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Chicken Noodle Soup

Is there a more comforting dish than homemade Chicken Noodle Soup? When it’s cold outside or someone is feeling a bit under the weather, it’s exactly what comes to mind.

I like to season Chicken Noodle Soup simply with just a bit of thyme to enhance the flavor of the broth and vegetables. And I always use homemade chicken broth as the base, using my easy recipe that not only yields delicious broth but ample, tender cooked chicken for making this soup. (You could also use the chicken and liquid from this Slow Cooker Pulled Chicken.)…

Homemade Chicken Broth

Homemade Chicken Broth

With a couple of large, bone-in, skin-on chicken breast halves, it's easy to make Homemade Chicken Broth in your slow cooker or crockpot. Not only ...

White Chicken Chili served in a white bowl

White Chicken Chili

It took several failed attempts to come up with a go-to recipe for White Chicken Chili, but I do believe I've done it. I felt like Goldilocks the ...

Sweet Potato Hash Browns with scrambled eggs on a white plate

Sweet Potato Hash Browns

In just 15 minutes you can make Sweet Potato Hash Browns that are crisp on the outside and buttery tender in the middle. You need just 3 ingredients: ...

Bagna Cauda

This recipe for Bagna Càuda, Italian for 'hot dip,' is a decadent mixture of olive oil, butter, garlic and anchovies served hot for dipping crusty ...

Butter Cookies stacked on a marble slab

Butter Cookies

Every bite of these delicately crisp and lightly sweet Butter Cookies melts in your mouth. Made with high fat, European style butter, these cookies ...

Slow Cooker Pulled Chicken

Slow Cooker Pulled Chicken

You can make tender, succulent Slow Cooker Pulled Chicken with just 3 ingredients (chicken, salt and pepper) and 10 minutes of active time. The secret ...

Cowboy Cookies

This recipe for Cowboy Cookies is for people like me who love cookies that are loaded with textures and flavors. These are chewy, bumpy, crunchy, ...

Tzatziki-Sauce served in a white ceramic dish featured

Tzatziki

Tzatziki (pronounced zat-ZEE-key) is a classic Greek garlic-yogurt sauce made with strained yogurt, cucumber, garlic, olive oil and salt. It often has ...

Pita-Bread served in a bowl wrapped in white cloth featured

Pita Bread Recipe

If you've wondered how to make homemade pita bread, this is it! Follow this super simple Pita Bread Recipe and you'll have toasty warm, perfectly ...

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Spinach Salad with Bacon

Spinach Salad recipes with bacon come in so many varieties, but this is my absolute favorite. I've been eating it since I was a kid and I never get ...

Pasta_e_Fagioli being served from a ladle

Pasta e Fagioli

Pasta e Fagioli soup began in Italy as a simple dish made with inexpensive ingredients, as so many of the country’s most delicious dishes are. After ...

Baked Italian Meatballs

Making Baked Italian Meatballs at home is easy with this Italian meatball recipe. You'll come back to it again and again when you're craving comfort ...