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25 minutes || My rating: 10/10 || Difficulty rating: Easy In a large pot, brown 1 pound of ground turkey (I used ground beef this time). Add 1 large diced onion, 2 cups of diced celery, and 2 cloves of minced garlic and cook until …
15 minutes || My rating: 9/10 || Difficulty rating: Easy Directions: Brown ground beef or turkey and cook with taco seasoning Cut up romaine lettuce and place in a bowl Add meat, shredded cheese, salsa, and sour cream to your bowl. Pro-tip: you can substitute …
35 minutes || My rating: 8/10 || Difficulty rating: Intermediate
Directions for the pork chops: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/grilled-maple-chipotle-pork-chops-on-smoked-gouda-grits
Pro-tip: Don’t have a grill? You can sear on the stove top, and then bake at 375 until the inner temp reaches 140. The temp will continue to rise to 145 (get a meat thermometer if you don’t have one – it’s a life saver) after you remove it from the oven, so you pork is not overcooked and dry!!
Note: Pictured are huge pork chops – over ½ pound each! I only ate ½ of mine, and it reheated well the next day for lunch.
Directions for the cheesy polenta:
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Grocery shopping can get expensive fast, so here’s some tricks on how to knock down the cost. Only get what you need. Do this by making a list and **trying** to stick to it. Only buy things when they are on sale. I know you always want to …
35 minutes || My rating: 10/10 || Difficulty rating: Intermediate This recipe was shared with me by my cousin, Karen. Oh. My. God. This is such a delicious meal! Brought me right back to my childhood; a hearty home cooked meal. This will definitely be …
30 minutes || My rating: 10/10 || Difficulty rating: Easy
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20 minutes || My rating: 10/10 || Difficulty rating: Easy Chop broccoli into florets and boil until fork tender. In a pan, add 2 tablespoons of olive oil and add in 1 container of cherry tomatoes. Saute on medium high temp until the tomatoes start …
In the summer, I have a garden. I believe this passion stems from my grandma, Evelyn. Growing your own food is one of the most satisfying feelings, and it’s actually pretty easy. My garden isn’t too sophisticated. I got plants from my local home improvement …
35 minutes || My rating: 10/10 || Difficulty: Easy
These meatballs are great for a party or for some awesome spaghetti and meatballs. This recipe yields 30 large meatballs.
2. Make 30 evenly sized meatballs and place on a sheet pan with a greased cookie grate over it – you may need 2 pans. Pro-tip: the cookie grate allows you to get even browning around the entire meatball, but you can just bake these in a 9 by 13 pan if you don’t have one.
3. Bake for 20-30 mins at 350 degrees until cooked through, about 160 degrees due to the pork sausage. Note: You can freeze these if desired or use immediately. I like to put these in a crock pot with marinara and use for meatball sliders.
45 minutes || My rating: 10/10 || Difficulty: Moderately easy I was recently in Austin, TX and I fell in love with their breakfast tacos and needed to add it to my recipes to frequently make. My husband and I even had them this morning! …