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Homemade Crispy Onion Rings

Crispy fried onion rings with panko bread crumbs on a white plate and served with copycat Chick Fil A sauce.

Word of caution. These homemade crispy onion rings are addicting! Prepare yourself to eat more than just one onion ring, but to be utterly and completely satisfied. These are so good and perfectly crispy with every bite! We don’t make these all that often because it really is a process, but it is so worth it! Especially if you are gonna serve it with a homemade hamburger like ours (which…

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Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Bowl of garlic mashed potatoes with butter on top and parsley.

Okay let’s talk potatoes. I live in a household where potatoes are feared and not loved. Unless it is french fries, it is super hard to get both my kids and husband to eat potatoes. That includes sweet potatoes! Um what? I know. Thanksgiving being my favorite holiday ends up being tricky in the food department! As for myself, I love potatoes and especially a good helping of garlic mashed…

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Raspberry Jello with Sour Cream Topping

Raspberry Jello with Sour Cream topping and chopped walnuts in a 9x13 pyrex pan.

The 4th of July is coming up this weekend and we are gearing up for all of the festivities, and most importantly, what food we are going to eat! We don’t have very much family here in Utah so we are spending it with friends this year, so to bring the family aspect to the holiday, I am making this family recipe. Raspberry jello with sour cream topping. We have…

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Perfectly Boiled Corn On The Cob

Perfectly boiled corn on the cob with butter, sea salt, and parsley.

It is corn season and we can’t be more excited. Our middle child Decklin loves corn so much and is thrilled when he knows it will be on that nights dinner menu. Honestly, it could be frozen and he would be equally excited! He is our best eater so pleasing his taste buds don’t take much. But when we introduced this perfectly boiled corn on the cob to our dinner…

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Homemade Restaurant Style Ranch

Bowl of homemade restaurant style ranch with sliced veggies.

We love sauces and dips in our household and any time we can add a dip to our meal, we do and try to do it well! My sister gave me this homemade restaurant style ranch recipe a while back and decided to try it out. And oh man, is it good! It is that perfect dipping style ranch to dip your wings, french fries, chips, and veggies in. In…

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Authentic Mexican Flour Tortillas

Stack of authentic homemade flour tortillas in a muslin white towel.

The authentic Mexican flour tortillas are the real deal, straight from the streets of Mexico to your own kitchen. They are made with lard, flour, salt, and warm water and that is it! And that makes a perfectly soft, flavorful, and most importantly, pliable tortilla! There is nothing worse then putting time into making homemade tortillas for them to cook into a crispy shell. That is the worst and we…

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Strawberry Spinach Salad with Balsamic Honey Dressing

Wooden bowl and wooden spoons with a strawberry spinach salad and balsamic honey dressing ready to be served.

Strawberry spinach salad with balsamic honey dressing is a salad lovers dream! Strawberries, spinach, pecans, poppy seeds, and an incredible balsamic honey dressing! And we are going to let you into a little secret. You see those little specks of cheese in the mix? You would think it is feta right? It is pretty typical to put feta cheese in a fancy salad like this cause lets face it, feta…

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Homemade Garlic Butter Naan Bread

This is a recipe that truley surprised me and in a very good way. I have always heard of naan and how it is absolutely delicious, but didn’t ever think to make it homemade. I am a dinner roll girl, so when I think of making bread, our homemade dinner rolls are usually my go to recipe. But with out homemade red curry chicken chili, which is our favorite chili…

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Copycat Chick Fil A Sauce

Dipping a waffle fry into a ramekin filled with a copy cat Chick Fil A Sauce.

We are fortunate enough to live near a Chick Fil A location and that actually might be a bad thing by how much we visit! But it is just so good it is hard to stay away for too long. Their original chicken sandwich will always be my favorite, with a side of waffle fries and of course, their original dipping sauce. If I could have swimming pool full of…

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Hot Sausage Dip

Hot sausage dip with chips and jalapeno in a galvanized tray.

Say hello to the hot sausage dip. A perfect and super flavorful sausage dish to dip salty chips in and make everyone at your party or gathering very happy. I mean, who doesn’t like cream cheese and sour cream mixed together with crispy cooked sausage, bell peppers, and jalapeno!? I am salivating just thinking about how good this dip is! I was introduced to this dish by my Sister in…

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