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The Easiest (and Tastiest) English Muffins Ever

The Easiest (and Tastiest) English Muffins Ever

We probably eat too many of these, but I just cannot keep enough of them in the house lately. With this pandemic, we shop in advance for typically a month’s worth of groceries. This is typical of us in the wintertime, with several feet of snow or roads impassable…but this is not typical of our lifestyle at the end of May. I ran out of english muffins at home and decided to make them myself. They…

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Greek Holiday Baklava

My stepfather’s family is Greek and since I was raised in his household, I grew up with amazing Baklava that we had every holiday season. Every year, it was always traditionally the same. As I have adult children of my own now, I have made Baklava myself for many years and have tweaked the syrup some from how my mother taught me to make it. I hope you enjoy! This recipe is way easier than you’d…

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Frozen Garlic Cubes!

Where have you been all of my life???

I bought this at Trader Joe’s…I finally remembered I had this in my freezer. My son told me to try these and he is so right!

This is the underside of the packaging. Cute little squares of garlic. I clove per cube!

This is the opened package. Just pop out however many cloves you need for a recipe and then put them back in your freezer until later.

This…

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New Healthy Dog Treats!

New Healthy Dog Treats!

Our dog Sitka is 4 now and we really want him to live forever and ever, or at least as long as we are lucky enough to have him to spoil and love! It’s super tempting to grab those easy, super stinky dog treats that all dogs adore from the store, but our Sitka loves homemade treats even more!

I use quick oats and process them down to a flour for pup treats…

Same with organic cheerio type cereal…

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Salsa 2 Ways!

Between what is ready to pick at my house and what I found at the farmers market last weekend, I had some extra jalepenos and poblano peppers needing to be used, so I made salsa!

Ingredients:

3 jalepenos, seeds removed

2 poblanos, seeds removed

2-4 tomatoes

1 onion

4 cloves of garlic

Cilantro- I use a handful, it’s to your taste

Salt & pepper

I pulsed it, just long enough for there to still be…

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Slow Cooker Beef & Broccoli!

This is some seriously easy stuff to make! I put it on my slow cooker at 2pm and it was ready to eat 4 hours later!

Ingredients:

3 lbs steak, sliced thin and into strips

2 cups beef broth

2/3 cup reduced sodium soy sauce

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 tbsp sesame oil

5 cloves garlic, minced

6 tbsp cornstarch

6 tbsps water

3 heads broccoli, cut into florets

Rice or noodles, cooked

Instructions:

Inside…

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Amazing Slow Cooker Pot Roast!

Amazing Slow Cooker Pot Roast!

I’m spoiled with one of those Cuisinart all-in-one slow cookers that’s non-stick. I’ve only had it about 1 year, but WHERE HAS IT BEEN ALL OF MY LIFE? Seriously, its worth it to splurge and have a non-stick version because the clean up takes just a minute. The stuck-on food on my old slow cooker was why I didn’t use it very often. That’s all changed!

Ingredients:

1 chuck roast (mine was 3lbs)

Oli…

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Taco Salad With Homemade Avocado Crema!

I’ve always loved Taco Salads. I prefer them when I can control the ingredients and love baking shells instead of frying!

I do fry up the poblano and jalepeno rings however!

The Crema:

4 avocados, halved and scooped out

2 limes, squeezed

1/4 c cilantro

1 cup sour cream

1 clove of garlic

1/2 tsp sea salt, 1/2 tsp black pepper

Just blend it or pulse in the food processor! We store the Crema in…

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Roasting Veggies!

Whether I’m roasting broccoli, carrots, cauliflower or potatoes, I’ve found that it’s important to make sure everything is close to the same size to ensure even roasting.

I always drizzle olive oil and sprinkle sea salt and cracked black pepper on the Silpat prior to loading the sheet pan with the cut veggies. After I top with veggies, I drizzle and sprinkle a little more, add 3-4 cloves of…

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Lemon Cream Cheese Pie With Strawberry Glaze!

Lemon Cream Cheese Pie With Strawberry Glaze!

Ok, so initially the plan was to make a strawberry cream cheese pie, but then I couldn’t get lemon curd out of my mind! I love lemon anything and the idea of lemon and strawberry together was irresistible!

Typically, you see graham cracker crust with cream cheese pie, but with lemons dancing through my mind already, I decided to use some of my favorite Trader Joe’s cookies that my son brought to…

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It's All About The Sauces Around These Parts!

It’s All About The Sauces Around These Parts!

This chick has been busy! Full time school all year, one graduation yesterday, another tomorrow, another kiddo coming home tomorrow too…It’s AWESOME! With everyone at home as of tomorrow, I made sure we have some of the favorite sauces for the kids…homemade pesto and tomatillo verde are both major hits here at my house and they’re so easy!

I grew this organic Purple Opal and Genovese Basil in…

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Baking crazy!

I’ve been so busy baking orders for the holidays as soon as my fall courses ended that I took the entire day off yesterday and didn’t even decorate a single cookie! 🍪 << gar cookies are a pain in the butt, but they sure look cute when decorated! I’ve made so many Ewoks this year, I’ve lost count! << d snowflakes… << .and Samoa Truffles << even made my own sprinkles for my Spritz cookies! After an…

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Homemade Sprinkles!

It’s easier than you think! After you’ve colored & divided the frosting into several bags, spread wax paper out and make lines! You can use different tips for different shapes if you’d like, but for most I like to use no tip and just snip the end of the bag to mimic a small round tip. (Way easier!) Let these dry overnight! I flip one half over the other… Then I take my kitchen scraper and “cut”…

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Sweet Potato & Mashed Pea Pup Treats

It’s super easy to make homemade dog treats with a crazy variety of ingredients. It’s important to know what ingredients are on the ok list for dogs and what are no ok and why. I make so many different types for our pup, but here’s the recipe for this particular variety: 1 cooked and mashed sweet potato (skinned) 1 cup of cooked peas, mashed 1/2 c dried milk 2 cups brown rice flour (I use Bob’s…

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Love A Great Organic Chocolate Chip!

Especially if I can find them at my local grocery store! I’m not kidding! They have such a rich flavor and they’re organic! I found them at Fred Meyer (Kroger). I shop there all of the time because I adore their Simply Organic line! Great pricing too! Just had another cookie. CAN’T STOP! 🍪 Happy baking! –Mia

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Meal Prep Breakfast Butritos

We love breakfast around here, but we are all on the go every single day. (Like up at 4am on the go). I make up a huge mess of hash browns, bacon, sausage links, etc. I chop up the meat, throw in the cheese and you’re good to go! I don’t add in eggs because I like them fresh. We’ve actually eliminated scrambled eggs and make a fresh over medium egg, depending on whom the burrito is for. 🙂 We…

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It takes a little bit of time to wash, cut, soak & dry off hand cut fries, but it’s so worth it! So much starch! You’ll get a crispier French fry if you soak for at least 30 mins. Trust me. Ive tried to cheat the time before. The whole 2 step frying process is real. These fry guys have been fried once. When you par cook the first time on a lower temp, it preps them for greatness. 🍟 One more fry…

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