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Family Friendly Dinner Parties
I had some friends over for dinner tonight. With my kids’ help, I planned what turned out to be a great kid-friendly and adult-delicious dinner. My kids are 15 and almost 18. Theirs are 5 year old twins. For appetizers, I put out some chips and salsa, always easy. I also made up some bruschetta…
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Marinade for Rib Eye Steak
I had some rib eye steaks in the freezer, a shame to freeze them I know but they were vacuum packed. I’d bought a Max Pack when they were on sale. After defrosting them, I marinated them in a mix of steak sauce, balsamic vinaigrette and minced garlic. Mix up your own vinaigrette or use…
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Swiss Patty Melts with Sliced Seasoned Tomatoes
Dinner tonight was just two of us so I made my youngest’s favorite: Swiss patty melts. You can make these with Jack cheese too but we like them best with Swiss cheese. From the garden, I had fresh sliced tomatoes and cucumbers. I drizzled them with a bit of olive oil, then sprinkled with an…
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Ultimate Taco Salad Recipe
I never make taco meat just to have a taco salad but it sure is a great way to use up the leftovers a day or so after having tacos. I like to use a little Catalina salad dressing on mine for a Catalina Taco Salad. It just adds a nice sweet touch. My kids…
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Guest Post over on Kitchen Scoop
One of my all-time favorite cookbooks is Desperation Dinners by Beverly Mills and Alicia Ross. They asked me to write a guest post on their blog, The Kitchen Scoop. Having just thrown my daughter a fun backyard high school graduation party, I wrote up my experiences on that, Summer Entertaining on a Budget. Go check…