Roasted Asparagus with Balsamic Vinegar

Roasted Asparagus with Balsamic Vinegar_

I am a brand ambassador for Holland House, but my thoughts and opinions are 100% mine.  Roasted vegetables are one of my favorite ways to serve vegetables. It is a simple, delicious, and healthy way to serve them. My family loves the flavor that roasting vegetables gives them. You can roast them by simply drizzling with oil and sprinkling with salt, but by new favorite [...]

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Fresh Asparagus and Tomato Pizza

Fresh Asparagus and Tomato Pizza

If you are looking for something a little healthier for pizza night, this pizza is for you. Asparagus, tomatoes, and fresh mozzarella baked on a homemade pizza crust. Delicious! And that is coming from someone that doesn’t like asparagus. Yes, I am the only non-asparagus lover in my family, but cover it in cheese and stick it on a pizza crust and I am all [...]

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Homemade Baked Jo Jo Potatoes

Homemade JoJo Potatoes from LynnsKitchenAdventures.com

Jo Jo Potatoes are one of the those foods that brings back childhood memories for me. Or not so much childhood, but teenage living in a small town type memories. I grew up in a very small town, kind of in the middle of nowhere, okay really in the middle of nowhere, in far northwest Oregon. It was, and still is, a small logging town [...]

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BLT Salad {Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato Salad with Buttermilk Dressing}

BLT Salad

BLS Salad is a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich, but in salad form with creamy buttermilk dressing. It is pure deliciousness. I think I could eat this salad everyday. Crisp lettuce, chunks of bacon, creamy dressing, sliced tomatoes, and homemade croutons are a combination that everyone will love. I have a feeling this salad will be on our menu often during the spring and summer. [...]

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Flora’s Mini Turkey Meatloaves and Green Beans

flora's mini turkey loaf & green beans

Last year when I did a survey you all asked for more chicken recipes. I love chicken and I know it is a healthy inexpensive main dish to serve, but my family does not eat a lot of chicken or turkey. We raise hogs, my husband and kids hunt, and we buy half a beef each year, so chicken is something I only buy when I get [...]

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Homemade Croutons

Homemade Croutons

I had planned to post a new version of my homemade hamburger helper style meals, but after I posted the above picture on Facebook Sunday, I knew homemade croutons needed to come first. Several of you had never made them. Others had made them, but wanted to know how I made them. So, today I am sharing the recipe with you. Although, this is not [...]

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Crock Pot Baked Potatoes

Crock Pot Baked Potatoes

Growing up we ate baked potatoes several times a week. They are easy to make and inexpensive to feed a family. They are also one of my dad’s favorite foods, so we ate them often. Baked potatoes go with so many things. You can serve them with roast, with a simple chicken dish, with meatloaf, or topped with taco meat or chili. Baked potatoes can also [...]

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Cheesy Mexican Rice

Cheesy Mexican Rice from LynnsKitchenAdventures.com

Mexican style rice is a favorite in our house and is a recipe that I have been making for years. In fact, we have it so often as a side dish to Mexican or Tex-Mex type meals, that my family has grown a little tired of it. So, I recently decided to change it up a bit by adding cheese. Cheese makes everything better right?! [...]

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Oven Fried Potatoes

Oven Fried Potatoes from LynnsKitchenAdventures.com

  Fried potatoes are the perfect comfort food. Or at least I think they are. I mean really, who does not love bacon and potatoes cooked together until browned and delicious. Today’s recipe is an easy and delicious take on your basic fried potatoes. These are so easy to make because you bake them in the oven. And the trick on getting these to turn out [...]

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