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If You’ve Tried 5/6 Of These Recipes, Your Family Members Are Very Lucky

It is still very much winter here up North and occasionally I wonder if spring has forgotten all about us this year! I don’t mind the snow, as long as the days are nice and sunny, but sometimes the coldness really gets me. That’s when I like to cook these hearty dinner recipes, to keep myself and my family warm.

Some of these recipes have been around for decades and I can actually remember my grandmother serving them, when I was young. Some are a little bit more modern, although I’m not sure if I can call any of these “trendy”. In my opinion, that’s a good thing! I’ll take any old-fashioned recipe over a brand new one, anytime!

It’s impossible for me to name a single favorite of these; every one of these recipes has been a great success at our house, and I am making these pretty often. I like the fact that these are honest, hearty, inexpensive meals that you can make even on a tight budget.

What’s your favorite hearty dinner recipe? I’d love to hear about it, so don’t forget to leave a comment below!

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The little brother is giving his restaurant another go and he is starting it off with a bang by making chili cornbread casserole.

Who here likes cheese, chili, and cornbread? What do you think would happen if you mixed them all together into a luscious chili cornbread casserole? I’ll tell you, magic. Yes, magic in a ding dang pan, folks. I can’t begin to tell you just how wholesome, hearty, and tasty this recipe is. For one, whoever thought that a chili cornbread casserole could be savory? Whenever I think of cobblers I envision something fruity and dessert-like. That’s not the type of cobbler that this recipe is. You can enjoy this yummy dish as a dinnertime entree. This is a meal that has been permanently placed on my monthly meal plan.

Another thing that I like about this yummy chili cornbread casserole is its southern roots. This is totally southern comfort food. Now, when I made this chili cornbread casserole there were a few things that I left out because I didn’t feel like making a run to the grocery store.

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Quick Tip: You can use any type of cheese desired. If you like it hot, use Pepper Jack or a habanero laced cheese.

People Can’t Stop Sharing These Mouth-Watering Recipes

Let’s all take a deep breath and prepare ourselves for these wonderfully tasty, easy recipes. Life is hard, but cooking shouldn’t be – it’s what I always say when someone asks me how I manage to serve my family home cooked meals every day of the week. My secret is, I only make easy recipes – but when they are filled with so much flavor, no-one realizes they were a cinch to make!

These seven recipes have been in my family’s dinner rotation for so many years, I can’t even remember. Some of these my mother used to make when my sisters and I were just little girls. Sure, I tweak these occasionally, just to keep things fresh – but I’ve noticed my family enjoys these the most when I make the recipes just as they are.

If I had to name my absolute favorite of these, I would have to say… ummm… honestly, I’d have to say all of them. But I especially love the soup recipe you’ll find as #4 on this list. It’s super easy, and so delicious! Which one of these is your favorite?

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I’d like to shake the hand of the man who can resist the temptation of these mini cherry cheesecake tarts because he has much more willpower than I.

There is a lot to be said about these delicious mini cherry cheesecake tarts. For one, they are made using rich and flavorful cheesecake ingredients. I love me some cheesecake, don’t you? I think I could chow down on these tarts without the cherries if I had to. I mean, the cake portion of this dessert is so rich and flavorful. I love it! Another aspect that I completely adore about this recipe is how easy it is to make. These tarts taste like they came from an upscale bakery but really, they just came from my humble kitchen 🙂

Mini cherry cheesecake tarts are the perfect dessert for serving at a church potluck or family picnic.

G’head, make ’em and eat ’em like there is no tomorrow.

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Quick Tip: If you’d prefer a full-size tart simply pour the mixture into a pie plate instead of individual cupcake liners.

My sister and I set out to make our grannie’s famous layered carrot cake and what we came up with was something that she’d truly be proud of.

This classic carrot cake never runs out of style! What I mean is, even if there are a lot of new variations of cake recipes nowadays (I lost count of how many I have tasted just last year), this is still one of those cakes that you will love to come home to at the end of the day. Chocolate cakes, butter cakes, vanilla cakes, chiffon cakes, cinnamon cakes, and carrot cakes; these are some of the classic cakes that will always be there on top of the cake hierarchy list. In my family, the favorite classic cake is this good old carrot cake simply because of its simple taste made yummier by the cream cheese frosting.

My grandmother used to make the best carrot cakes. She used buttercream though instead of cream cheese frosting. Grandmother said that during her youth, cream cheese was rare, so butter was the closest thing to cream frosting she could ever make, so that’s what she always made. It was delicious, and the cake itself was moist and not oily.

But I still preferred my mother’s version because she made it with cream cheese frosting. Cream cheese frosting is truly the best frosting for carrot cakes or even carrot cupcakes. In my family, it’s always the cream cheese frosting. And believe me, whenever carrot cake is served in front of my family, their slices will be gone in minutes!

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Quick Tip: Decorate the top with green and orange Wilton’s candy melts if you like.

I took a drive, crossed over the PA border into Ohio and got to experience the best Amish peanut butter pie I’ve EVER had.

You guys, Amish peanut butter pie has got to be one of my most favorite desserts on the planet. It’s cool, creamy, and filled with peanut buttery flavor. Who could ever ask for anything more? Now, the peanut butter pie that this midwestern chick is used to is much richer than the Amish version I am debuting today on the next page. When my Michigander mother makes a PB pie she uses cream cheese and not vanilla pudding. I actually prefer this method because I like a richer more robust PB pie.

With that being said, this Amish version of PB pie is still super amazing. The Amish certainly have a way with desserts and this Yoder’s peanut butter pie is definite proof of that.

This is the type of Amish peanut butter pie that my husband, a Pennsylvania native, grew up eating so he was delighted when I surprised him with this dessert. Apparently, his grandma would make Amish peanut butter pie to sell during church bake sales. Fun!

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Quick Tip: This creampie freezes very well. Make two!

Chocolate brownies aren’t only for children. Adults need ’em, too!

When my brother and I grew up, times were simpler. Our parents trusted us, and society, to travel around our little town after about age ten. We could only go if we were together though. We would hop on our bikes and go and explore. This could mean checking out little bike trails or roads that we hadn’t been on before. Sometimes we would get brave and pop into a store and do a little window shopping. The clerks started to know us after a few times. We were good kids, so we never caused any trouble.

That’s why they didn’t mind us hanging around so much. When we had some money in our pockets though, we would head straight for the town bakery. They had the best homemade desserts that I have ever tried. If we got there early enough, we would grab up one of their huge fudge brownies. They were like a little piece of heaven in our hands. The recipe was a lot like this one from Just A Pinch.

They were super cheap and super tasty. It’s a good thing that Mom and Dad never gave us more than a dollar or so, or we may have had a bit of a problem! Now that I have this recipe, I can make them for my kids and they can experience the flavor that I grew up loving so much.

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Quick Tip: Leave out the walnuts or pecans if you prefer.