I love making pizza at home. It’s cheap, easy, relatively quick, and the quality of the ingredients is so much better than anything you can get with delivery (in other words, no greasy pizzas). Usually, I make pizzas on my pizza stone, and it takes longer for the oven to preheat than it does for
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After spending the whole day cooking and canning and hunching over the cutting board and stove, I really didn’t want to put a ton of effort into dinner. My countertop was covered in fresh tomatoes from outside, and I figured I might as well try to use as many as I can before giving up
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Ages ago, I made a recipe on here for beer bread. In the four years since, I’ve acquired a taste for the beverage itself, and despite the fact that this recipe is one of the easiest ones in the history of baking bread, I haven’t really made it very often. Necessity dictated that I needed
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I’ve posted a couple of different pizza recipes on here before, including a post about how to do the basics, but this particular pizza was so good, I felt that it warranted its own post! You can make it spicy with hot sauce if you want, or you can keep it traditional. Either way, once
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This recipe is a staple at any family gathering on my mom’s side. It’s been passed down through the generations (not really), and it’s a crowd favorite (yes really). I had a post-concert picnic that I attended for my choir, and this was my dish to pass. In case anyone wanted the recipe and so
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I have been loving my new cast iron skillet! Now that I know how to clean it, I’ve been using it almost weekly, and the dinners that come out of it are out of this world. Personally, I’m a fan of chicken and fish, and now that I’ve ventured into the realm of cast iron
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One day, I was sitting down and having lunch at a restaurant with my Poppa, and the waitress came over to take our orders. We both ordered a grilled cheese sandwich and a cup of tomato soup. Before the waitress turned and left, Poppa asked her, “do you know what we used to call these
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Ah, football season. The time of the year where Americans across the country consume their body weight in beer every two weeks and junk food sales go through the roof. Sundays are fun days full of screaming at the television, watching grown men in Spandex run around a painted field throwing an air-filled sack of
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Preeeeesenting: The Sandwich, Revamped! The boyfriend’s mama and I made these for the family, and boy, were they a hit! Easy to make, quick to bake, fun to eat, and more filling than you’d expect, these little lovelies are great for a quick “fun dinner,” a game day finger food, or a party snack. Best
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It’s hockey playoff season. We’re a full week in, now, and I don’t know about you, but I’m itching for a good snack! One sure-fire favorite is a cheesy queso dip. The best thing about this one is that it’s completely microwaveable, which means it’s perfect for a last minute dish to pass. What’s even
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