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This Bang Bang Shrimp recipe is a copy cat of our favorite Bonefish Grill recipe! Light, crispy and zesty! ⁠
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This Bang Bang Shrimp recipe is a copy cat of our favorite Bonefish Grill recipe! Light, crispy and zesty! ⁠
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This copy cat In n Out recipe is INSANE!  These Air Fryer Loaded Animal Fries will have you drooling! ⁠
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This copy cat In n Out recipe is INSANE! These Air Fryer Loaded Animal Fries will have you drooling! ⁠
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Feb 27

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A warm and cheesy Slow Cooker Corn Dip that everyone is sure to love! ⁠
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A warm and cheesy Slow Cooker Corn Dip that everyone is sure to love! ⁠
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Feb 26

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This delicious Skillet Shepherd's Pot Pie is warm and comforting and ready in 30 minutes! ⁠
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This delicious Skillet Shepherd's Pot Pie is warm and comforting and ready in 30 minutes! ⁠
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These Instant Pot Meatball Subs are filled with tender homemade meatballs and ready in only 25 minutes! ⁠
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These Instant Pot Meatball Subs are filled with tender homemade meatballs and ready in only 25 minutes! ⁠
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Dec 24

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Fruitcake cookies are a new take on the much maligned holiday Fruit Cake. These fruit cookies are a delicious little bites will make you rethink how you feel about this controversial dessert.
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Fruitcake cookies are a new take on the much maligned holiday Fruit Cake. These fruit cookies are a delicious little bites will make you rethink how you feel about this controversial dessert.
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Brownie Chocolate Crinkle Cookies  are one of the most perfect cookie inventions EVER! It starts with a box brownie mix, so it is super simple and ends with sheer chocolatey bliss.
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Brownie Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are one of the most perfect cookie inventions EVER! It starts with a box brownie mix, so it is super simple and ends with sheer chocolatey bliss.
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Dec 22

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This easy Vegetarian Miso Ramen is one of the recipes from my new book, The Super Easy Teen Cookbook!  The book is loaded with Insta-worthy recipes your kids can make!  This ain't their mama's cookbook! 
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This easy Vegetarian Miso Ramen is one of the recipes from my new book, The Super Easy Teen Cookbook! The book is loaded with Insta-worthy recipes your kids can make! This ain't their mama's cookbook!
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When it comes to the holiday, I’m all about easy. 
This easy 5 Minute Fudge recipe is one of my favorite easy Christmas recipes.  I can make it minutes and everyone loves it.Description here
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When it comes to the holiday, I’m all about easy.
This easy 5 Minute Fudge recipe is one of my favorite easy Christmas recipes. I can make it minutes and everyone loves it.Description here
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If you have never had a cream cheese cookie you do not know what you are missing. It is like a crispy cheese cake bite that will delight your senses.
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If you have never had a cream cheese cookie you do not know what you are missing. It is like a crispy cheese cake bite that will delight your senses.
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Dec 20

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Hot Cocoa Cookies are everything that is right with the world. They are a melt in your mouth, magical, fudgy confections that will become a family favorite. ☕️🍫🍪
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Hot Cocoa Cookies are everything that is right with the world. They are a melt in your mouth, magical, fudgy confections that will become a family favorite. ☕️🍫🍪
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Dec 20

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These Loaded Sheet Pan Nachos are a great snack for hungry kids!  The best part is, they can make them themselves!  This is one of the recipes from my new cookbook, The Super Easy Teen Cookbook! 

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These Loaded Sheet Pan Nachos are a great snack for hungry kids! The best part is, they can make them themselves! This is one of the recipes from my new cookbook, The Super Easy Teen Cookbook!

There are 75 deliciously easy recipes that cooks of any ability can make!
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Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies are a favorite because they remind me so much of those iconic Thin Mint Cookies we all love but even better! Most importantly, they are super easy to make with a box cake mix.
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Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies are a favorite because they remind me so much of those iconic Thin Mint Cookies we all love but even better! Most importantly, they are super easy to make with a box cake mix.
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Dec 18

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Southern Cornbread Dressing is the perfect side dish for your holiday table. It is always the bowl that everyone grabs for first and goes in again for seconds and thirds.
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Southern Cornbread Dressing is the perfect side dish for your holiday table. It is always the bowl that everyone grabs for first and goes in again for seconds and thirds.
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Dec 18

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These Reindeer Chocolate Sugar Cookies are just so cute. Kids of all ages enjoy making them and contributing to the fun of the holiday season and also get the opportunity to make something delicious to eat.
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These Reindeer Chocolate Sugar Cookies are just so cute. Kids of all ages enjoy making them and contributing to the fun of the holiday season and also get the opportunity to make something delicious to eat.
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Dec 17

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Everyone should know how to make the Perfect Omelet!  I show you step-by-step in my new book, The Super Easy Teen Cookbook! 

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Everyone should know how to make the Perfect Omelet! I show you step-by-step in my new book, The Super Easy Teen Cookbook!

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These Melting Sweet Potatoes are the best Baked Sweet Potato Recipe that you could ever imagine. Perfect for anytime you want a show stopper of a sweet potato recipe!
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These Melting Sweet Potatoes are the best Baked Sweet Potato Recipe that you could ever imagine. Perfect for anytime you want a show stopper of a sweet potato recipe!
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These easy Snickerdoodle Cookies are a five ingredient wonder. They are a quick snack that is warm, cinnamony, chewy and delicious.
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These easy Snickerdoodle Cookies are a five ingredient wonder. They are a quick snack that is warm, cinnamony, chewy and delicious.
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Kolaczki are traditional Polish cookies made with a cream cheese cookie base and filled with sweet jam. This recipe will be the hit of your next cookie exchange.
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Kolaczki are traditional Polish cookies made with a cream cheese cookie base and filled with sweet jam. This recipe will be the hit of your next cookie exchange.
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My Grandmother’s No Knead Easy Dinner Rolls have been a well guarded secret in our family. But it’s a good thing I’m sharing it with you...these blissful little clouds of perfection will put a smile on everyone’s faces ☺️🍞🤗
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My Grandmother’s No Knead Easy Dinner Rolls have been a well guarded secret in our family. But it’s a good thing I’m sharing it with you...these blissful little clouds of perfection will put a smile on everyone’s faces ☺️🍞🤗
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