13th Annual Chili Contest: Entry #4 – Best Beef Chili

13th Annual Chili Contest: Entry #4 – Best Beef Chili

A classic chili enters the scene for this year’s chili contest. It’s got everything there is to love about chili: beef, beans, tomatoes, and a bit of heat. The best part? It comes together super…

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Slow Cooker White Wine Chicken Stew

Slow Cooker White Wine Chicken Stew

Comfort food whipped up in the slow cooker with accents of crisp white wine and fresh herbs that keep this dish light yet snuggly! ROLL CALL FOR THIS RECIPE Chicken lovers. I am the first…

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Fall Harvest Salad + Weekly Menu

Fall Harvest Salad + Weekly Menu

Is anyone looking at their December calendars and hyperventilating a bit? My brother is having his second child late December (c-section scheduled 12/27), so I’m sure they’re a little more panicked over the end of…

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Rigatoni with Butternut Squash and Spicy Sausage

Rigatoni with Butternut Squash and Spicy Sausage

It was back to work today after a week off and I couldn’t decide if I was bitter to be there when so few else were (day after Thanksgiving) or if it was a blessing…

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Family Friday (vol. 141): ¡Hola!, Cancun!

Family Friday (vol. 141): ¡Hola!, Cancun!

A Family Friday update being away from my princesses – the irony! Mark and I are currently in Cancun, trying to soak up whatever sun pokes through the rain clouds. The wind has been fierce…

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Basmati Rice with Slow Cooker Beef Shawarma and Cucumber Salad

Basmati Rice with Slow Cooker Beef Shawarma and Cucumber Salad

Mid-80s in Cancun…32 and considerable amounts of snow expected here in Michigan. We are under winter storm warning 4am Wednesday through 10am Thursday. I’ve got my pedi (lunchtime productivity!) and I’ve packed nothing. Just need…

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