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Quick and Easy Chinese Orange Beef

I was a little behind this week and didn’t get to photographing today’s recipe until yesterday late afternoon.  As I went to make a yummy vegetarian dinner starring black beans, I was shocked and...

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Spicy Turkey Lettuce Wraps

This has not been a great week for technology and Our Best Bites. Between my corrupted memory card and Sara’s last-minute lens tragedy, we’ve been doing a lot of flipping and flopping and...

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Sweet & Sour Citrus Chicken Stir-Fry

We sometimes get emails and comments wondering why we don’t post more _________ (because that blank is always different for everyone) or that it’s been too long since we’ve posted whatever they’re...

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Cajun-Style Hash Brown Skillet

  When my family went to New Orleans over this last Christmas vacation, we pretty much ate the whole time. Apparently that’s what Mormons do when they go to New Orleans with (or without) kids because...

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Black Bean and Mango Quesadillas

A few weeks ago some friends invited us over for dinner and they made these carnitas. I love sweet fruity stuff with Latin style pork so I brought some mango salsa to go with them.  We ate to our...

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Hamburger Steak with Onion & Mushroom Gravy

So remember a few weeks ago when Sara was sick? This last week was my turn. I wasn’t sick like she was sick–I was still semi-functional, but miserable, which is one of the worst kinds of sick because...

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Grown-Up English Muffin Pizzas

  So last week, my husband was in Europe for work, which is really fun for about the first three days when I can watch things like Teen Mom without feeling him silently judging me and I can sprawl out...

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Greek Pasta Salad

My kids and I are gearing up for a trip out west (my husband is devastated that he’s saving his time off for later this summer and is therefore missing out on 6:00 am flights, seemingly endless hours...

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Italian Chicken Hoagies with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

Kate posted an easy no-cook dinner earlier this week as she was preparing to head out of town to start her summer travels.  Part of those travels include a visit all the way up here to Idaho to visit...

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Grilled Chicken with Cucumber-Melon Salsa

You know those people who go on vacation and eat super healthy the whole time they’re gone, never going to any fun restaurants and carefully crafting healthy meals with the microwave, coffee maker, and...

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Southwestern Brown Rice Salad

I’ve decided that the way I survive summer in Louisiana is to disappear for a good chunk of July. If you follow me on Instagram, you probably know that we just got back from a vacation to the Big...

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Southwest-Chipotle Chili Mac

When I was a kid, one of our family’s favorite meals, and one of the first things I learned how to make by myself, was a creation we called “Cowboy Grub.”  Don’t ask me how we came up with that name,...

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Beef & Green Bean Stir-Fry

Pretty much my favorite healthy weeknight meals are all stir-fries; I love that I can prep all the ingredients earlier when the day when baby Willbo is napping and when I’m not exhausted and...

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Jalapeno Macaroni & Cheese Stuffed Bell Peppers

I’ve talked a lot about my pickiest eater. He’s a tough nut to crack because a) I love food so much that I just don’t understand his level of pickiness and b) the foods he likes and doesn’t like seem...

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Hearty Garlic and Herb Alfredo Bake

A few weeks ago my house turned into a video set and today you get to see why!  Click play below to take a little sneak peek into my life, my home, and my kitchen. (And watch for the part where my 2nd...

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Apple-Cinnamon Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

When I was a little girl, one of our regular breakfast meals was “Cheese Toast.”  It was an open-faced toasted bread slice, with melted cheddar cheese on top and drenched drizzled with maple syrup....

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Chicken Chipotle Chowder

One of my all-time favorite recipes is the one for our corn chowder; it’s inexpensive, it’s quick, it’s insanely delicious, I almost always have all the ingredients available, it’s healthy, no one...

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Skinny Chicken Salad

I was reminded of something recently, and I wanted to remind all of you, too.  Since it’s the beginning of the year, and lots of you out there have probably made New Year’s Resolutions involving...

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Reuben Pigs in a Blanket

  So long before I was born, my parents moved to Germany for a year with my brother and sisters. It was one of those magical times in my family’s history where they talk about all the amazing memories...

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2-Ingredient Pancakes

A few months ago I picked up a muscle magazine at the gym and almost gagged out loud when I read a recipe for “Protein Cupcakes” that involved mixing protein powder and plain yogurt together and...

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