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This tasty casserole takes you straight back to the countryside.

I grew up on a small farm. I think I was a little spoiled – almost all of our food was homegrown, and I learned to appreciate meals that were made from scratch.

Back then you certainly weren’t able to make a lot of money with such a small farm. Well, you probably still aren’t. But our life was rich in other ways, and I consider it a luxury that my mother was there to cook all our meals, bake our own bread and take care of us kids and making sure we learn to understand where food comes from.

This cheesy onion and bread casserole was one of my father’s favorites. Mom would make this from stale bread (that she had, of course, baked herself) and onions that were grown in our backyard garden.

It’s such a simple casserole and you wouldn’t think much of it just by looking at the ingredients, but the flavor is outstanding! This is a staple in my family’s dinner routine now, and my kids love hearing the story behind it.

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Quick Tip: Don’t like cheddar? Use your favorite cheese for this instead.

For All You Pasta Lovers Out There – This Stuff Is To Die For

A friend of mine tried a low-carb diet for a while. She lasted for about a week and then she said she would never do anything that silly again.

She didn’t mean the diet was silly, but she said she should have known from the beginning she would never be able to live without carbs. For her it wasn’t about bread – she told me she could probably go on for a whole year without even having one slice. But she couldn’t bare the thought of not eating pasta for weeks.

I knew exactly what she was talking about… I love pasta and I am pretty much making a pasta dish every other day. I do understand the health benefits of eating less carbs, but what can I say? It is just too good!

This Italian chicken pasta is one of my new favorites. I tried it for the first time last week, and I’m already making it again tonight. This time I’m choosing wisely and using low-fat cream cheese. Yum! I can’t wait for dinner!

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Quick Tip: Use your favorite pasta noodles for this!

You May Not Need An Entree When You’re Serving These Awesome Green Beans

I don’t care too much for complicated side dishes. It seems to me these days I’m happy if I have enough time to make a proper entree, so a side dish to me is usually a bunch of plum tomatoes, each cut in half.

I guess that’s why I love green beans so much. It really doesn’t get much easier than that! We’ve had them pretty often lately, not just because they’re tasty and good for you, but also because you can whip them up in no time. My husband was getting a little tired of them… so I had to figure out a way to amp them up without turning them into one of those complicated side dishes I try to avoid.

This recipe is perfect! You really don’t have to do much else than fry the sliced onion and you’re almost done. You heard me! Then you just sit back for a few minutes, with your glass of wine, while the green beans are cooking. Now, that’s my kinda recipe!

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Quick Tip: This recipe serves 6.

If This Doesn’t Make You Go For Seconds, There’s Something Wrong With Your Taste Buds

My sister has a big garden – well, some might even call it gigantic. She and her family love growing their own vegetables but at some point they got a little carried away! Before we knew it they were growing enough veggies for all their loved ones, too, and after a while they started selling some of the excess to friends and neighbors. It is a win-win situation for everyone; they really love what they’re doing, they get a bit of extra income for it – and the rest of us get to enjoy super scrumptious veggies!

You really can tell the difference between high quality, homegrown vegetables and the overproduced ones you get from the grocery store. My picky eaters wouldn’t eat anything with veggies, but when my sister started bringing them in, everything changed.

We really enjoy making vegetables dishes now! This veggie casserole is one of our favorites. It’s actually a side dish but it’s so tasty that we often serve it as the main dish! I guarantee your whole family will love this casserole and it will become a staple in your dinner routine!

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Quick Tip: If you’re adding more vegetables and especially if you’re using a deep oven dish rather than a shallow one, you can also add a little bit of cream.

The Way To A Man’s Heart? This Recipe, Right Here

Here’s a one pot meal ya’ll are going to love! I always enjoy stews like this – first of all, because they’re so extremely tasty. And second, because the cleanup is a breeze!

I honestly think it’s a blessing for everyone when you don’t have to bring out all your pots and pans to feed your family. As you let all of the ingredients simmer together in one dish, it makes the flavors even more delightful and you won’t need to add anything fancy. In fact, you’ll probably have most of these ingredients at hand, right now!

This stew is a great way to add some veggies into your picky eater’s diet. My little one does not like celery at all, but he never complains when I serve this for dinner. I honestly think all the flavors have combined so nicely that he doesn’t even realize there’s celery in it! But, of course, you could omit that if you’re not a fan.

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Quick Tip: Omit the red wine, if you’d like.

Every Home Cook Needs A Tasty Pasta Salad Recipe

You know what I can’t live without? A good salad that goes with any and all BBQ entree! It doesn’t really matter what kind of a salad it is, as long as it’s the tastiest one of its kind.

For a long time my favorite used to be a mayonnaise-based macaroni salad that was always served at our family reunions. It was my cousin’s recipe and she must have copied it dozens of times, to give to everyone in the family. I still do love that salad, but now that I’m getting a little older it seems that all those mayo-calories are going straight to my thighs…

So I decided it was time to  find a new favorite that would be a little leaner. I had my doubts about the flavor, though. You know how it is; sometimes the light, lean and low-calorie options aren’t exactly very tasty.

But this salad is totally scrumptious! No mayonnaise or other fatty ingredients – and you could make this even healthier by using whole-grain pasta. If you choose gluten-free pasta, you can serve this to friends and family with gluten intolerance.

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Quick Tip: Adjust the amount of sugar to your taste.

Try One Of These And There’s No Going Back To Store-Bought

I don’t think I know anyone who doesn’t like Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. Seriously – it is a treat you can serve to any and all of your guests, and they will happily go for seconds.

Unless, of course, they happen to be allergic to peanuts. Oh, the misery! I couldn’t even imagine such a nightmare. My heart goes out to all of you who have such an unfortunate food restriction. I think I would rather give up pasta for the rest of my life, than give up these delish treats – and that’s a lot coming from a person who LOVES pasta.

However, if you’re not on a special diet and you’re as crazy about these yummy little things as I am, this recipe is going to make you super happy. I make these at least twice a month, and I would make them twice a week but I’d be getting too many objections from my favorite pair of jeans.

The best thing about making these at home is that you know exactly what you’re putting into these. I love using organic ingredients, and these days it’s possible to find lactose free butter and chocolate for those who don’t do well with lactose! Thank heavens!

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Quick Tip: How about making these with a twist? Use white chocolate!