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How to Make a Creamy Homemade Ranch Dressing

You absolutely won’t believe how easy it is to make a creamy ranch dressing at home. Most likely the ingredients are in your fridge and cabinets now. Our version adds lemon juice, hot sauce, and fresh parsley to brighten the...

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17 Meatball Recipes That Are Amazeballs

From appetizer to dinner, these are the BEST meatball recipes you need to add to your cookbook. Seriously, these are amazeballs!

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The 22 Very Best Guinness Recipes on the Internet

Drinking Guinness isn't the only way to fully enjoy your favorite Irish beer. Get your Guinness on with these absolutely delicious recipes. From lunch to dinner to dessert, these recipes made with Guinness beer will get you in an Irish...

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Irish Pub Food You Don’t Need to Go to Ireland For

Pubs in Ireland are family gathering places. In most towns, they're really the centers of the community. When in Ireland, besides grabbing a pint of Guinness, listening to music, and having great conversations, people go to pubs for their food....

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What’s the Best Potato For …?

You’re at the grocery store, and you’ve got your list that says “potatoes” on it for x dish. You look around at all the bins potatoes and wonder which works best for your recipe. It’s true. There are a ton...

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9 Banana Cream Pie Recipes To Go Bananas For

There are some pretty strong opinions about banana cream pie. Some think it has to be topped with meringue, while others favor freshly whipped cream. Vanilla wafers as a crust is a must in some recipes, but a pastry crust...

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13 Reasons Stroganoff Recipes Are the Best Comfort Food

You know those days where you just need the ultimate comfort food? Whether it be because of frigid temperatures, a hard day or just a random Wednesday, these 13 homemade stroganoff recipes are reason enough for why you should make...

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Comfort Food Recipes That’ll Make Any Taste Bud Happy

Everyone has a different definition of comfort food. For some, a chicken pot pie gives them the warm and fuzzies. Or, maybe a tray of mac and cheese makes your heart happy. We all turn to comfort food for different...

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34 Homemade Sauce Recipes

It’s time to quit buying your favorite sauces at the store and make them from home. Check out these 34 homemade sauce recipes, including everything from bbq sauces to pasta sauces to dipping sauces to condiments to dessert sauces -...

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22 Restaurant Copycat Recipes Even You Can Make

Ever wish you could make your favorite restaurant dish? Well, it’s time to wake up and smell the roses because YOU CAN! What - like it's hard? We don't think so! Check out some of our favorite restaurant copycat recipes...

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18 Party-Perfect Mardi Gras Recipes

Laissez les bons temps rouler! Here are some crazy delicious gumbo, jambalaya, creole and cajun recipes you need to celebrate Fat Tuesday!

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Let the Good Times Roll With These Easy Recipes for Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras begins on the Epiphany (Three Kings Day) and ends on Fat Tuesday which is always the day before Ash Wednesday. It's a festival filled with parades and, of course, great food before the Lenten season begins.King Cakes are...

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22 New Orleans Inspired Recipes

Travel on down to NOLA with these Louisiana-inspired recipes. From gumbo to red beans and rice to jambalaya to beignets, these authentic New Orleans recipes bring your favorite foods right to your own kitchen table!

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13 Cluckin’ Great Chicken Recipes for Tonight’s Dinner

Need some inspiration for tonight's dinner? Try one of these 13 cluckin' great chicken recipes.

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15 Sheet Pan Brussels Sprouts Recipes to Make Dinner Prep Easy

What's the easiest way to quickly prepare a healthy dinner? Make everything on a sheet pan! And what vegetable only gets tastier when roasted? Brussels sprouts! Random fact... did you know they were named after Brussels, Belgium? It's believed these...

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15 Stew Recipes for Those Cold Wintery Days

Brrrr it’s cold out there! We vote you stay in, light the fire and heat up the kitchen with these delicious stew recipes that are sure to warm you right up. From beef to chicken to fish to cabbage, we...

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22 Delicious Margarita Recipes

Know when to give up and when to have a margarita! From ridiculously delicious drinks to margarita-inspired food, these are the margarita recipes you want to try. Cheers!

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21 Easy and Delicious Instant Pot Chicken Recipes

Put that Instant Pot you got over the holidays to good use with these delicious pressure cooker chicken recipes. From classic family favorites to healthy chicken recipes that will help you stick to your diet, to new mouth-watering recipes that...

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12 Family-Favorite Pot Roast Recipes

There’s just something about cold winter weather that makes us crave comfort food - and homemade pot roast is the ultimate comfort food recipe! Served with a heaping side of mashed potatoes and topped with the most delicious gravy, you...

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Fantastic Fish Recipes for Fish Friday

I love a good dinner theme. At my house, we do Meatless Monday and Taco Tuesday. Some weeks I like to do Fish Friday. Baked or fried, fish is a favorite of mine. With Lent a couple of weeks away,...