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I’ve received a number of requests for dutch oven recipes and since I have some experience with that, I thought I would share one with you today. You can use your dutch oven in the home as well. Just bake it at 350′ until done.
INGREDIENTS:

1 (30 oz.) can fruit cocktail [...]

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Make this super easy & cool Key Lime Pie for summer and let it melt in your mouth!  This recipe actually calls for 6 miniature graham cracker pie shells but since I didn’t have those, I just used a regular single graham cracker shell.  It worked out the same so no biggie.
INGREDIENTS:

2 Key Limes
1 (8-ounce) [...]

These mash potatoes are just heavenly.  I love baked potatoes but hate the work so this is a great alternative. I use mash potatoes as a filler for many meals, otherwise, my boys would never be full!
INGREDIENTS:

Red potatoes
Sour cream
Parsley
Butter
Bacos - Bacon Bits (optional but SOOO GOOD!)

DIRECTIONS:
Clean potatoes, cube, and boil until done.  Add sour cream, butter, [...]

WOOHOO!! Today officially kick starts my 3 month long giveaway!  Every week from today until July 31, I’ll be giving away a prize.  Let me tell you people, you won’t wanna miss this.  I gathered up some great prizes from cash, gift sets, magazine subscriptions, and even a KITCHENAID FOOD PROCESSOR:) !!! 
The best way for [...]

Just because we get our beef free doesn’t mean we don’t splurge on some shrimp scampi every now and then!  My family (except me) LOVES, LOVES shrimp.  This is a super FAST meal to make, in fact, I would put it in the 30-minute category, if I had one.
FUN FACT: Amercians use 5 times the amount of water [...]