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These Honey Buffalo Crockpot Meatballs are slow cooked in a mouthwatering sweet and spicy sauce made from just 4 ingredients! Perfect as a party appetizer, game day treat, or fun dinner!

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This spooky and mysterious black magic martini is made with just 4 ingredients (including optional garnishes) and is absolutely perfect for Halloween! Stir in edible luster dust to give your vodka martini eerie and mystical swirls!

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Whipped slightly sweetened cream cheese topped with a sweet, tart, and spicy cranberry jalapeño mixture. The red and green colors are perfect for the holidays, and this recipe uses dried cranberries to make this easy to make year-round. This is a dip that people go crazy over!

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Cranberry Jalapeño Cream Cheese Dip

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Turkey is slathered in a savory garlic and herb butter, stuffed with aromatics like onion, lemon, and herbs, then roasted until crispy on the outside and moist and tender inside. It’s perfect for your Thanksgiving or other holiday dinners!

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Garlic and Herb Roasted Turkey

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These baked chicken bacon ranch sliders are made with soft slider buns, shredded chicken tossed in a savory ranch sauce with sharp cheese and crispy bacon, then topped with a garlic butter sauce! They’re the perfect appetizer for game day or any party, and will feed a crowd!

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Chicken Bacon Ranch Sliders

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These caramel apple cupcakes are the perfect blend of fluffy, soft, and moist. Studded with diced apples and topped with a generous swirl of caramel cinnamon buttercream frosting, they taste like a sweet caramel apple, and are perfect for the Fall season!

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Caramel Apple Cupcakes

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Save yourself some money during the holidays by making a Honey Baked Turkey Breast at home! Moist turkey is cooked with butter and honey, then slathered with a sticky sweet and smoky glaze that’s broiled until it becomes a glorious sugary crust!

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Copycat Honey Baked Turkey Breast

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This autumn harvest salad uses plenty of in-season produce, and is great as a side or even a light dinner! The light apple cider orange vinaigrette perfectly elevates the flavors of sharp blue cheese, crisp apples, sweet figs, pickled red onion, candied pecans and more.

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Autumn Harvest Salad

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HONEY GARLIC SALMON - Succulent and tender salmon filets cooked in a mouthwatering simple honey garlic sauce, then broiled until sticky and caramelized. Made with simple ingredients, in one pan, and in just 20 minutes! #salmon #honeygarlic #onepan #easyrecipe #dinner #seafood #fish

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Tender chicken breasts smothered in a rich garlic cream sauce, all made in the same pan, and ready in less than 30 minutes! #easyrecipe #weeknightdinner #dinnerrecipe #chicken #garlic #creamy #onepan #onepot #skilletmeal

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The BEST copycat zuppa toscana soup, made with spicy crumbled sausage, silky potatoes, and an ultra creamy broth. Bacon and kale put the finishing touch on this Olive Garden copycat recipe! #soup #souprecipe #copycat #zuppatoscana #olivegarden #slowcooker #crockpot #instantpot #pressurecooker #easyrecipe #weeknightmeal

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This Old Fashioned Apple Crisp takes chopped apples, cinnamon, brown sugar, and the best crispy oat topping, and is baked into the ultimate Fall dessert! Top with a scoop of ice cream and salted caramel for the perfect treat! #applecrisp #oat #falldessert #appledessert #fromscratch

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The best thing to happen to easy weeknight dinner - One Pot Spaghetti! The pasta cooks IN the homemade sauce, so it absorbs every bit of flavor possible, leaving you with only one pot to wash and dinner ready in 30 minutes! #spaghetti #italian #pasta #dinner #easyrecipe #weeknightmeal #onepot #onepan

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Always a huge crowd-pleaser, this 7 layer dip is literally layer upon layer of bold, mouthwatering flavors! This appetizer is perfect for any game day party, or holiday gathering! #appetizer #party #gameday #layerdip #7layerdip #beandip #mexican #fiesta

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This peach cobbler is made with cinnamon sugared peaches, topped with a buttery shortbread-like topping, then baked to bubbly perfection! Made with fresh, frozen or canned peaches, it's the perfect summer dessert recipe! #cobbler #peach #dessert #dessertrecipe #summer #peaches #southern #easydessert #easyrecipe

Homemade Peach Cobbler (Bourbon Spiked)

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These cut out sugar cookies are delicious, have slightly crispy edges and soft centers, keep their shape, and they have perfect edges every single time! The only sugar cookie recipe you'll need! #sugarcookie #cutoutcookies #dessert #easyrecipe #makeahead #christmascookie #christmas #holiday #baking

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The tastiest homemade donut holes, ready in about 30 minutes, with no rolling or yeast to deal with. Mix, fry, eat! Breakfast is served! #breakfast #donut #doughnut #homemade #donutholes #easyrecipe

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Rich chocolate cake with drizzles of cookies and cream pudding, topped with fluffy whipped cream and chopped Oreo cookies! This party favorite recipe is a natural make ahead dessert recipe. #pokecake #chocolatecake #oreo #pudding #dessert #baking #easydessert

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Perfect for quick dinner, these family-favorite homemade sloppy joes are ready in 30 minutes or less! The silky rich sauce is ultra flavorful with a zesty kick! #sloppyjoes #weeknight

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This Instant Pot Mac and Cheese is ultra creamy and rich with a velvety smooth sauce! Ready in about 20 minutes, it's perfect for a busy night and always a family favorite! #macandcheese #comfortfood #macaroni #cheese #instantpot #pressurecooker #sidedish #comfortfood #holidayfood

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This copycat Broccoli Cheddar Soup is SO hearty and rich, and made in just one pot on your stovetop! Crockpot and Instant Pot directions too! #soup #copycatrecipe #broccolicheddar #broccolicheese #creamy #panera #souprecipe #comfortfood

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The Best Crockpot Meatloaf is a way to enjoy classic comfort food, even on a busy weeknight! Moist and tender, this meatloaf recipe is always a family favorite! #meatloaf #crockpot #slowcooker #comfortfood #weeknightrecipe #dinnerrecipe #beef #groundbeef #family

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Review Crockpot Meatloaf

In our weekly rotation!

I have 3 boys and they request this meatloaf once a week.

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Review White Chicken Chili

Award-Winning!

I won my work’s chili cook off! This recipe was a huge hit!! Definitely recommend!!

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Beef Barley soup

Hearty, flavorful, and easy!

Soup was amazing! Hearty, flavorful and easy. Wouldn’t change anything!! My new go to recipe!!

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Review Baked Mac and Cheese

Simply the best!

This Mac and Cheese is hands down, the best I’ve ever had, and that is saying a lot!

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