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Roasted Butternut Squash Lasagna Rolls
Confession. I’ve made lasagna rolls before and they were an epic FAIL! They wouldn’t stay rolled up. I must of overstuffed them with meat or something, I don’t know.😂 But THESE! These were very cooperative rolls that came out beautiful! I’m always looking for options for meatless meals to incorporate into my weekly meals. This […]
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Easy Pineapple Chicken (Sweet and Sour) – Better than takeout!
I used to love ordering sweet and sour or pineapple chicken from Asian restaurants. But then I would feel disappointed about the ratio of chicken to coating. 🤨 Am I the only one who would bite into a seemingly large piece of chicken, and find there was actually NO chicken, only fried breading and sauce?? […]
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4 Ways to Reduce “Mom Guilt”.
At the beginning of this pandemic I had a hard time. In March 2020, I was super excited to head back to work from 1 year maternity leave. I was at work for a total of 7 days when everything shut down due to the Corona Virus COVID-19. I was disappointed, frustrated and anxious. To top it off, I was riddled with “Mom Guilt”. I had to find ways to combat the mom guilt and restore balance.
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Breast is BEST, until it’s NOT…
I wish someone told me how DIFFICULT breast feeding would be. *sigh*
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Honey Jerk Turkey Wings
Turkey wings!! Either you love them or you…don’t know what you are missing 😂 Turkey seems to be reserved for holidays only and I have no idea why. I mean, the excitement people have for eating mounds of left over turkey days after the holidays tells me that how enjoyable it is. However, I can’t […]
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Sweet, Tender, Coca-Cola Ribs
I don’t remember who taught me about Coca-cola ribs, but for as long as I can remember, this has been the easiest way to get sweet, tender, fall off the bone pork ribs.
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Pesto Shrimp Pizza
Fast, easy, restaurant quality pizza made at home. Pesto and shrimp combination elevates Friday night pizza night.
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Peanut Butter Banana Drink (Papa Milkshake)
My son loooves a cultural drink called Peanut Punch (Grace Foods). However, since introduced to it at almost 2 yrs old, he only refers to it as “Papa Juice”. Why you ask? Because his “Papa” (my father and his HERO) is the one who introduced it to him – so what else would it be […]
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He made me a mother, but I felt like a failure.
I made it to 5cm at 9am, got my epidural and waited, waited…and waited. By 4pm, I was still at 5cm. The Doctor was concerned about the baby’s heart decelerating during contractions and that he wasn’t moving down.
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Stuffed Peppers…made EASY
I never really enjoyed eating bell peppers. When ever the vegetable trays came out at parties with the dip, I always skipped the peppers. I remember as a child I would CRINGE when my classmates would have peppers for sanck and eat them plain… not even with a little dip?? It wasn’t until I started […]