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You Can't Go Wrong With This Easy 5-Minute Wilted Spinach Recipe

You Can’t Go Wrong With This Easy 5-Minute Wilted Spinach Recipe

If you’re looking for a quick and easy side dish to finish up a meal, this 5 Minute wilted spinach is the perfect recipe for you!  With just a touch of butter and garlic, you can have a delicious and healthy vegetable side dish to accompany your favorite dinner.

We made this spinach with our Christmas Italian Stuffed Pork Tenderlointhat we has last week, and it was so beautiful and Christmassy…

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Homemade Holidays Are Always More Special! Learn How To Make Your Own Christmas Stocking with This Easy Stocking Tutorial with FREE Printable Pattern

Homemade Holidays Are Always More Special! Learn How To Make Your Own Christmas Stocking with This Easy Stocking Tutorial with FREE Printable Pattern

Making everything at Christmas homemade has always made me happy and reminded me of my childhood.  These days everything is mass produced, and everything looks the same.  I wanted to spruce up our mantle and make Christmas even more special this year which is why I made and wanted to share these easy peasy Christmas Stockings with you and have included a FREE pattern to make sewing these…

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Bacon Lovers Rejoice! This Easy 6-Ingredient Bacon Jalapeño Popper Cheeseball Is Sure To Be a Hit At This Years Holiday Party!

Bacon Lovers Rejoice! This Easy 6-Ingredient Bacon Jalapeño Popper Cheeseball Is Sure To Be a Hit At This Years Holiday Party!

It’s not a big surprise how much we like jalapeño poppers in our house.  We’ve made bacon wrapped jalapeño poppers and even a jalapeño popper chicken and rice casserole, but this recipe for this easy Bacon Jalapeño Popper Cheeseball takes the cake!  It’s so easy to make with only 6 ingredients, and is ready in about 10 minutes.

My Mom’s cheeseball was always my favorite snack at any party we had…

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A Simple But Elegant Christmas Dinner - Italian Stuffed Pork Tenderloin with Cranberry Balsamic Glaze

A Simple But Elegant Christmas Dinner – Italian Stuffed Pork Tenderloin with Cranberry Balsamic Glaze

This simple but elegant Italian Stuffed Pork Tenderloin with Cranberry Balsamic Glaze will take center stage at your Christmas Dinner table!

This recipe came about because on Thanksgivingwe were going to have our “Christmas” dinner.  Being a food blogger, we eat a lot of our holiday meals early, or twice.  It’s fun to be able to have all of these great Sunday dinners, and explore new flavors!…

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Looking For A Great DIY Gift For Grandparents? Make These Easy To Sew Christmas Pot Holders with Hand or Footprints! | Sewing For Beginners Hot Pad Tutorial

Looking For A Great DIY Gift For Grandparents? Make These Easy To Sew Christmas Pot Holders with Hand or Footprints! | Sewing For Beginners Hot Pad Tutorial

I’m sure by now with the Christmas pajama and DIY koozie tutorials that I have shared over the past couple of weeks that you know that we like to make our own Christmas gifts.  There is just something so special about those handmade handprint gifts that kids bring home from school and I wanted to continue that tradition by making the grandparents – both our parents and grandparents this homemade

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Celebrate National Cookie Day with These Cinnamon Sugar Christmas Cookies!

Celebrate National Cookie Day with These Cinnamon Sugar Christmas Cookies!

It’s National Cookie Day!  Celebrate and make some Christmas Cookies with this easy Cinnamon Sugar Cookie recipe!

Around this time of year,everyone always seems to be looking up recipes and making Christmas Cookies.  And when Country Crock contacted me to see if I wanted to try their new butter, I immediately jumped on the opportunity, because I LOVE butter, and lets be honest, you can’t make Ch…

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A Perfect Weeknight Dinner for Cold Winter Days - CrockPot Beef Stew Recipe

A Perfect Weeknight Dinner for Cold Winter Days – CrockPot Beef Stew Recipe

CrockPot Beef Stew is easy, hearty and comforting.  It’s the perfect winter meal.  And with only 10 minutes of prep, this delicious meal will slowly cook all day filling your home with a heavenly aroma, making your mouth water anticipating the first bite!

CrockPot Beef Stew was another one of the first recipes I ever made from the little cookbook my mom made me when I first moved out on my own.…

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A Simple Side Dish Everyone Will Love - Easy Parmesan and Herb Roasted Potatoes

A Simple Side Dish Everyone Will Love – Easy Parmesan and Herb Roasted Potatoes

Crispy on the outside and light and fluffy on the inside.  These Parmesan and Herb Roasted Potatoes are absolutely delicious, and make a great addition to any meal.

Roasted potatoes were a staple in our home growing up.  I always loved the butteriness of the potatoes, and even though my Dad did dip them in ketchup (barf!), this was one vegetable he’d eat.  Roasted potatoes are so simple…

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Weeknight Dinner Solutions - Easy 30-Minute Pierogies with Bacon and Caramelized Onions

Weeknight Dinner Solutions – Easy 30-Minute Pierogies with Bacon and Caramelized Onions

Pierogies have always been one of my favorite dinners.  Especially when they are cooked with sweet caramelized onions and bacon like in this easy 30 minute recipe.

