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Crunchwrap Supreme

Crunchwrap Supreme

  The Crunchwrap Supreme at Taco Bell is one of my favorite menu items. It has everything you could want all wrapped up in a perfectly toasted tortilla pouch. Unfortunately if everyone in my family wants one that will run me over $40. Follow my recipe and make...

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Frisco Melt

Frisco Melt

  The Frisco Melt has been my longtime favorite menu item at Steak 'n Shake, a popular fast-food chain that started in 1934 in the midwest. It's located all over the United States but has fallen on harder times as their "cook to order" motto creates long wait...

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Bacon Grilled Cheese

Bacon Grilled Cheese

this post may contain affiliate links   I think I just ate the best grilled cheese of my life. It wasn't at a restaurant. It was at home and it was by complete accident. My kids begged me to make my creamy tomato soup with grilled cheese for dinner. I had a wave...

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Italian Penicillin Soup with Chicken

Italian Penicillin Soup with Chicken

this post may contian affiliate links   Italian Penicillin Soup is a staple in Italian households. It got its name from being credited to clearing up cold and flu symptoms. It is essentially chicken noodle soup without the chicken. However, my recipe includes the...

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Easy Chicken Fried Rice

Easy Chicken Fried Rice

this post may contain affiliate links     Trader Joe's frozen vegetable fried rice is a cooking hack I found several years ago that replaced my homemade recipe upon the first bite. Each bag contains 16 ounces of the highest quality fried rice that has...

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Chicken a la King

Chicken a la King

this post may contain affiliate links   Chicken a la King is a classic American dish that consists of diced or shredded chicken, mushrooms and peas served in a rich creamy sauce, often made with heavy cream, butter and chicken broth. Due to it's indulgent and...

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Fried Turkey

Fried Turkey

this post may contain affiliate links   If you haven't had fried turkey, you are missing out. It is the BEST way to prepare your Thanksgiving or Chirstmas turkey. This will be the fifth Thanksgiving I've fried our turkey and I'm never going back. Why is frying...

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Brined Pork Tenderloin

Brined Pork Tenderloin

  Pork tenderloin is a lean tender cut of meat. It's often overlooked but it's one of my favorite cuts of meat because it's affordable and becomes the same consistency of filet mignon if soaked in a brine. A brine is typically a salt or salt, sugar and water...

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Creamy Mac and Cheese

Creamy Mac and Cheese

  This mac and cheese recipe is the best I've ever had. That's saying a lot because I have tested dozens of recipes over the years. Mac and cheese is something that is so simple but we overcomplicate things, don't we? I think everyone thinks it can be improved...

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