Recipes We Love

Homemade Treats for Dogs

My sweet dog, Dusty, turned 13 years old this week and to celebrate, I made one of his favorite things—homemade treats. Don’t get me wrong, he won’t discriminate against the store-bought kind but there is just something about these oven-baked “cookies” that gets him super excited. I’ve been making the same recipe for years but have tweaked it a bit […]

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Mother’s Day Brunch

What better way to celebrate Mother’s Day than a festive brunch?  Of course, I don’t need much of a reason to have brunch, but it’s nice to have an occasion to make it more special.   You can honor your own mom, your mother-in-law, your friends who are mothers, or just celebrate the ideas of mothers in general! When I’m thinking […]

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Wild Wednesdays: Fried Bream

I’ll never forget it.  The minute Brent and I told my father-in-law that we were expecting a little girl, he asked: “Can I still teach her how to fish?” Since both of us are outdoorsy – something that has only grown tremendously over the past 4 years – our answer was a resounding, “YES!”.  We’ve made a conscious effort to […]

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The Best Cheese Dip

   Sunday is Cinco de Mayo, and I’m already thinking about what I can make for the party.  I usually go the appetizer and drinks route as that’s what my friends seem to prefer.  Chips, salsa, beer, margaritas–what else do you need?  Well, you need cheese dip, and this Colby-Pepper Jack Cheese Dip is the top-rated cheese dip on our site.  It has […]

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Healthy Fried Fish Sandwich

When the nutrition experts advise us to eat more fish to keep our hearts healthy,  they don’t mean eating more fried fish sandwiches.  But this oven-baked version will get the nod of approval from nutrition gurus.  And you don’t really have an excuse for not making it because it only takes 15 minutes!  The recipe calls for grouper, but if […]

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Cake of the Day: Triple-Decker Strawberry Cake

Any recipe with “triple-decker” in the title sounds like a winner to me, and this strawberry cake recipe is no exception. This is a popular recipe on our site, perhaps because it starts with a packaged cake mix and a package of strawberry gelatin. The frosting, however, is a homemade buttercream frosting and is divine with its three simple ingredients: […]

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Game of Thrones: Applecakes from The Wall

With season 3 of HBO’s increasingly popular “Game of Thrones” in full-swing – a must-watch every Sunday for Brent and me – we thought it would be fun to feature a recipe inspired by the hit novels/tv series on Mondays.  Luckily, the ladies over at Inn at the Crossroads, a popular “Game of Thrones” food blog, have compiled a cookbook […]

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Must-Make Dessert Recipes

Warm weather is finally creeping in and, if you’re like me, that means you’re looking for refreshing dessert recipes to celebrate cool nights on the back porch. For me, a cool and refreshing dessert means fruit, namely season’s best strawberries, right at the peak of their flavor.   Drool-Inducing Strawberry Cream Pie There’s something so “I think I might faint” about […]

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Wild Wednesdays: Easter Sunday Fried Turkey

BOOM! Brent’s shotgun fire rang in my ear around 9 am the day before Easter, as we sat side-by-side next to a pine tree at our favorite hunting spot.  He’d picked a fine place to set up, as we’d been surrounded by gobblers and hens most of the morning.  While I, the turkey hunting rookie, looked left for any sign […]

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Tales from the Big Green Egg: Peanut Grilled Shrimp

The weather’s starting to get warmer, and the days are certainly getting longer, which means it’s time to fire up the Big Green Egg at our house!  Don’t get me wrong, Brent and I love to grill throughout the winter – but it just feels so much better to be grilling after work when it’s light outside rather than dark. […]

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