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Easter Feast Favorite Recipes

Delicious Dinner Recipes to Delight Your Guests!

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Copycat Honeybaked Ham spiral sliced ham with sugar crusted glaze in roasting pan.

Honeybaked Ham Recipe (Copycat)

Square Image of slice of potatoes au gratin, with layers of creamy, gruyere cheesy deliciousness.

Potatoes au Gratin (Potatoes Dauphinoise)

Square image for corn pudding casserole with square of corn pudding on a plate with a fork and yellow flowers behind.

Easy Corn Casserole without Jiffy

Easy Cheesy Broccoli Au Gratin Recipe

Cheesy hashbrown casserole recipe with corn flake topping.

Cheesy Hashbrown Casserole Recipe with Corn Flakes

Square image of copycat nothing bundt cake white chocolate raspberry bundt cake.

Best White Chocolate Raspberry Bundt Cake {Copycat}

Peeps Rice Krispie Treat Recipe

Pink lemonade vodka punch cocktail in a glass with a lemon wedge, mint and a slice of strawberry.

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Our Top Brunch Recipes to Impress Your Guests!

Italian Pizza Rustica Easter Pie Recipe with slice on place with fresh basil.

Italian Pizza Rustica Recipe (Easter Pie)

A slice of biscuits and gravy egg bake on plate with pan behind, smothered in sausage gravy, with bowl of gravy on the side.

Biscuits and Gravy Casserole | Breakfast Casserole

ooey-gooey cinnamon rolls in a pan slathered with frosting with a bowl of frosting nearby.

Orange Scones (Panera Copycat)

Lemon Ricotta Cake Recipe with image of cake on platter with slice removed, topped with powdered sugar and lemon rind.

Italian Lemon Ricotta Cake Recipe

French 75 cocktail in champagne glasses garnished with a lemon twist.

Easy Elderflower French 75 Cocktail with St Germain

Serving of Crockpot Cracker Barrel Hashbrown Casserole on a gray plate.

Crockpot Cracker Barrel Hashbrown Casserole Recipe

Easy breakfast pancake and waffle charcuterie board.

How to Make a Pancake Breakfast Charcuterie Board

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From light and refreshing salads to deliciously fruity desserts, these recipes are bursting with the flavors and colors of spring!

Square image of whole easy key lime pie with dollops of whipped cream and decorated with wedges of key limes.

The Best Key Lime Pie | A Traditional Key Lime Pie Recipe

creamy bow tie pasta recipe with sun-dried tomatoes and mushrooms in large bowls with spoon.

Easy Bow-Tie Pasta (Instant Pot)

One-Pot Lemon Garlic Pasta Recipe

Creamy Tuscan chicken on a bed of mashed potatoes with the sauce.

One Pan Tuscan Chicken in Parmesan Cream Sauce

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Giant Cheese Stuffed Shells Recipe (Olive Garden)

Alfredo sauce over fettuccine sprinkled with fresh shaved parmesan and parsley.

Easy Homemade Alfredo Sauce Recipe

Penne alla vodka in cast iron skillet garnished with fresh basil and parmesan shavings.

Easy Penne alla Vodka with Sausage (30 Minute)

Pan filled with Italian marinara sauce topped with fresh basil.

Best Homemade Italian Marinara Sauce Recipe

Chocolate Guinness Cake with Irish Buttercream

Image with Irish blessing on it and hand holding 3 leaf clover.

Italian Lemon Ricotta Cake Recipe

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The Best Key Lime Pie | A Traditional Key Lime Pie Recipe

Best Cheesesteak Sandwich image with juicy shaved steak dripping with sauce and melted cheese in a hoagie bun.

Best Cheesesteak Sandwich Recipe

Chile Relleno Casserole Recipe slice on a plate garnished with cilantro.

Easy Hatch Green Chile Relleno Casserole Recipe

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Crumbl Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe with giant cookie on cutting board with milk chocolate chips surrounding.

Copycat Crumbl Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Best Cheesesteak Sandwich Recipe

Scotch shortbread fingers, buttery, crumbly and light.

Best Traditional Scotch Shortbread Recipe

Mongolian Beef image of black bowl filled with Mongolian beef, rice and broccoli with chopsticks on top.

Healthy Mongolian Beef

30 Minute Meals

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Easy Penne alla Vodka with Sausage (30 Minute)

Thai Ground Pork Stir Fry in bowl with Jasmine rice and a Thai fried egg.

Ground Pork Stir Fry with Holy Basil (Pad Kra Pao)

Classic Southern tuna salad on butter lettuce with grapes and tomato slices.

The Best Southern Tuna Salad Recipe

Air Fryer sausage with peppers with spicy brown mustard ale sauce.

Air Fryer Italian Sausage and Peppers with Spicy Ale Mustard

Welcome, I’m Kathleen!

MESSY COOK, RECIPE CREATOR, PHOTOGRAPHER, COOKIE SNOB, WIFE & MOM

I love sharing healthy, mostly from-scratch, family-friendly recipes. Encouraging you to make it yours!

My passions are faith, family, friends and comfortable food! Eating fresh, whole foods does not have to take a lot of effort, it can and should be fun!

Learn more about me