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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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Tom Cruise Cake

Tom Cruise Cake

this post may contain affiliate links   This is a copycat version of the famous "Tom Cruise Cake" from Doan's Bakery in California. It famously got its name from being ordered every year around the holidays by Tom Cruise and sent to his family and friends. At...

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Sweet and Spicy Cucumbers

Sweet and Spicy Cucumbers

this post may contain affiliate links   Sweet and spicy cucumbers are my new favorite food. A thinly sliced seedless cucumber gets doused in the most delicious sweet and spicy peanut sauce. Each drippy crunchy bite sends me out of this world and back. The...

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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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Skillet Apple Crisp

Skillet Apple Crisp

  This skillet apple crisp is incredible. Its the perfect balance of sweet and tart with the most incredible crumble oat topping and cinnamon gooey center. I love that it comes together in less time than my traditional apple crisp recipe. It almost feels like...

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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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Easy Pizza Hut Cinnamon Sticks

Easy Pizza Hut Cinnamon Sticks

  Pizza Hut introduced the world to their cinnamon sticks in the early 2000's as a dessert option at the pizza chain. They're essentially a version of Pizza Hut's breadsticks but in dessert form. In keeping with tradition, the cinnamon sticks have a long...

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