I wish that I had a good story about these pierogies, like they came from my great grandma who immigrated here from Poland, and it was her Mother’s recipe or something, but the truth is, that these easy pierogies, use frozen…

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A Quick and Easy Meatless Monday Meal Using Leftover Spaghetti Sauce - Easy Kid-Friendly 30 Minute Stuffed Shells Recipe

A Quick and Easy Meatless Monday Meal Using Leftover Spaghetti Sauce – Easy Kid-Friendly 30 Minute Stuffed Shells Recipe

Crockpot Spaghetti Sauce is a staple in our house.  If it’s not in the fridge, there is a container of it in the freezer ready for another meal.   We use Spaghetti Sauce for everything from Cabbage Rolls to Baked Ziti and even Homemade Pizza.  I use the Spaghetti Sauce every month in my Monthly Menus as it only costs about $8 to make, and you can get 3 or 4 meals from one batch!  This recipe for3…

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Sew-Sew Easy! Start A Christmas Tradition and Make Everyone In Your Family These Easy Homemade Pajama Pants | DIY Pajama Pants Tutorial with Draw String Waist and Step-By-Step Pictures

Sew-Sew Easy! Start A Christmas Tradition and Make Everyone In Your Family These Easy Homemade Pajama Pants | DIY Pajama Pants Tutorial with Draw String Waist and Step-By-Step Pictures

One of my favorite Christmas traditions as a kid was to open one gift on Christmas Eve before going to bed.  I usually found some Christmas Pajamasin the box, and usually a treat or a Christmas movie!  As I grew up and had a family of my own, I wanted to carry on that tradition with my family.  All three of us usually open up a pair of pajamas from each other, always made by me and then we…

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What' For Dinner In December? 31 Days of Kid-Friendly Dinners Including FREE Printable Recipes, Menu Plan and Grocery Lists with A Bonus Christmas Roast Beef Dinner Menu and Grocery List

What’ For Dinner In December? 31 Days of Kid-Friendly Dinners Including FREE Printable Recipes, Menu Plan and Grocery Lists with A Bonus Christmas Roast Beef Dinner Menu and Grocery List

Now that Thanksgiving has come and gone, it’s finally time to start thinking ahead to December.  I’ve shared a Monthly Menu Plan and Grocery Listwith you every month this year, and I plan on sharing mouth watering recipes and menu plans with you throughout 2016.  You’ve all spoken, and I’ve taken all of your comments into consideration, which is why 2016 is going to ROCK with my best menu plans…

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Don't Forget! Save The Turkey and Finish Up Your Thanksgiving Leftover By Making This 30-Minute Turkey Noodle Soup with Homemade Turkey Broth | Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey Noodle Soup and Homemade Turkey Broth Recipe | #FoolproofThanksgiving

Don’t Forget! Save The Turkey and Finish Up Your Thanksgiving Leftover By Making This 30-Minute Turkey Noodle Soup with Homemade Turkey Broth | Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey Noodle Soup and Homemade Turkey Broth Recipe | #FoolproofThanksgiving

Not only does this recipe for Turkey Noodle Soup use up Thanksgiving Leftovers, the turkey bones make so much Homemade Turkey Broth that you’ll have homemade broth for about 3 months!  Thank you turkey!  Recipes that give me multiple meals are my favorite!  Theres just so many different things that you can do with leftover turkey, and this Homemade Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey Noodle Soup is one…

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Use Up Your Thanksgiving Leftovers To Make The Best Turkey Sandwich You've Ever Had | Easy Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey Sandwich Recipe | #FoolproofThanksgiving

Use Up Your Thanksgiving Leftovers To Make The Best Turkey Sandwich You’ve Ever Had | Easy Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey Sandwich Recipe | #FoolproofThanksgiving

  Ahhh… the big meal is done, and now to deal with all of those leftovers!  To me, I almost like the Thanksgiving leftovers more than I like Thanksgiving dinner!  These turkey sandwiches use leftover cranberry sauce, leftover cornbread and sausage stuffing and of course, the star of the sandwich, the juicy and delicious leftover turkey.

On TV, jeff Marrow might be the Sandwich King, but in our…

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A Simple Thanksgiving Appetizer That Can You Can Make Ahead Of Time - Mini Italian Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms Recipe | #FoolproofThanksgiving

A Simple Thanksgiving Appetizer That Can You Can Make Ahead Of Time – Mini Italian Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms Recipe | #FoolproofThanksgiving

Yesterday, I shared something new for me at Mom’s Bistro, and shared a simple sewing tutorial for DIY Can Koozies in preparation for Christmas, but not until I wrote and shared that post did it hit me that we always seem to have a Thanksgiving full of Appetizers before our actual Thanksgiving dinner.  This quick and easy Thanksgiving Appetizer for Mini Italian Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms can be…

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Are You Ready For The Holidays? Learn How To Make Your Own Can Koozie With This Easy Beginners Sewing Pattern | DIY Can Koozie Tutorial with FREE Printable Pattern

Are You Ready For The Holidays? Learn How To Make Your Own Can Koozie With This Easy Beginners Sewing Pattern | DIY Can Koozie Tutorial with FREE Printable Pattern

Do you like new things?  This is my very first sewing tutorial that I have posted and shared on Mom’s Bistro.  As an introduction to my 12 Days of Christmas Seriesin December, I wanted to share with you my other passion.  Food, fighting hunger and saving money on groceries is definitely number one on my list but sewing, crocheting and everything crafty has always been a passion of mine.  It…

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This Homemade Cranberry Sauce Will Be The Standout Dish At Your Thanksgiving Dinner | Easy Homemade Cranberry Sauce Recipe | #FoolproofThanksgiving

This was one of the first Thanksgiving recipes that I ever made from scratch.  The recipe is ready in about 30 minutes, and after one taste you’ll ditch the can forever!  All you need to make this Homemade Cranberry sauce is fresh cranberries, water, sugar a 30 minutes.

Mom ALWAYS made homemade cranberry sauce at Thanksgiving and Christmas.  It was always one of the biggest hits, and made for…

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