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Creamy Chicken Wild Rice Soup
This creamy chicken wild rice soup is a delicious bowl of comfort. The recipe originated in the early ‘80s in the Byerly’s St. Paul, MN grocery store deli. It was produced in small batches and packaged in mason jars. Lunds (another Minnesota grocery store) also made a wild rice soup, albeit a slightly different recipe with both white and wild rice and chicken. A few years after Lunds and Byerly’s merged, they consolidated the wild rice soups and the Byerly’s version became the standard. This recipe has chicken in it instead of the ham so it is basically the recipe from Lunds (you can easily swap out the chicken for…
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Funeral Potatoes
These traditional funeral potatoes are cheesy creamy comfort food. Funeral potatoes get their unique name from being a crowd-pleasing casserole served as a side dish at after-funeral luncheons. Some say that this originated with the Mormans, however, others disagree. Wherever and however they came to be they are delicious. Oh, and just so you know, these are not just for funerals. Funeral potatoes are great for holiday menus as well as for a Sunday brunch. Put these in a foil pan to take to a function or put them in a pretty casserole dish for the holidays. Everyone will love them. If you enjoyed this post you may also like… Chicken…
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Cocktails That Will Impress Your Valentine
Impress your Valentine this year with one of our delicious Valentine Cocktails. Let’s face it, life is hectic! Sometimes it’s all you can do to get dinner on the table for your loved ones, let alone make a nice romantic dinner for you and your significant other. Well whip up one of these yummy Valentine’s Day cocktails, sit down with your Valentine and take at least a few moments to have a drink together. We promise you will impress your Valentine with one of these. Make it a great day, you deserve it! Tracey White Strawberry Sangria Ingredients: 1 (750 ml) bottle dry white wine, such as pinot grigio or…
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Simple Homemade Tortillas
Simple Homemade Tortillas These tortillas come together so quickly and easily that you will be wondering why you ever bought them from the store. We were just talking the other day about how Aileen’s family goes through Tortillas like crazy which made me think…. “Why are we buying these things? They can’t be THAT hard to make.” We are both all for being able to make something that doesn’t have all the chemicals “unpronounceable ingredients” in it. Here is a recipe for flour tortillas that I found originally at Jazibe’s Recipes. Easy…easy…easy! These are not very flexible when cool so try to warm them before using them. makes about 35…
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6 Soup Recipes To Warm You Up
These 6 soup recipes will warm you up from the inside out. Looking For Something Delicious To Warm You Up On A Cold Day? We Have You Covered On a cold Fall or Winter’s day, there’s nothing better than a delicious, warm bowl of soup to warm you up from the inside out. Below, we have gathered for you the recipe for 6 soups that will definitely give you that warm cozy happy feeling inside. Enjoy!! Homemade Chicken Soup This soup is so easy to make. It will taste like you had it cooking all day. Warms the heart & the soul (& the body). Better Than Olive…
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Lemon Cream Mushrooms
These Lemon Cream Mushrooms are perfect for dinner parties, holiday parties or any special occasion. Easy, Creamy, Decadent and Delicious! The first time I ever had these lemon cream mushrooms was at Thanksgiving dinner at Darleen’s house in Denver. For those that don’t know, she is a very special woman who was previously my Mother-In-Law. We still remain close and I love her dearly. Anyways, these mushrooms absolutely blew me away. I had never tasted anything so delicious. Thankfully, Darleen gave me the recipe and now I am sharing it with you. These really are very easy. When you make the full recipe, you cook them in two batches. If…
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Rocky Road Candy
Rocky Road Candy is loaded with chocolate, peanut butter, marshmallows, and peanuts. What could be better than that? This recipe has been passed down through the generations of our family. Rocky Road Candy is the thing that all of my grown children beg for me to send to them for Christmas. It really is addictive Ha! This is such a simple recipe it’s hard to believe that it is so rich and delicious. In a large pot add the chocolate chips, butterscotch chips and peanut butter. Make sure you are using real semi-sweet chocolate chips. Those imitation ones may be ok for cookies but not for these. (Let’s face it,…
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Pasta Fagioli Soup
This Pasta Fagioli Soup is hearty, healthy, and delicious. This soup is even better than the Pasta Fagioli you get at Olive Garden! Talk about “comfort food”! This is comfort food on steroids. On a cool Fall or Winter day, this soup will warm you from the inside with its delicious broth, vegetables, Italian sausage, and pasta. Instead of having to go out to dinner (say to Olive Garden) you can easily make this favorite at home. Here’s how… Take one pound of Italian sausage and remove the casing. Add olive oil to a soup pot then add the sausage to the pot to brown. You can use sweet sausage,…
