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John Legend's Mac & Cheese (with changes)

John Legend’s Mac & Cheese (with changes)

The past week or so I was seeing John Legend’s Mac & Cheese recipe from a Martha Stewart show all over the internet. I read several of the reviews, because I always want to know what people like and don’t like, and the number one complaint was that it seemed curdled. The recipe seemed super simple and I think I knew what was causing the problem so I set out to see if I could fix the curdling as…

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Skillet Sausage and Sauerkraut

Skillet Sausage and Sauerkraut

Weather has been up and down the last week or so. Much of Lake Michigan has been losing shoreline as the waves have been brutal. The high water combined with the pounding waves have done tons of damage up and down the coast. You can see quite a bit of debris that has been thrown up onto the shore from the lake. Lots and lots of bottle caps and plastic are coming out of the lake. It is so sad to…

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Top 5 Thanksgiving Recipes on "What's for Dinner Mom's?"

Top 5 Thanksgiving Recipes on “What’s for Dinner Mom’s?”

Halloween is over and it is now time to think about Thanksgiving! I love Thanksgiving and all the food. Even though we don’t celebrate with a traditional meal on Thanksgiving day (we travel for Mid-America Oireachtas, Irish dance regionals in Kentucky) we will be together eating appetizers somewhere enroute. It is about being together more than food for me (though my children think differently).

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Baked Potato Chips

Potatoes are on sale this week so we are eating potatoes every night. Secret to having my kids not complain is making them differently so they don’t even realize they are eating potatoes again.

Verdict:

I used to make these potatoes all the time when the kids were younger. We haven’t has them in probably 5-6 years. When I mentioned them to the kids they had a vague memory. Definitely time to…

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Lemon Garlic Swordfish

Lemon Garlic Swordfish

You know life has been far too busy when your kids are upset because they are tired of buying their lunches because there have either been no leftovers or very little. So, we are getting back on track. Kitchen is cleaned, groceries are sort of purchased for the month but meals have been planned. This is our first day meal that I planned for 2 meals. We are having the…

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Philly Cheesesteak Pasta

This weekend we were in Detroit for a family wedding. It was such a wonderful (albeit far too short) time. I haven’t seen some of the family in years so it was nice to catch up with everyone. We ate far too much and far too much rich food so everyone is feeling sort of off right now but we still had a delicious meal.

Remember I told you that I love to take the flavors we like and turn them into…

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Simple Shrimp Tacos

The weather is definitely turning! I love the maple trees around the area as they turn the beautiful shades of red and gold. The wind has been picking up and these leaves will not last much longer on the trees but they are so beautiful while they last. They are predicting low 30s for Halloween so hopefully all the little ones have warm costumes!

This is a great simple meal on those nights you…

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Slow Cooker Pineapple Pork Loin

Slow Cooker Pineapple Pork Loin

The weather is amazing lately. Over the last two weeks there have been several days where the lake has been battering the shore. The first week up to 20 feet of shore was washed away by the waves. It is so powerful that you cannot believe that you are on the lake and not the ocean. I love just listening to the roar of the waves. I am definitely a water baby.

The slow cooker is out! It is that…

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