potato Salad

This Memorial Day weekend, I hope you all have exciting plans to get together with family and friends.  And it’s more than likely, you’ll be in for some good food.  If you are looking to bring a side dish that’s sure to please, I know the perfect recipe. This is my mom’s recipe,…

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Simple Meat Lasagna

My “go to” recipe when it comes to lasagna is of the spinach variety.  I wanted to try something a little bit different, so I decided to make a meat lasagna.  I think the results were delicious!

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Aunt Kim’s Sausage Stars

I grew up sharing the holidays with my extended family.  Every year, we would gather and share some great times and wonderful food.  My Aunt took us all by surprise when she brought these Sausage Stars one year.  We all had to have the recipe!  I’ve made it countless times, varying the ingredients…

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Rigatoni with Spicy Sausage-Tomato Sauce and Arugula

When I first saw this recipe on Epicurious, I knew I had to make it.  It sounded like the perfect, lighter pasta dish for spring and summer.  Spicy sausage, fresh basil, peppery arugula…. I was so right.  The sauce was incredibly bright because of the fresh herbs and arugula.  It was not too…

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Stuffed Shells

When I put together the ingredients for this dish to be photographed, I thought, “Surely I’m forgetting something!”  But I wasn’t.  Stuffed Shells is a simple pasta dish that looks and tastes like you spent a lot of time in the kitchen.  It’s also a meal that can be prepared in stages, which…

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Homemade Applesauce

I have an 11-month old son, and he loves to eat!  One way I have found to save money in our food budget is to make his baby food myself.  It’s not hard to do, but it does take a little planning and time.  In crunching the numbers, I’ve found that it cuts…

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