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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.

A Lazy Cook’s Dream Appetizer Recipe!

A few weeks ago my sister asked me to help her out with the preparations for her upcoming get-together. A group of parents from her kids’ school had decided to organize a charity event, and my sister had invited everyone over for a casual meeting. She didn’t want to go overboard with the food so we decided to look for recipes that are both, inexpensive and easy to make.

I told her I had this incredibly easy dip recipe that I got from a lady at church, and when my sister heard it was for French onion dip – and only three ingredients, she immediately said: “We’re having it, for sure!”

I was glad she chose this one because I knew it would be easy to double or even triple, if needed. The French onion flavor also goes together with a variety of different sides; I have served this dip with vegetable sticks, crackers and chips. One time I even used this as a spread when I was making sandwiches; they turned out awesome!

Image credit Jason Lam.

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Quick Tip: Use low-fat ingredients to make this leaner.

This Classic Recipe Never Goes Out Of Style!

Hi everyone! I hope you’re all doing great and having fun trying out new recipes! I sure am, and that’s why I decided to introduce you to my latest favorite.

Just recently I came across this wonderful crab cake recipe and I just knew they were going to be a hit! It took me a few days to find the time to make these, and I swear just looking at that picture and thinking about making them, made my mouth water.

I think my husband got a little tired of me going on and on about these crab cakes because one day he said; “Honey, today I’m taking care of everything for you. I’ll do the laundry, walk the dogs and go grocery shopping – so could you please just make those crab cakes before you’ll go crazy?” Haha, bless him! He really did do all those things for me, so I had plenty of time to try making these. Not that I really needed that much extra time for these – 25 minutes was all I needed!

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Quick Tip: Serve with tartar sauce.

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 Best Freakin’ Coleslaw On The Planet!

If you’re as big a fan of KFC as I am, I’m sure you’ve tried their coleslaw, too. It’s really delicious and that’s probably why people have tried so hard to copy it at home.

I had tried several copycat recipes but none of them were quite as tasty as “the real thing”. But then a friend of mine gave me this recipe and said I wouldn’t even know the difference. In fact, she said this was even better than the original coleslaw! I had my doubts about that, but I decided to give it a go, anyway.

Boy, am I glad that I did! This really is the most scrumptious coleslaw recipe on the planet, if you ask me – and I couldn’t imagine throwing a BBQ party without making at least one batch of this!

You can make this faster by using store-bought coleslaw mix, but if you want to use really fresh ingredients and shred some cabbage yourself, it’ll make this completely out of this world!

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Quick Tip: Feel free to use low-fat mayo and dairy products if you wish to make this leaner.

The Most Delish Potato Dish We’ve Ever Made

Let me tell you, friends, this time I have something completely mind-blowing for you! My cousin just came back from a 3-week trip in Europe. She and her husband rented a van and drove across so many countries, I can’t even remember. I was green with envy when they took off since that’s something I’ve always wanted to do myself! But I’m really happy they had such a wonderful vacation – and now we’re getting to the best part. They brought back a whole cookbook filled with recipes they had tried with the locals, all over Europe!

Of course I immediately copied every single recipe – I’m always up for trying new dishes and exotic flavors. I’ve only tried a couple of them so far, but they’ve both been absolutely delish. Like this amazing Czech potato salad, for example!

I know it’s kind of hard to go wrong when you’re making potato salad (they’re all good, if you ask me) but this one turned out exceptionally tasty. It was a huge hit at our garden party last week and I intend to make it again tomorrow, when we have friends coming over for a BBQ. This one is so yummy, I could skip the entree and just eat potato salad all night long!

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Quick Tip: I like to add smoked ham, but you can leave it out if preferred.

I am a huge fan of fusion meals. Not only fusion as in two countries’ flavors fused into one dish, but just opposites in one meal. For example, salty and sweet. That is such a cool combination to me and I really cannot get enough of it. I love to chow down a good dish of salty and sweet pretzels for example. There is nothing better than a pretzel dipped in some milk chocolate. Yum, yum!

Now, since I love this so much, I really enjoy playing with different flavors to achieve it. We have something like this in our Cuban culture with fried ripe plantains. They are basically sweet bananas fried to golden perfection and eaten along with our normally savory meal. It adds a touch of sweetness to our meals that is so cool! So, I decided I had to get something similar but with more of an American style meal which is how I came up with this cranberry turkey salad. It is cold and has the mix of the salty turkey with the sweet cranberry. Together, it is the perfect topping for a green salad or filling for a hearty sandwich. There are so many yummy things to be made with this one!

Photo and recipe courtesy of Six Sister’s Stuff.

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Quick Tip: Add any veggies you’d like.