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Get The Party Started With A Dip To Die For!

I am in love with this baked parmesan dip from Courtney’s Sweets, and so are my kids! You know why? It’s because they saw Courtney’s recipe video and noticed those little hands making this yummy dip. You should have seen their eyes light up when I told them they could help me make this! They were so excited, and you won’t believe how fast they gobbled this up!

Even though this is a dip that your little ones could make without much help, it doesn’t mean grown-ups wouldn’t enjoy this, too. I made this for a movie night a couple of weeks ago and it was a huge success.

Courtney suggests serving this with chicken nuggets, but I just had a variety of chips, bread sticks and baguette slices available. All of them disappeared in 30 minutes, and so did every last, ooey-gooey drop of this dip!

You could make this is a larger baking dish, or small ramekins for individual servings. Either way you make it, it’s going to turn out delicious.

Recipe and image courtesy of YouTube and Courtney’s Sweets – check out more, delicious recipes from her!

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Quick Tip: Besides chicken nuggets, this dip is perfect with crackers, chips or baguette slices.

So Much Tastier And Healthier Than Their Store-Bought Counterparts!

I had heard of all kinds of horror stories of what’s in those store-bought, or fast food restaurant chicken nuggets. I’m not going to repeat them here, but let’s just say I hadn’t eaten a single nugget ever since I first heard those rumors. Which was sad, because I used to really love them.

It had never even crossed my mind to make chicken nuggets at home – I thought I would need a deep fryer for that, and I wasn’t going to get one for just this dish. But then I came across Onedio Co’s post on homemade chicken nuggets, and there was no deep fryer involved!

They made it look so simple with just a handful of ingredients! And here I was, thinking it would be rocket science, haha! I tried their recipe and the chicken nuggets turned out ahh-mazing! I guarantee we are having these at every party, get-together and game night from now on. They are really easy to make!

Recipe and image courtesy of YouTube and Onedio Co – have a look at their amazing recipes!

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Quick Tip: I like to add a little bit of paprika.

I Like To Spell It D-I-V-I-N-E

Struggling with two very picky eaters I’ve realized you can never have too many delicious and easy chicken recipes. For some reason it seems that these “refined taste buds” accept chicken better than they do any other kind of meat. Or maybe it’s just that way in my family – what kind of dishes and ingredients work best for your picky eaters?

Although my kids could eat the same chicken dishes over and over again, it gets a little boring for mommy and daddy at times. That’s why I’m always searching for meals I haven’t tried before. I came across this easy chicken divan on Facebook and I thought it looked really inviting.

It was so awesome! My kids wanted to have seconds, which is a big deal! Somehow I had this idea that all chicken divan recipes would be really complicated of time-consuming but apparently it isn’t true. This was really quick to prepare, probably around 15 minutes, and it makes a great meal for the whole family.

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Quick Tip: This recipe makes 6 servings.

If You Thought Meatloaf Isn’t Fancy Enough For Special Occasions – Try THIS One!

Growing up, my mom would make meatloaf at least once a week. My sisters and I always enjoyed having this meal and so did my dad.

She would make the meatloaf with mashed potatoes, green beans, and usually sliced up sharp cheddar cheese. My family was obsessed with brick cheese and the sharper the better. I always thought the cheese gave a nice zing to the meatloaf when eaten together. Anyway, I grew up eating mom’s basic meatloaf recipe that tasted like heaven on earth.

After I got married I started experimenting with making other forms and flavors of meatloaf. One time, I used ground turkey instead of ground beef. It made the loaf of meat taste very gamey. I won’t be doing that again lol! Recently, I came across a recipe for applesauce meatloaf on Facebook and new in my heart that it was going to be a winner. And guess what? I was right!

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Quick Tip: This meatloaf tastes great with a bit of BBQ sauce slathered on top during the last few minutes of baking.

The Godfather Himself Would Approve!

Om nom nom! There’s something about Italian pasta dishes that make my mouth water, just talking about them. Maybe it’s the flavorful tomato sauce, or all that cheese these dishes usually include. Whatever the case, they are always delicious and over the years I’ve tried so many recipes, I’ve lost count! This recipe, however, is one that I never intend to lose. It’s my family’s favorite and we make it at least every other week.

What I love about this baked meatball ziti (besides the mind-blowing flavor, of course) is that it is rather simple to make. The recipe includes directions to make the meatballs from scratch, but if you’re in a hurry you can definitely use store-bought meatballs.

What I usually do is whenever I make meatballs for dinner, I make a double or even a triple batch, and freeze some for later. That way I always have homemade meatballs for this baked ziti – like I said; we make this very often! If you want to amp up the flavor even more, you could make your own marinara sauce.

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Quick Tip: Use homemade marinara sauce, if preferred.

Crispy On The Outside, Juicy And Flavorful On The Inside

It’s that time of year again, when you have a bunch of hungry monsters charging into your house every afternoon. You know, the same monsters that barely had their eyes open in the morning and wouldn’t even consider having a decent breakfast. Apparently they changed their mind about food during the day because they sure as heck want to eat now. And I do mean NOW!

It’s a good thing I’ve gathered a big pile of super easy snack recipes over the years, for moments like this. You won’t have to deal with grumpy teenagers once you’ve filled their bellies with something delicious!

These Dijon chicken tenders are great for that. They’re ready in about 30 minutes, you only need a handful of ingredients and the kids are absolutely crazy about them. I usually just double the batch because my kids often bring in friends after school, and they all love these!

My kids enjoy spicy food so I often amp it up even more, by adding a little hot sauce and mixing it into the mustard.

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Quick Tip: Use your favorite kind of mustard for this recipe.

“Crab” A Cake And Join The Party

For some funny reason I still don’t understand, I was a teenager the first time I ever tasted a crab cake.

I honestly don’t know why – maybe it was because my family is from Europe and I grew up eating all these traditional European recipes. Crab cakes were never on the menu and somehow I had missed them at all the parties, too. But ever since I had my first taste, they became a staple in our dinner rotation! When I got married and we moved into our own house, I made sure I was bringing this recipe with me.

This is a no-hassle, no-odd stuff, no-kidding recipe. What you see is what you get and that means lots of flavor from crab instead of common fillers that people tend to add to crab cake recipes. So, no potatoes in this one – just incredibly yummy aromas!

However, I definitely like to serve these with potatoes! It doesn’t really matter what kind; smashed, baked or just French fries. I often go for smashed potatoes because the flavors seem to complement each other so well.

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Quick Tip: Chill the cakes for an hour before frying!