Recipes

This is the place to find all our recipes — everything from our most popular, sweet treats, pastries, to authentic Italian and Chinese recipes, or if you just, like, have some sad vegetables in your fridge to use up and you need some inspiration.

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Cola Pot Roast

This cola pot roast is loaded with flavor from the overnight marinade, veggies, and slow cooked beef! It’s such a comforting meal that leaves you full and happy! Serve over buttered noodles with a nice red wine and you’ve got a classic Sunday dinner that looks just as spectacular as it tastes.

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Zesty BBQ Chex Party Mix

This chex party mix has a little kick with hot sauce and lots of BBQ flavor! It makes for the perfect snack to set out for guests to nibble on, after school, game nights / movie nights, tailgating, road trips and the holidays.

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Pecan Honey Whiskey Pie

Pecan pie, but make it with a twist? Okay, done! I’ve added honey whiskey to the filling and it’s truly the chefs kiss to these individual pecan pies! It adds a hint of flavor that makes all the difference, but isn’t overpowering. With a flaky, buttery crust and a gooey pecan packed filling, you need these pies on your Thanksgiving dessert table.

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All Butter Pie Dough

The key components to a great pie crust for me are: flaky, tender, crispy on the outside, and a buttery flavor. Well this recipe right here, checks off all the boxes, making it my favorite all butter pie crust!

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Cranberry Brie Bites

These cranberry brie bites are filled with creamy brie cheese, sweet and tart cranberry sauce, crispy onion pieces, and a hint of rosemary. It’s a flavor bomb in every bite! They are an elegant hors d’oeuvre that is great for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, or any Holiday party but the best part is you can make them in under 15 minutes!

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Pepper Jelly Spread

All you need are two ingredients to make the pepper jelly spread + crackers, that’s it! You can make it in under one minute and it’s the perfect appetizer to throw together for Thanksgiving & Christmas get togethers. Believe me it’s a crowd favorite and everyone will absolutely love it!

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Apple Cider Pomegranate Margaritas

This apple cider pomegranate margarita is the perfect drink for nights by the bon fire, parties, Halloween, Thanksgiving…all the fall events! It’s also a great way to use fresh apple cider and apples from a local orchard. Double or triple this recipe and make a large pitcher for your next gathering!

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Chili Cornbread Skillet

This chili cornbread skillet is made with baking the cornbread on top of a delicious and hearty chili. Oh and while we’re at it, let’s just go for it and add cheese in the middle. I mean why not?! This is the perfect easy weeknight dinner, game day food, or a dish to bring over to a friend!

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Mama’s Apple pie

This apple pie has limited ingredients - just the basics - however everything comes together in the most delicious way. There is a flour, butter, sugar crust, granny smith apples, sugar, and cinnamon with some water. That’s it! You need to try this one!

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S’mores Bars

S’mores bars are the perfect treat! They are so easy to make and always devoured by everyone. They have a base layer of cookie made with graham cracker crumbs, then layered with lots of chocolate chunks, mini marshmallows, and topped with dollops of the delicious cookie base!

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Apple Pecan Croissant Bake

The perfect warm breakfast for fall and the holidays that could even double as a dessert with a scoop of ice cream! And it couldn’t be any easier to make. The croissants are baked on top of a butter, brown sugar, apple, pecan mixture that turns into a caramel like sticky topping when finished!

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Pancetta Brussels Sprouts

Leveling up the plain ol brussels sprouts and making them epic with this recipe! There’s so many layers of flavor with salty, sour, and sweet that make these brussels sprouts perfectly balanced and so addicting. Plus these roasted pancetta brussels sprouts are so easy to make it would be the perfect everyday side and also a great Holiday dish to add to the family table!

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Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes

Mini pumpkin cheesecakes are the perfect fall desert to get you in the mood for all things pumpkin spice! They are creamy, have a crunch in the cookie bottom and so easy to make.

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Pumpkin Parfaits

These pumpkin parfaits are layered with pumpkin cream cheese spread (can we say hello little cheesecake like bites in every spoonful), pumpkin puree, vanilla pudding, and whipped cream. It’s literally layers of flavor making for a nice dessert that isn’t overpowering or too sweet.

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Old Fashioned Pot Roast

Low and slow cooking never tasted so good! Old fashioned pot roast is the ultimate stick to your ribs, comfort meal. Melt in your mouth delicious, with ingredients like red wine and balsamic vinegar, this recipe has layers of flavor!

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Pumpkin Pie Cinnamon Rolls

These cinnamon rolls have all the fall flavors in one bit, but x 10. I mean an ooey gooey cinnamon roll layered with pumpkin pie filling, c’mmon. I get warm and fuzzy just thinking about eating one of these decadent rolls.

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