Tortellini Salad

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Happy October! Even though we’re entering into stew and soup season, I wanted to share a salad recipe. I figure there’s plenty of time for soups and stews. This is the kind of salad that you can make 365 days a year because the ingredients are available all year long. (If you can’t find basil then you can use other fresh herbs that are available.) This is easy and fast to whip up and it’s a great make ahead meal. Fall is my absolute favorite time of the year and I have lots of things on my to do list. …

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Little Cheddar Cheese Bread

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How cute is this little cheddar cheese bread? This is a quick bread so when I say “bread” I mean a savory cake. This is really the only kind of bread I make because yeast scares me (and I’ve got a wonderful and talented husband who makes all sorts of it, so I don’t really need to). If you like cheese and bread then this is your dream. It’s loaded with cheddar and Parmesan cheese. It’s the kind of bread that will go well with almost anything, like salads, soups, chili… you get the idea. Look at those wonderful pockets …

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Cheese Danish (Redux)

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I’m re-sharing a classic today. The other day I did say that I was going to try to share less salads and more comfort food recipes, so here you go. Go big or go home. 🙂 My parents came over to visit this past weekend. My papa loves breakfast pastries so I wanted to make something for him. I couldn’t find a new recipe to try so I looked through my recipe index and found the cheese danish that I originally posted in 2013. I haven’t made it in ages but it was a hit when I made it back …

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Wedge Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing

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For a girl who doesn’t fancy making homemade dressing, I sure am making a lot of homemade dressing lately. There is really nothing fancy about this salad, but the blue cheese dressing makes it. If you’re not a fan of blue cheese then you can substitute it for gorgonzola cheese. Someone might have bought that one by accident. 😉 I think a wedge of lettuce on a plate looks so fancy, just like something you’d get at a nice restaurant. The only downside (literally) to it is that all the toppings fall off the sides. Eh, I’m over it because …

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Grandma’s Chicken

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Time for a bit of nostalga. This is one of those dishes that can feed a family on the cheap and doesn’t take much time to prepare. It’s perfect for a busy family on a budget. The recipe came from the grandmother of a friend of the family and was served in my husband’s house while he was growing up. As a fair warning, you have to like canned peas which can be described as an acquired taste for some. If you’d like to to make this into a slightly fancier version you could use frozen veggies or even fresh …

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