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04 Jul 2022

Favorite Recipes

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A well worn cookbook is a map of taste. Flip through the pages and you’ll find the spine naturally giving way at favorite dishes. —Amelia, Simple Provisions

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Best Guacamole Ever

Best Guacamole Ever

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Cashew-Rice Pilaf

Cashew-Rice Pilaf

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Cheesy Broccoli Dip

Cheesy Broccoli Dip

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Cheesy Chicken ‘n Tater Tot Crock-Pot Bake

Cheesy Chicken ‘n Tater Tot Crock-Pot Bake

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Chicken Parmezip

Chicken Parmezip

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Chunky Rigatoni Chili

Chunky Rigatoni Chili

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Corn and Fritos Salad

Corn and Fritos Salad

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Cranberry Pineapple Pecan Mousse

Cranberry Pineapple Pecan Mousse

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Creamy Kahlúa Hot Chocolate

Creamy Kahlúa Hot Chocolate

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Creamy Pumpkin Cheesecake

Creamy Pumpkin Cheesecake

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Crock-Pot Sour Cream and Bacon Chicken

Crock-Pot Sour Cream and Bacon Chicken

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Crock-Pot Spaghetti Casserole

Crock-Pot Spaghetti Casserole

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Easy Cheesy Chicken Rotini

Easy Cheesy Chicken Rotini

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Easy French Onion Soup for 2

Easy French Onion Soup for 2

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Grilled Mexican Corn for 2

Grilled Mexican Corn for 2

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Hoedown Beef Barbecue

Hoedown Beef Barbecue

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Light and Fluffy Pumpkin Pancakes

Light and Fluffy Pumpkin Pancakes

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Mexican Street Corn Salad

Mexican Street Corn Salad

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Pumpkin Pie Smoothie

Pumpkin Pie Smoothie

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Sausagekraut

Sausagekraut

Entertaining & Holidays Recipes

Sparkling Party Punch

Sparkling Party Punch

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Spiced Pumpkin Cake Roll

Spiced Pumpkin Cake Roll

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Stuffed Cabbage with Sauerkraut

Stuffed Cabbage with Sauerkraut

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Sunny Sprouts

Sunny Sprouts

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Sweet ‘n Tangy Crock-Pot Pork

Sweet ‘n Tangy Crock-Pot Pork

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Tart Shell Antipasto

Tart Shell Antipasto

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Tunaroni Salad

Tunaroni Salad

Blog Recipes

Vermont Maple Pumpkin Pie

Vermont Maple Pumpkin Pie

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From Our Kitchen

Best Guacamole Ever
Tunaroni Salad
Crock-Pot Sour Cream and Bacon Chicken
Easy Cheesy Chicken Rotini
Cashew-Rice Pilaf
Corn and Fritos Salad

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Pallet of soft green, offset by deep red earth.

Yellowstone or Bust

When you’re hot on the trail to Yellowstone National Park, you don’t go home just because they won’t let you in.

Buffalo Bill Reservoir.
American bison resting in Yellowstone National Park.
THE HORSES OF WYOMING by Tom Schmidt, watercolor, 2012.
Hand-carved, Great Northern steam engine by Ernest Warther.

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Patio with a view. #ourhouse #ourpond #ourview #summertime

My lunch today was a quick-and-easy combo of icebe
My lunch today was a quick-and-easy combo of iceberg lettuce, eggs, ham, turkey, shredded lettuce, and walnuts. So simple and simply delicious. #lunch #whatsforlunch #eatinghealthy

A fat bouquet from my husband. Just because. #love
A fat bouquet from my husband. Just because. #love #howdoilovethee

Once upon a time, I did embroidery. #needlework #w
Once upon a time, I did embroidery. #needlework #wallart

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Room with a view.

Mid-morning snack. #bananas #blueberries #cherryto
Mid-morning snack. #bananas #blueberries #cherrytomatoes

The Enloe bookcase I ordered last November finally
The Enloe bookcase I ordered last November finally came, and I've loaded it with some of my favorite books, photos, and other items--all with special meaning and memories. Holders for my collection of Victoria magazines, which are too beautiful to toss, are on order. No more books for me. This bookcase is full. #books #bookcase #bookworm

Still blooming after ten years. #flowerpower #flow
Still blooming after ten years. #flowerpower #flowers #indoorplants

Our room with a view. #fountain #backyard #pond
Our room with a view. #fountain #backyard #pond



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