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Appetizers

Wolf Brand Chili Thicker & Heartier Recipes

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

Easy Homemade Salsa

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

Cinnamon Pull Apart Bread

kraft dressing

Delicious Avacado Ranch Dip

Easy Cheese Ball Recipe - Tastes delicious and is super easy to make too! | Moms Confession

Simple & Delicious Cheese Ball

homemade baked tortilla chips with salsa

Homemade Baked Tortilla Chips Recipe Under 20 Minutes

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

Simple & Easy Classic Deviled Eggs Recipe for Thanksgiving

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Breakfast Ideas

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

These holiday breakfast ideas are just what you need to plan for Thanksgiving or Christmas breakfast! Tons of great holiday breakfast ideas to satisfy!

Holiday Breakfast Ideas

Quick & Healthy Breakfast Tacos

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Enjoy these spring breakfast ideas all season long to get the most of your meal & start your day off right!

Spring Breakfast Ideas

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

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

Pumpkin Pancakes are a great way to wake up to a crisp and cool fall morning. These pumpkin spice pancakes are filling and flavorful with all the amazing spices of fall.

Pumpkin Pancakes

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

banana pudding in a bowl on a cutting board

Easy Banana Pudding Recipe

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

Beetlejuice Popcorn Balls

Delicious marshmallow pops

Silver & White Marshmallow Pops

smores bars

Cinnamon S’Mores Bars

mini fruit pizza cookies recipe

Pecan Sandies Mini Fruit Pizza Cookies

Stupid Simple Pumpkin Spice Carrot Cake - perfect for the fall and holiday season

Simple Pumpkin Spice Carrot Cake

Tex-Mex Condensed Milk Fudge

4th of July Moscato Cupcakes #MeEncanta

Gallo Family Vineyards Moscato Cupcakes

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Drinks & Smoothies

moscoto party mixer

Moscato Party Mixer Recipe

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

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!

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

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

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

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Lunch Ideas

Easy Fall Lunch Ideas...perfect meal ideas for the season

Fall Lunch Ideas

Not sure what will make a good lunch this back to school season? Here are a few back to school lunch ideas your children are sure to love.

Back to School Lunch Ideas

Fun Fall Lunchbox Ideas - Fall is FINALLY here, and that means we get to pack fun lunches for our kids. If you’re curious about what type of lunchbox ideas you can pack for your children this fall, consider these tips.

Fun Fall Lunchbox 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

veggie fingers

Birds Eye Veggies = Great Snack & Lunches

beef and bean burrito

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

Fast Lunch Idea Using Jimmy Dean Steak Bowls

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

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Main Dishes & Dinner Ideas

Does your family love Chinese food as much as we do? If so, I promise this Chicken Fried Rice recipe is super easy and you can make it without a hassle.

Simple & Easy Chinese Chicken Fried Rice

These summer dinner ideas are perfect for enjoying a summer meal outside. Enjoy all of these delicious meal ideas with your family this summer.

Summer Dinner Ideas

Back to school meals are much easier to manage with this list of 20 Delicious and EASY Dinner Ideas!

20 Easy Dinner Ideas for Back to School

bacon wrapped chicken on the counter

Chicken Bombs with a Texas Twist!

Looking for a delicious and easy meatloaf recipe? Look no further! This is by far the best simple meatloaf recipe you will try that's been passed down from my mom!

Simply Delicious and Easy Meatloaf Recipe

smoked brisket meat on a cutting board

Best Smoked Brisket Recipe

Looking for the perfect grilled ribs? Look no further! This wet rib recipe will clinch your palate and have some say you're crazy with the odd ingredients.

How to Grill Ribs – Tips & Wet Rib Rub Recipe

A classic crock-pot roast with potatoes and carrots is true comfort food and this recipe is no exception. In my opinion, it's the best roast recipe ever!

Classic Slow Cooker Boneless Chuck Roast with Vegetables & Gravy

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Salads

Easy Pasta Salad Recipe

Easy Pasta Salad Recipe with Italian Dressing

New York Style Coleslaw Recipe

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

cucumber ranch summer salad

Summer Salad: Zesty Cucumber Ranch

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

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Sauces & Spreads

Texas is…TexFest and Bourbon Jalapeno Bacon Jam!

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

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

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

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

Homemade Tartar Sauce

Homemade Tartar Sauce

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Side Dishes

These sweet southern style candied yams are the perfect side dish for any holiday dinner. You must try them this holiday season!

The Best Sweet Southern Candied Yams

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

Easy Pasta Salad Recipe

Easy Pasta Salad Recipe with Italian Dressing

veggie fingers

Birds Eye Veggies = Great Snack & Lunches

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

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

Enjoy this easy pepper jack macaroni and cheese recipe

Pepper Jack Macaroni and Cheese

barbecue baked beans in a bowl

The Best BBQ Baked Beans Recipe

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Snack Ideas

Great resource for fall snack ideas to enjoy this season!

Fall Snack Ideas

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 delicious summer snack ideas make it easy to fill up between meals so that you can have summer fun all day long. Not only are these snacks delicious, but they also include healthy fruits and vegetables, so you don’t need to feel guilty about snacking.

Summer Snack Ideas

Bring awareness to breast cancer with these delicious popcorn balls!

Breast Cancer Awareness Popcorn Balls

Is there anything better than Christmas movies and the butterbeer popcorn? No, then you need this butterbeer popcorn recipe in your life today!

Have You Ever Tried Butterbeer Popcorn? If Not, Now Would Be A Perfect Time

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

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

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

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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

Pizza Soup

Alea’s Pizza Soup Recipe

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

30 Minute Hamburger Soup

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

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

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