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13 Healthy Brussels Sprout Recipes

Packed with fiber, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, Brussels sprouts are a delicious and nutritious part of your diet. Not only do they help you lose weight, but they also reduce the risk of heart disease, promote regularity, maintain healthy blood...

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Let’s Talk Tuna: Delicious Tuna Dinner Recipes

Tuna is one of my go-to's when I'm figuring out what to eat. I always have cans on hand in the pantry. Sometimes I'll pick up a few steaks when I want to prepare a nicer dinner. Besides being very...

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7 Chicken Dinner Ideas for a Winter’s Night

Chicken isn't just an easy grilled dinner in the warmer months. It can be part of a super comforting winter meal. Baked, stuffed, slow cooked, or air fried, your family won't be bored by a chicken dinner when they're served...

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How to Make a Mug Cake

Craving cake but don’t want to wait hours? Having company over and need a quick dessert? Make a mug cake!Tips for Making a Mug CakeMelt the butter first so it can slightly cool while measuring the rest of the ingredients.Make...

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11 Lovely Red Velvet Recipes

My, oh, my - how we love red velvet desserts, especially for Valentine’s Day. Dating back to the 1800s, people have been salivating for red velvet recipes for hundreds of years. Rich, moist, smooth and bursting with that red velvet...

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14 Hot Breakfast Recipes for Your Sweetheart

When you're the one making breakfast for the family each day and making sure everyone gets out of the house on time, there is nothing better than waking up to a hot breakfast - you didn't make. That's love! Treat...

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Blue Ribbon Desserts to Satisfy Your Chocolate Cravings

Want to earn a place in my heart? Make me a chocolate dessert. What kind? Anything! I'm not picky... the more chocolate the better. If you can't think of a better way to end a day than enjoying something chocolaty,...

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14 Valentine’s Day Treats to Make for Your Loved Ones

Everyone knows the best way to someone’s heart is through their stomach, at least that’s a saying we see as a fact here at Just A Pinch. Here are a bunch of pink, red and chocolate sweets to make your...

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40 Best Chocolate Dessert Recipes

Calling all chocolate lovers! You need to stop what you’re doing right now and get ready to drool over these ultimate chocolate dessert recipes. Cakes, brownies, fudge - oh my! This list is long but so worth the chocolate coma...

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16 Lava Cake Recipes That Will Melt Your Heart

Be still our dessert-loving hearts. These warm cakes of delicious joy, filled with ooey gooey sauce inside make our mouths drool and our taste buds beg for more. We have the classic chocolate lava cake, but also peanut butter, red...

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23 Recipes to Make This February

Cooking with what's in season helps lower the grocery bill and guarantees maximum flavor (and nutrients) in your dishes. What's abundant in February? You'll find your market filled with broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, potatoes, sweet potatoes, citrus, and more...

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Chocolate Hazelnut Desserts To Make Your Taste Buds Go Nutty

Creamy, sweet, nutty, and chocolaty ... oh how I love Nutella. If you're not familiar with it, Nutella is a hazelnut cream that was invented in Italy. It was first sold in 1964, but its origins date back to the...

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Healthy Recipes to Get Back on Track

Feeling guilty for cheating on your diet during the big game? We get it - how can you resist all the finger foods, dips and appetizers?! We’re here to help! Check out these delicious and healthy recipes that will get...

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Easy Last Minute Appetizers for the Big Game

Uh-oh, people are coming over in an hour for the big game...what on earth are you going to serve them? Well these appetizers are your solution. Easy, ready in 30 minutes and sure to be winners, these go-to finger foods...

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10 Dessert Nachos: Nacho Average Dessert

This might be the most brilliant and shareable dessert idea ever! These 10 dessert nacho recipes will have you reaching for chip after delicious chip for more. From apple to caramel to chocolate to banana, there’s an easy dessert nachos...

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6 Ways to Use Extra Croissants

Pick up some croissants for your next brunch and watch them disappear. When you bite into a flaky and buttery croissant, your taste buds are transported to France. They're always a favorite. On the rare occasion there are leftover croissants,...

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10 Super Bowl Recipes With Ground Beef

Ground beef is such an easy way to feed hungry football fans. Great for chili, finger foods, dips, sliders and more, these ground beef recipes will be your new favorite to make for the big game!

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Snacks for a Winning Game Day Menu

The mecca of all food holidays is almost upon us - the Super Bowl! Just like Thanksgiving and Christmas, calories don't count on this day. Snack foods always rule my menu and this year will be no different.Don't let the...

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10 Chocolate Cake Recipes Every Chocoholic Needs

Is there anything better than chocolate cake for dessert? Yup, we can't think of anything either. If you think chocolate deserves its own food group (like we do), you need these 10 chocolate cake recipes in your life... and your...

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14 Buffalo Recipes That Aren’t Wings

Is game day complete if something Buffalo isn't eaten? In some households that would be a big penalty. But who says chicken wings have to be served? There are many ways to incorporate Buffalo into your menu that aren't wings....