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Taco Lasagna A Simple Weeknight Dinner

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My Taco Lasagna is a simple weeknight dinner that is sure to please the family. There are only a few ingredients needed and its so easy the children can get in the kitchen and help! To make this I used Desert Peppers Cantina salsa and their Chile Con Queso. Their ingredients are simple and I can pronounce all the words! You can pick up Desert Pepper Salsas at: Sprouts, Publix,Hannaford, Harris…

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Authentic Rouladen: A Classic German Beef Dish Explained

*Updated Recipe* Authentic #German Food

What is Rouladen? My older teen years were spent with a family that was from Germany. I think this is when my true love of food started. I saw different types of food that weren’t in my little hometown. Magdalena, or as I called her Ma, made all kinds of German dishes.  She once made goulash. I was so excited to taste a bite of home. My mom made goulash all the time (see recipe here).  I was…

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Guess Who’s Back????

I'm back, here's my update! What have you been up to?

……. Amy’s back to blog another day! As some of you may remember I had a migraine that wouldn’t go away. You can read about it here.  I have learned to better live with it and decided its time to write and cook again this year. First, A little update about my family. I am now an empty nester.  My youngest baby moved out in October 2022. So far, all my kids are success, happy, and still around all…

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4 things people do wrong when moving to a new home:

4 things people do wrong when moving to a new home #SP #moving #movers

Moving to a new home is never simple because there is so much to organize, but some people make it a lot harder than it needs to be. There are some simple mistakes that people make which cause them all sorts of problems during and after the move, but if you can avoid the same mistakes, your move should go smoothly. These are some of the biggest things that people get wrong when moving to a new…

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Veggie Link Creamy Tomato Soup Recipe

Veggie Link Creamy Tomato Soup Recipe #BigMountainFoodsRecipeChallenge #BigMountainFoods #Veganrecipes

Veggie link Creamy Tomato Soup was created to entire into Big Mountain Foods Recipe Challenge. My family loves soup specially on a cold winter day. I made this for my daughter and I for lunch. We both devoured our bowl. Big Mountain Foods has a great line up of vegan products. You can find them on their website or social media links below. #BigMountainFoodsRecipeChallenge #BigMountainFoods…

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Saki Beef and Veggie Yakisoba Recipe

Saki Beef and Veggie Yakisoba Recipe #cooklikeawokstar #norulestostirfry and #fortunerecipechallenge

Asian food is a favorite in my household. This Saki beef and veggie yakisoba recipe is a huge hit! I made extra for lunch the next day and it was all gone at dinner. The saki adds a nice flavor to the beef and sauce of this recipe. I am entering my Saki beef and veggie yakisoba recipe into JSL Foods Fortune Noodle Blogger Recipe Challenge.  JSL Foods makes these delicious Yakisoba noodles that I…

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Chinese BBQ Beef Lettuce Cups Appetizer Recipe

Chinese BBQ Beef Lettuce Cups Appetizer Recipe #SeriousFoodieRecipeChallenge, #SeriousFoodie, #BitesAroundTheWorld

Chinese Beef BBQ Lettuce Cups Appetizer was created to enter a recipe contest with Serious foodie products. The spicy orange flavor of the beef with the sweet scallion salad make these a flavorful appetizer. The butter lettuce leaves make it perfect to skip utensils, so less dishes. I used Serious Foodie Chinese BBQ Rub on a piece of skirt steak. The smell of this rub is amazing as it sears into…

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Sri Lankan Coconut Lime Fish with Slaw and Rice Recipe

Sri Lankan Coconut Lime Fish with Slaw and Rice Recipe

Sri Lankan Coconut Lime Fish and Rice was created to enter a recipe contest with Serious foodie products. I used a creamy coconut rice base topped with a spicey coconut lime fish then added a crunchy slaw and a little coconut lime spicy crema to finish it off. The combination of the sweet coconut the bright lime and then the heat are sure to leave your taste buds screaming for another bite. The…

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Cuban Egg Rolls Recipe

Cuban Egg Rolls Recipe #ChefYaki #TwinDragon

Cuban Egg Rolls Cuban Egg Rolls are made after one of my favorite sandwiches, the Cuban Sandwich.  These egg rolls are also part of a recipe contest with Twin Dragon Egg Roll Wrappers. I love their products and have used them for other recipes like my deep-fried pudding. The Cuban Sandwich is a Florida thing. We have them on the menu at almost every restaurant. It is a mojo flavored pork, ham,…

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Cuban Fish Sandwich

Cuban Fish Sandwich #recipe #fish

This Cuban fish sandwich was my entry into World Food Championships La Lechonera Mojo Criollo challenge. I didn’t win but we did really enjoy this sandwich. My son in law said it was one of his top 5 things I have made.  

My Cuban fish sandwich starts with the cuban bread that is infused with Mojo and grilled to perfection. This is topped with a mojo mustard and cubanelle peppers. The fish is…

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Blueberry Skillet Cobbler Recipe:

Blueberry Skillet Cobbler Recipe: #blueberry #cobbler #dessert

Blueberry skillet cobbler is a great dessert. Its easier than making a blueberry pie and I think it tastes better. Either way adding sugar and baking blueberries makes them delicious. Blueberries are healthy. 

Did you know that blueberries are native to North America? Yup, they are.  Blueberries are a great source of fiber, vitamin C, and are packed with antioxidants. These are great reasons…

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Michigan Mule Cocktail Recipe

Michigan Mule Cocktail Recipe #moscowmuled #MichiganMule

Michigan Mule cocktail or mocktail 

I am a Michigan girl at heart. I was born and raised in a small town in the Southwest corner. My kitchen is decorated in apples and I love apple cocktails, hence my Michigan mule cocktail recipe. 

My Michigan mule cocktail came about when I received these adorable copper Moscow Muled mugs. I am not a huge vodka fan so I decided to create a drink with my…

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Microwave Udon Noodles

Microwave Udon Noodle soup was created on cold Florida day. We don’t get a lot of cold days and when we do, I want soup. I was going to be stuck at work all day with no stove. So I quickly prepped everything and threw it in plastic container. I also wrapped a microwave safe bowl in a kitchen towel.  This microwave udon soup ended up being my favorite meal For lunch.

My recipe is meant to be…

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Daytona Turkey Run 2019

Daytona Turkey Run 2019 #daytonaturkeyrun

46thAnnual Daytona Turkey Run

Thanksgiving and the Daytona Turkey Run are a part of my Thanksgiving weekend tradition. This year the 46thannual event will take place November 28th– December 1st, 2019. Don’t worry if your busy you can always attend the spring event. The dates were just released March 27-29, 2020.   

Fun for the Family

The Daytona Turkey Runisn’t only cars. It’s…

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Spicy Pineapple chicken kabobs

Spicy Pineapple chicken kabobs

Spicy Pineapple chicken kabobs are simple and very delicious. It’s ingredients I always have on hand in the summer and perfect for surprise guests. 

I entered this recipe in a contest for Hellmann’s but it is something we eat in our home during summers. Summer time requires quick food so there is more time for being outdoors.

 #ContestEntry #tasteofamericabbq #Hellmanns

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Mac and Gumbo

Mac and Gumbo #newrecipe

Whether you call it Mac and Gumbo or Gumbo and cheese, we called it deliciousness. I created this recipe for a contest featuring Barilla pasta. The contest was to create a southern dish. What’s more southern than Gumbo and Macaroni and Cheese?

I first made Mac and Gumbo on prom night in our town. We had a few teens over getting ready so I figured this would be a perfect snack.

Mac n…