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White shallow bowl with grilled chicken, rice, limes, bell peppers, cheese, sour cream and salsa.

Chicken
Slice of lemon white chocolate cheesecake on white plate.

Cheesecake
Flatbread topped with creamy avocado sauce and roasted vegetables.

Meatless
No bake cookie with peanut butter frosting and ganache on white parchment paper.

No Bake Desserts

Tried-and-True Recipes From My Kitchen to Yours

Three halves of crispy chicken wraps stacked on wooden board with cherry tomatoes.

Main Dish
Half of a biscuit with butter and jam.

Sourdough
Half of chocolate cookie stacked on another cookie on white parchment paper.

Chocolate
Saucy Mexican beef enchiladas on white plate with sour cream and salsa.

Instant Pot
Half of a turkey avocado veggie wrap stacked on two other wraps on white plate.

Healthy
crunchy baked french toast sticks on white plate with powdered sugar and syrup

Breakfast
Salad greens, mandarin oranges, pomegranate arils, candied nuts and feta cheese on white plate.

Salad
square of peaches and cream dessert on metal spatula

No-Bake

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Bite taken out of carrot cake coffee cake on light gray plate.

Carrot Cake Coffee Cake
Two mini quiche from the mini quiche recipe on white napkin

Mini Ham and Cheese Quiches
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Buttery Fluffy Cornmeal Dinner Rolls
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Classic Deviled Eggs
Easter!
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I’m Mel! I live in Idaho with my husband, 5 kids, and selection of weird farm animals. Mostly, I love dark chocolate and joggers (not jogging).

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White bowl with Instant Pot creamy baked ziti and piece of focaccia bread.

Amazing Instant Pot Creamy “Baked” Ziti
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Close up view of bite taken out of one honey lime chicken enchilada on white and blue plate.

Honey Lime Chicken or Pork Enchiladas
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Top down view of chocolate chip cookie pulled in half with melty chocolate chips.

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The BEST Bars/Brownies

peanut butter pretzel caramel chocolate bar on piece of white parchment paper with bite taken out

Peanut Butter Pretzel Caramel Chocolate Bars
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The Best Lemon Bars
Two malted chocolate chip blondies stacked with half of a blondie on top.

Chewy Malted Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
two scotcheroos stacked on white parchment with butterscotch and chocolate chips sprinkled around

Scotcheroos {New and Improved}
The BEST Bars/Brownies
two layer slice of lemon blueberry cake with lemon frosting

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Lemon Blueberry Cake with Whipped Lemon Cream Frosting

This lemon blueberry cake is a show stopper! Soft, fluffy and perfectly lemony, the cake is perfection, and the whipped lemon frosting is divine.

Lemon Blueberry Cake

Strawberry

square of the best fruit pizza with bite taken out on white plate

Perfect Fruit Pizza {New and Improved}
homemade strawberry frozen yogurt in white cup with silver spoon

Easy Homemade Strawberry Frozen Yogurt {No Ice Cream Maker Needed}
Half eaten slice of frozen strawberry lemonade pie on white plate.

Frozen Strawberry Lemonade Pie
White plate with scoop of strawberry rhubarb crumble and vanilla ice cream.

Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble
Strawberry

what to eat this week
Weekly Meal Plan

Two enchiladas on white plate with bite of enchilada on fork.

Slow Cooker Mexican Beef {Instant Pot Directions Included}
close up view of orzo, pine nuts, zucchini, cherry tomatoes, asparagus, and fresh mozzarella

Roasted Asparagus Lemon Orzo Salad with Fresh Mozzarella
Bite taken out of honey balsamic BBQ pork sandwich on white plate.

Honey Balsamic BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches {Instant Pot or Slow Cooker}
white rice topped with sweet potato black bean burrito ingredients, avocados, cilantro and limes

Skillet Sweet Potato Black Bean Burrito Bowls
two halves of crispy wrap stacked on each other on wood cutting board

Crispy Chicken Bacon Ranch Wraps
large white bowl with greens, pasta, chicken, grapes, fresh basil, and pine nuts

Vineyard Chicken and Pasta Salad
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Perfect Pot Roast and Gravy
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