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Get your dinner roll fix with these buttery, fluffy, and light little gems.

Dinner rolls are a staple part of any holiday dinner. In fact, at my house, dinner rolls are a staple part of any dinner haha! I’ve made many recipes for dinner rolls and some turned out very well while others weren’t so great. I found one of the greats on the Twig And feather blog. Who knew that greek yogurt and honey could make such scrumptious dinner rolls?

I am expecting my in-laws over for Thanksgiving dinner this week and I plan to make these rolls. I know they are going to be impressed by them! At least, I hope so 🙂

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Recipe and photo courtesy of Twig And Feather.

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Quick Tip: These rolls freeze up well.

These Mediterranean Flavors Will Knock Your Socks Off

The first time I ever tried Greek tzatziki, I wasn’t sure if I really liked it. My aunt made it and she used so much garlic that its taste was a little overwhelming. A few years after that we traveled to Greece and I got a taste of the authentic tzatziki. It was mindblowing! They served it in all of the restaurants and I simply couldn’t get enough of it. I know it’s supposed to be an appetizer, but I swear, I could have just ordered a big bowl of tzatziki alone for lunch!

Since then this has been my favorite recipe. Tzatziki really is a 3-in-1 dish. You could serve it as a lovely cucumber dip with veggie sticks. It makes a great spread for homemade crusty bread. But most of all, it is an amazing sauce for pretty much any entree you can think of!

If you ask me, tzatziki works perfectly with BBQ dishes. And wait until you’ve tried it with your favorite meatballs! The combination of flavors is incredible. It’s very easy to make and if you want to serve this at a party, I would suggest you make a double batch. It will be gone in minutes!

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Quick Tip: Add the salt to the grated cucumber and let it sit for a few minutes, then squeeze with the cheesecloth. This will help you drain as much liquid as possible.

I was cleaning my attic last weekend when I came across what I used to call “memory book”. It was an old one, maybe about ten-years-old. I love doing crafts like that. Instead of just compiling the photos just like a photo album, I love writing the stories. It’s in the stories where the memories that came with the photos are preserved. I have about a dozen new scrapbooks in my study, all of them containing memories with friends and family. This one though belonged to my old archive, which I stored in the attic to make way for new memories.

I came upon one picnic photo that I had with the family years ago. It was a picnic beside a lake near our hometown. It was just us family—my parents, my brother, his wife, my niece, and I. My niece was just about two-years-old. In the photo, my niece’s cheeks were smudged with something gooey and sticky, which I now remembered as cheese. My sister-in-law fed her with a small chunk of Mom’s famous stuffed chicken. She seemed to like it so she snatched the piece and stuffed it in her mouth. Well, I can’t fault her. Mom’s stuffed chicken are the best I’ve ever tasted until now. I remembered that they had to bathe her in the lake just to remove the stickiness all over her, causing my brother to fall head first to the lake. Ah. Good times.

Photo and recipe courtesy of the Southern Bite.

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Quick Tip: Serve with your favorite white wine.

Super Simple Weeknight Meal For The Whole Family!

A couple of weeks ago my neighbor and dear friend, Lilian, called me in the afternoon. She had had a crazy day (you mommies know how it is sometimes) and she was totally exhausted – and she hadn’t even started preparing for dinner yet.

She sounded so desperate, asking me if I had any ideas for a quick meal. She didn’t have the time or the energy to go to the store, but she also didn’t want to get takeout “for the third time this week already!” I told her to just sit back and relax because I had the perfect recipe for her. I also told her in just a couple of years it’ll get easier, when her babies are going to school every day, haha! Anyway, an hour later I showed up at her door, carrying this steaming hot casserole with me. She was so happy she started crying!

This dish is way too good to be low in calories, but it is.  Creamy, cheesy and chock full of veggies, this is one to please them all! The recipe serves about 6-8 people and is made in under an hour.  A rather easy casserole to put together, it also makes for a great lunch the next day.  Not to mention it’s incredibly healthy!

Recipe and photo courtesy of 12 Tomatoes

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Quick tip: Instead of crushed corn flakes you can use bread crumbs.

Burritos… who doesn’t love them?  Add a little crisp and now we’re talkin’.  These crisp chicken burritos are just the thing to mix up for a great addition to Taco Tuesday! This quick and easy recipe makes 8-10 servings, and is ready in under an hour.  Serve this with a dollop of sour cream and a side of Spanish rice, and you’ve got yourself a Mexican meal that will melt you!

There are a few steps, but it’s not that difficult a recipe. It’s quick, simple, low-hassle; for that matter, you could probably modify things quite a bit, according to your tastes, though it is delicious, as is. Surprise your family with this superb meal and it will instantly become everyone’s favorite!

Recipe and photo courtesy of Recipes When I’m Away

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Quick tip: When assembling, sprinkle with a bit more cheese on top if you like it extra cheesy.

The sooner you make this casserole the better!

If the pizza casserole is a nice taste of southern Italy, this Parmesan Chicken is a nice, easy-to-make taste of northern Italy. It’s a satisfying recipe, with only six ingredients (including the seasoning) and a 9″ x 13″ baking dish needed to put it together.

On top of it all, you can have it ready in under an hour! Now, that’s what I call the perfect weeknight meal – especially if you are trying to balance work, kids, school, chores, and still want to serve your family a hearty meal.

If you want something easy to make, with a decent amount of cheese (but not TOO much) and with a creamy sauce, give this chicken parmesan casserole a try. Dicing up the chicken may be a little bit of work, but it really shortens the baking time, and everything after that is super-simple and low-hassle. You’ll have no trouble putting this together even at the end of a rather hectic midweek day.

Recipe and photo courtesy of The Cookin’ Chicks

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Quick Tip: Make sure to liberally coat your baking dish with Pam cooking spray to keep food from sticking.

It can be really difficult to put together a salad that is tasty and also very healthy.  This Creamy Broccoli & Bacon Salad recipe allows you to do so with ease.  There is no store-bought dressing in this recipe, but it is a cinch to put together.  You won’t believe that something with bacon in it is this healthy–or that something so delicious and healthy is so easy to put together!

I enjoy a nice salad, but sometimes, all of the chopping and other prep involved can be a bit taxing.  And after going through all of that, I often don’t really feel up to making my own dressing for it.  Needless to say, most of the usual store-bought options aren’t exactly all that healthy, and that kind of defeats the point of having a salad in the first place.  This recipe solves those problems very nicely.

Recipe and photo courtesy of  Recipe.com.

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Quick tip: If you’re taking this to work for your lunch, make the sauce in a separate container and combine with the veggies right before serving, so they won’t get soggy.