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The other day I made a lovely chicken dinner with my favorite mashed potatoes for a side dish. My family is crazy about mashed potatoes, so I made a double batch to make sure everyone would have their bellies full! However, the chicken turned out so delicious, too, that everyone was saving room for seconds. I ended up with a lot of leftover mashed potatoes and I had no idea what to do with all of it. So I did a quick search online and found this tasty looking recipe over at IdeaHacks!

Boy, am I glad I did! These little fried pillows of crispy and gooey goodness are to die for! These come out like a gastro-pub appetizer, they are amazing and surprisingly easy for how intricate they are. It’s pretty obvious that fried mashed potato’s with cheese on the inside and bacon on the outside is going to be something special but these go above and beyond! My son immediately asked if week could have these once a week, and I am tempted to say yes… I’m also definitely going to serve these as appetizers in our next BBQ party!

Recipe and image courtesy IdeaHacks

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Quick tip: Add in some chopped jalapenos!

How To Cook a 5 Star Meal Without a Hassle

These ridiculously easy bacon wrapped cream cheese stuffed chicken breasts are to die for. Seriously, I could barely wait for these to finish baking, but I tried really hard to control my urges to pick at the half-cooked chicken. It is amazing how few ingredients are necessary for these delicious and moist breasts. These also take very little prep and are great when you are in a rush. We all know sometimes eating chicken breasts can be challenging due to the fact the breast gets so dry from the low-fat content, well this recipe counteracts this with bacon and cream cheese!

Whenever I make these chicken breasts for dinner my kid’s eyes light right up. My husband gets pretty darn excited, too. You see, we are a family of carnivorous bacon eaters. My family and I tend to get pretty excited about foods that contain bacon. To us, bacon is a gift from pigs. Thank you, piggies!

Now, hen you wrap your bacon around your chicken breasts prepare for an explosion of flavor. They meat comes out so juicy and tender that your eyes will roll back in your head. Don’t believe me? Follow the recipe on the next page and see for yourself 🙂

Recipe courtesy of Food.com.

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Quick Tip: This meal pairs well with steamed or grilled asparagus.

This dessert will be on my tasty top ten when I do it for desserts. I love the pucker it gives you, along with the denseness of the pound cake and the creaminess of the frosting. Cream cheese with key lime is genius! This really comes out as if it’s from a high-end bakery; the contrast of sour and sweet is divine. Seriously, I think if the amazing Chef Gordan Ramsey himself gave this luscious pounder a try he would actually have something nice to say about it.

I made this amazing key lime cake with cream cheese frosting for a party that I went to last summer. It’s light and refreshing and perfect for a balmy day treat. All of the ladies loved it. I found that the cake went well with iced sweetened tea. Everyone enjoyed the cake and was buggering me for the recipe. I was writing it down on paper napkins!

Please let us know what you think, and share with all your friends.

Original recipe Theirreverentkitchen

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Quick Tip: This cake is best served when chilled.

Wow, these cookies are tasty! And get this; normally, making some cookies from scratch entails mixers, ovens, and a huge cleanup, but these no bake cookies couldn’t be easier! I love the texture of these. On one hand, they melt in your mouth, but on the other, they have a pleasant bite because of the oatmeal. These are a must try – too easy not to try! Let us know what you think and as always share with all your friends. This is the perfect recipe for those moments when you get a call from your friends, and they are coming over for a surprise visit!

Just start prepping these no-bake cookies right away, and they’ll be ready by the time you hear the doorbell. Everyone loves these, and you can adjust the flavor by adding your favorite flavorings! I love these with coconut extract! When you use coconut extract the cookies sort of taste like a macaroon. I think they taste delightful 🙂

Recipe and image courtesy of 12Tomatoes.

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Quick Tip: Mke an extra batch to freeze.

I know some of you who are die hard mashed potato aficionados will be saying, “A Casserole?” But as the original poster states, after one bite of these, you will be won over. This casserole is not only extremely tasty – it has a great texture, as well. And here is the kicker; it’s really easy to make! So please give this delicious and easy mashed potato recipe a try, and let us know what you think.

Here’s a great tip from one of the readers, on how to make this ahead:

A holiday lifesaver: moving mashed potato tasks to a day or two before. For more traditional potatoes skip the bread crumb/cheese topping. To mitigate the sour cream cut that by half and sub in a little softened cream cheese and some warmed milk (skim!), which also provided the extra moisture others have noted. Kept for 2 days in the fridge in an ordinary foil steam pan, potatoes reheated perfectly (an hour at 350 – not 400) and tasted “just made.”

Recipe and image courtesy of NYtimes.

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Quick Tip: Any type of meat pairs well with this dish!

Wow, these drunken cupcakes will be the life of the party for any occasion (other than your one-year old’s birthday party)! But seriously, these cupcakes have a depth of flavor that you just cannot get out of a regular chocolate cupcake. The texture is also amazing; they are moist and have the perfect balance of denseness. The secret to that is obviously the Guinness and the sour cream. Who knew! I would have been using a stout and sour cream in all my cupcakes if I knew that they would turn out like this! In addition to the yummyness of these, they are relatively easy to make – no harder than any of your standard cupcakes.

Here’s a funny comment from one of the readers over at Irish Central:

I have to stop reading these food articles, gained another 2 pounds then fell on me face.  Guess I will have to wait a bit before I start to run again…

Haha! You’d better at least be careful! These are the perfect cupcakes to go with a strong cup of coffee, or a big scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Recipe and image courtesy of Irish Central.

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Quick Tip: Serve these awesome cupcakes up with a nice Irish coffee!

Savor The Flavors Of Sweet Honey And Seasonings Baked Onto Tender Chicken Breasts When You Make This Recipe

This honey roasted chicken recipe comes out perfectly! In fact, the proof is in how well it smells as it’s cooking. I mean, wow, just wow! I was cooking this meal up the other day and my husband came in from working outside and was wondering how long before we could eat this flavorful masterpiece. Now, if you know anything about my husband, it’s that nothing, not even food, can pull him away from his work. You can’t ask for a better balance between savory and sweet.

It was perfectly cooked, tender and juicy inside but with the skin crispy! This really is reminiscent of some down home southern cooking for sure. The original poster of this recipe said that she liked this as a child so this is some home cooking, just not sure from what area of the country. The kicker to all of this is how simple and easy this Tastee recipe really is.

I will definitely be adding this recipe to my top secret recipe box. A gem like this should be kept with care 🙂

Recipe and image courtesy of Oh Sweet Basil.

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Quick tip: Serve this meal up with a side of roasted baby carrots, red potatoes, and a side salad.