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Award-Winning Chili

by Kara on December 5, 2011

My husband would eat this chili every day if I’d let him. It’s been his birthday dinner of choice just about every year we’ve been married! It works out perfectly because he’s a November birthday, so the weather cools down and I feel like making soup. I am so proud of these pictures that I [...]

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We love BBQ pulled pork sandwiches and corn on the cob in the summertime! This is a different recipe than I’ve used in the past, and is delicious as well. Not as moist, but you can always add more BBQ sauce. The cole slaw (adapted fromĀ Ina Garten) is so easy to put together and tastes [...]

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Mango Jalapeno Pork

by Kara on June 8, 2011

This pork is absolutely delicious! It makes a TON though, so make sure you are feeding a crowd or really like pork. We have two containers in the fridge and one in the freezer! It’s very versatile though, you can make tacos, burritos, eat it alone or over rice…our house smelled so good while this [...]

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Hawaiian Chicken

by Kara on April 16, 2011

This is a dish I made up and will be making again! I had all of the ingredients on hand and they needed to be used up…so they married each other in what I have deemed Hawaiian Chicken. It seriously tastes like you’re eating a mixed plate in Hawaii. Mmm! 2 chicken breasts, cooked & [...]

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Corned Beef & Cabbage

by Kara on March 28, 2011

I found this recipe online years ago and have made it every St. Patrick’s Day since we’ve been married. It’s a tradition to have this Irish meal sometime in March in my family! Matt loves it and so do I. The vegetables come out tender and flavorful, the perfect companion to the meat. 1 medium [...]

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Pasta e Fagioli

by Kara on March 2, 2011

I have made this soup many, many times for this happy boy. If you’re wondering about the noodle in his hand, he was cooling it off for the baby to eat :) I found this adaptation of Olive Garden’s yummy soup a few years back from Stephanie O’Dea at Crockpot 365. 1 pound lean ground [...]

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Matt’s Favorite Chili

by Kara on February 12, 2011

Matt wanted chili for his birthday. The boy loves my chili. (It is SO easy and SO good!) My father-in-law, Marc, has been quoted as saying, “I think this is the best chili I’ve ever had.” Matt is the same way, so sweet and complimentary no matter what I make! He woke me up Friday [...]

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BBQ Pulled Pork

by Kara on February 11, 2011

Have I ever mentioned how much I love my slow cooker? There is nothing better than knowing you will come home to a house that smells like you’ve been in the kitchen slaving all day. This recipe is wonderful, we’ve been eating the leftovers & loving them all week. Shout out to all of my [...]

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Orange Chicken

by Kara on February 11, 2011

This is a yummy & healthier version of a Chinese food we all know and love! Matt said he didn’t like this at first, but then after eating the leftovers for lunch, begged me to make it a second time and devoured it. We figured out that the first time around, he had picked up [...]

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