Gnocchi with Brown Butter

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Once I started making my own homemade potato gnocchi, the next task was to decide on a sauce. One simple and tasty preparation is this delicious Gnocchi with Browned Butter. Brown butter – YUM! You can start with a fresh or store bought gnocchi. I used homemade, which I rolled …

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Homemade Potato Gnocchi

Traditional homemade gnocchi are made with potatoes, flour, egg & salt. You'll be amazed at how easily these come together with typical pantry ingredients.

I’ve wanted to make Homemade Potato Gnocchi for a long time. I thought they were too fussy and difficult to make, so I was afraid to try. I’m not usually one for timely and fussy preparations. I was watching Masterchef this season and in one of the pressure tests, the …

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Cheesy Refried Beans

Cheesy Refried Beans is a delicious side dish that doubles as an appetizer or even a main meal. It's a must-have in your weeknight or game day lineup.

Cheesy Refried Beans are a favorite side dish or even a party type snack food in our house. Football season just wouldn’t be football season without a batch of this beans warming in our crock pot. Seriously yummy.

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Traditional Diner-Style Onion Rings

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Every once in a while, I get some pretty insane cravings for onion rings. Aside from the typical fast food joints, we have no local outlet for getting some good old fashioned diner-style rings. My husband isn’t a fan of beer battered rings and I just like the texture of …

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Watermelon Margaritas

two glasses of watermelon margaritas served with a salted rim and a watermelon slice.
Watermelon Margaritas have a bright and refreshing flavor & tastes like summer in a glass. Serve these at your next pool, taco or cinco de mayo party.

The flavor of Watermelon Margaritas is bright and refreshing and tastes like summer in a glass. Serve these for your next summer barbecue or Cinco de Mayo party! 

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Cherry Hand Pies

These cherry hand pies are amazing. Frozen empanada pie dough rounds make these handheld Cherry hand pies quick and easy to prepare.

These cherry hand pies are amazing. Frozen empanada pie dough rounds make these handheld Cherry hand pies quick and easy to prepare. If you’re not a fan of cherry pie filling, you can always use another fruit — or make your own.

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Mashed Carrots and Turnips

The mashed carrots are sweet while the rutabagas have an earthy flavor and they pair very well together. The added sweetness from the butter and a good sprinkling of salt really makes this dish shine.

Coarsely mashing boiled carrots and rutabaga together with a little butter really highlights ingredients. The two vegetables will not fully incorporate into an orange mash but will instead create a beautiful mosaic in your serving dish. If you caught it, yes, I said rutabaga instead of turnips. In Ireland, the …

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Cranberry Relish

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This sweet yet tart cranberry relish is a simple and delicious addition to any holiday menu. It is also simply the easiest Cranberry Relish recipe on the planet. No muss, no fuss. Cranberry relish is most often eaten on Thanksgiving with turkey and all the trimmings but I enjoy cranberry sauce all …

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Palak Chole – Spinach and Chickpea curry

One of the best things about Palak Chole is that it can be prepared both as a side or main (Vegan or vegetarian) meal. It is also Gluten Free.

I had been craving some Indian food last week and so we drove clear across town to our favorite restaurant to get some. But I would be lying if I didn’t say I wasn’t more than a little disappointed that there was no Vindaloo on the menu that day but a dish they did have in its place was Palak Chole.

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