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Appetizers

My mom has a way of making any Tex-Mex dish appealing and scrumptious, but this homemade guacamole recipe is perfect! I'd say it's the best damn guacamole.

Homemade Guacamole Recipe

Easy Homemade Salsa

Wolf Brand Chili Thicker & Heartier Recipes

Deliciously Cheesy Bacon Ranch Pull Apart Bread...YUMMO!

Cheesy Bacon Ranch Pull Apart Bread

Simple and easy dessert bread to share with everyone...Pull Apart Cinnamon Bread | MomsConfession.com

Cinnamon Pull Apart Bread

Looking for easy Super Bowl Party Recipes? Get 40+ easy football party recipes that will have your guests mouth watering on Super Bowl Sunday!

40+ Super Bowl Party Recipes for the Big Game

simple deviled eggs on a brown platter with eggs in the background

Simple & Easy Classic Deviled Eggs Recipe for Thanksgiving

kraft dressing

Delicious Avacado Ranch Dip

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Breakfast Ideas

This scrumptious, quick and easy blueberry muffin bread from scratch is so delicious! We made this blueberry muffin loaf and it was devoured in about 5 minutes flat! You must try it yourself!

Quick and Easy Blueberry Muffin Bread Recipe

Banana nut bread recipes are a dime a dozen on the internet, but the sweet smell of this bread recipe baking makes my heart go pitter patter. It's so good!

DELICIOUS & EASY BANANA NUT BREAD RECIPE

Are you trying to live the gluten free lifestyle? Do you need new gluten-free meal ideas? These gluten-free breakfast ideas are exactly what you need.

Gluten-Free Breakfast Ideas

These winter breakfast ideas are perfect for the family to enjoy on a cool winter day. Check out this amazing list of winter meal ideas today!

Winter Breakfast Ideas

Back to School Breakfast Ideas - simple breakfast meal ideas to help you get back into your back to school routine!

Back to School Breakfast Ideas

These grilled bacon skewers are a tasty and the perfect breakfast idea for Father's Day. This simple recipe idea for Father's Day is going to be a huge hit!

The Best Grilled Bacon Waffle Skewers Recipe

Quick & Healthy Breakfast Tacos

Looking for easy breakfast meal ideas? This muffin tin omelets recipe is the answer! These omelets in muffin tins are great on the go and back to school.

Easy Breakfast Meal Idea – Easy Muffin Tin Omelets Recipe

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Dessert Recipes

baked sopapillas

Baked Sopapilla Recipe – Simple Snack for Diabetics

These black and white popcorn balls are so yummy and remind me so much of the movie, Beetlejuice!

Beetlejuice Popcorn Balls

smores bars

Cinnamon S’Mores Bars

Pumpkin White Chocolate Cookies

Pumpkin White Chocolate Cookies

If you are looking to add something sweet to your 4th of July, you don't want to miss out on these amazing 4th of July dessert recipes. All #1 in my books!

The Best 4th of July Dessert Recipes

banana pudding in a bowl on a cutting board

Easy Banana Pudding Recipe

Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Delicious marshmallow pops

Silver & White Marshmallow Pops

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Drinks & Smoothies

Stop cold and cough season with this hot toddy shot recipe | Moms Confession

Hot Toddy Shot

This is the easiest and best tasting apple cider recipe you will ever make! Must try!

How to Make Your Own Apple Cider

Looking for the perfect summer drink for a hot day? Learn how to make sun tea with strawberries and lemon. It's tastes amazing and is so easy to make.

Sweet Strawberry Lemon Green Sun Tea Recipe

moscoto party mixer

Moscato Party Mixer Recipe

Winter Drink ideas like Hot Cocoa, Cider, and more are amazing for cold winter evenings! Check out our ideas and recipes here!

Top Winter Drinks Ideas

Fall Drink Ideas are great for using at your first fun fall bonfire party! Grab this list of ideas and create delicious drinks everyone will love!

Fall Drink Ideas

Making this good moscato cocktail at home tastes so much better on a cool summer day. Plus it's great for the upcoming your 4th of July parties.

The Best Strawberry Moscato Cocktail EVER!

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Lunch Ideas

homemade pigs in a blanket

Easy Homemade Pigs in a Blanket with Spicy Mustard Dipping Sauce

Looking for gluten-free meal ideas? I know finding gluten-free lunch ideas can be tricky so I've put together a great resource for you. Check it out!

Gluten-Free Lunch Ideas

Baked Tortilla Pepperoni Pizza

Crispy Tortilla Pizza with Pepperoni

These creative winter lunch ideas are perfect to enjoy all season long. Try one or try them all...you won't be sorry!

Creative Winter Lunch Ideas

Believe it or not, it is possible to have a yummy and nutritious lunch while you are traveling on the open road; it just takes a little planning. Here are some road trip lunch ideas to consider today so you can start planning ahead.

Road Trip Lunch Ideas

These summer lunch ideas will fill you up and cool you off. Not only are the delicious, they're also healthy and super easy to make. You could even pack up any of these lunch ideas for a summer picnic with the entire family!

Summer Lunch Ideas

This homemade peanut butter recipe will definitely impress your friends and family if they are not used to you making food from scratch.

The Best Homemade Peanut Butter You Will Ever Make

beef and bean burrito

Mexican Beef and Bean Burritos – A Classic Recipe Idea for Burrito Lovers

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Main Dishes & Dinner Ideas

bacon wrapped chicken with sausage and cream cheese filling

Even Better Chicken Bombs with a Texas Twist

Enjoy this delicious fall off the bone ribs as well as the dry rib rub that makes them even more scrumptious with your family. They will melt in your mouth!

