growing up in canada we had turkey for both thanksgiving and christmas. keep in mind, though, that those holidays are 2 months apart in the great white north - so it was doable. since moving to the states i've discovered that cooking turkeys 1 month apart means that i am so turkey-ed out by the time ...
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hash brown & ham breakfast quiche
in years past i've had the fortunate circumstance to live close enough to my parents and in-laws that christmas was always held at one of their homes. while i helped out with food preparation and other things, i was never completely responsible for making sure everything went like clockwork. then ...
chicken & bacon pasta salad / with homemade dressing
this is one of my family's favorite salad recipes. i could personally eat it all week long! i'm always so disappointed when it's gone. it's really easy to make and it's great for putting together earlier in the day - the longer it sits in the fridge the day you're going to eat it, the better it ...
pulled pork tacos recipe aka lean carnitas
this is yet another reason why i love that the girls in my family put together a family cookbook. i seriously have used this cookbook so many times and have referred to it often when i'm lacking inspiration for dinner (and dessert, and breakfast, and lunch, and everything else). this recipe is ...
sweet and sour pork
i love this recipe. so does my husband. so do my kids. i love it because it tastes fabulous and is beyond easy to make: 2 ingredients and a crock pot. they love it because it's tasty. this recipe is just for the pork itself, but we add in thinly sliced green peppers and pineapple tidbits for the ...