Fall Off the Bone Ribs + Dry Rib Rub Recipe

hamburger pasta recipe in a casserole dish with a spoon

Ground Beef Casserole

Italian Corn Flake Chicken

Easy Italian Corn Flake Chicken Dinner Recipe & Veggies

bacon wrapped chicken on the counter

Chicken Bombs with a Texas Twist!

You have to try this 6 Ingredient Chicken Parmesan Recipe for dinner! It's delicious & features HEB Primo Picks that will have your family begging for more!

Six Ingredient Chicken Parmesan

Spring showers bring May flowers, but Spring dinner ideas bring families together. Try these great easy meal ideas with your friends and family.

Spring Dinner Ideas

Fettuccine Lasagna

Fettuccine Lasagna Bake

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Salads

Easy Pasta Salad Recipe

Easy Pasta Salad Recipe with Italian Dressing

The long hot days of summer are upon us and light dishes are on the menu. A refreshing cucumber salad is the best summer salad side dish for a light meal.

Refreshing Cucumber Salad

New York Style Coleslaw Recipe

This simple spring salad recipe is sweet and tangy. You don't want to keep this recipe to yourself, your friends and family will love it too! Check it out!

Simple Spring Vegetable Salad Recipe

cucumber ranch summer salad

Summer Salad: Zesty Cucumber Ranch

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Sauces & Spreads

Homemade Tartar Sauce

Homemade Tartar Sauce

A good cocktail sauce can really make a seafood dinner go from okay to amazing! This homemade cocktail sauce recipe will take your dish up a notch!

Simple and Easy Homemade Cocktail Sauce Recipe

Do you love sweet and spicy food? This sweet and spicy bbq sauce recipe is the perfect pairing for your next backyard barbecue dinner party.

Sweet & Spicy BBQ Sauce Recipe

This homemade peanut butter recipe will definitely impress your friends and family if they are not used to you making food from scratch.

The Best Homemade Peanut Butter You Will Ever Make

Texas is…TexFest and Bourbon Jalapeno Bacon Jam!

This Cranberry Barbecue Sauce topped on a Smithfield All Natural Fresh Pulled Pork sandwich is one of our favorite recipes. Try it yourself!

Smithfield Pulled Pork with Cranberry Barbecue Sauce

This homemade butter recipe is super easy to make and like a mini science lesson for the kids all wrapped into getting them in the kitchen to cook! WIN!

10 Minute Homemade Butter Recipe

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Side Dishes

You need to try these 5 Minute Potatoes. They are cheesy, delicious, budget friendly, and something the whole family will love any night of the week.

5 Minute Potatoes

Jazz up your brown bag routine with these Mason Jar Salad Tips and Recipe ideas. With these mason jar salad ideas you can enjoy lunch and eat healthy too!

Mason Jar Salad Ideas and Recipe Ideas for Lunches on the Go

barbecue baked beans in a bowl

The Best BBQ Baked Beans Recipe

Easy Pasta Salad Recipe

Easy Pasta Salad Recipe with Italian Dressing

Are you ready to try a recipe that will knock your socks? It’s Fried Cabbage and loaded with bacon too! Can't go wrong with that!

Fried Cabbage – the ultimate side dish

If you are looking for a creamy and very tasty dressing, make sure to put this homemade thousand island dressing on your list! You won't regret it!

Homemade Thousand Island Dressing

Best Green Beans Ever

Best Green Beans Ever!

Italian Corn Flake Chicken

Easy Italian Corn Flake Chicken Dinner Recipe & Veggies

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Snack Ideas

Need something to munch on that’s gluten free? Snacking has got to be one of the best parts of the day! Check out some of these gluten-free snack ideas that you won’t want to pass up!

Gluten-Free Snack Ideas

Check out one of our favorite Kitchen Hacks: How To Cut A Pineapple easily! This makes meal prep and snacking so much easier!

Kitchen Hacks: How to Easily Cut A Pineapple

Great resource for fall snack ideas to enjoy this season!

Fall Snack Ideas

Bring awareness to breast cancer with these delicious popcorn balls!

Breast Cancer Awareness Popcorn Balls

These simple back to school snack ideas will help make sure the kids are refueling their minds after a long day with simple staples for them to grab & go.

Back to School Snack Ideas

These winter snack ideas are the perfect treat for the season. Hot cocoa, apple cider, and delicious gingerbread cookies are only a taste what's to see!

Delicious Winter Snack Ideas

With the seasons changing, we all need great spring meal ideas to enjoy with our families. These 5 spring snack ideas are great staples for the season.

Spring Snack Ideas

Learn how to roast pumpkin seeds this fall and savor the flavor of the season. These roasted pumpkin seeds seasoning ideas are perfect to tempt your taste buds all season long!

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds Seasoning Ideas and How to Make Them

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Soups & Stews

Try a twist on the traditional chicken and dumplings and turn it into Green Chile Chicken & Dumplings with the help of HEB Primo Picks. Great family meal!

Delicious Green Chile Chicken and Dumplings Recipe

30 minutes to the best Hamburger soup ever! | MomsConfession.com

30 Minute Hamburger Soup

Pizza Soup

Alea’s Pizza Soup Recipe

This easy loaded baked potato soup recipe is the best on the internet. The thick and creamy base using heavy whipping cream makes this potato soup recipe one that has everyone coming back for more! Give it a try!

The Best Easy Loaded Baked Potato Soup Recipe on the Internet

Have you ever tasted a soup so amazing, you couldn’t wait to get your taste buds back on it? That’s how I feel about Zuppa Toscana Soup! It's amazing!

Copycat Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana Soup Recipe

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