If you're a fan of Cafe Rio's Creamy Tomatillo Dressing then you are going to love this lightened up version. It's just as delicious but healthier!
Kale and I order Cafe Rio salads at least once a week. No joke. We love their amazing food and look forward to it all the time. We each have our own special favorites we like to order. Kale loves their Sweet Pork Salad. I have my
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Turkey Gravy
You can't have a Thanksgiving feast without the gravy! This recipe for turkey gravy is simple, full of flavor and one everyone will love!
What is your favorite thing to eat on Thanksgiving? Mine would be the rolls AND the gravy. I can't begin to imagine that turkey dinner without amazing gravy! I pour it all over my entire plate of food, I love it so much. I am not a turkey
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Skinny Fettuccine Alfredo
Happy Friday, guys! I have another awesome lightened-up recipe that has become a family-favorite around here. SKINNY FETTUCCINE ALFREDO! This stuff is creamy, dreamy and so delicious. :) I had a Facebook follower comment on my Skinny Enchiladas the other day saying I shouldn't lighten up recipes or call them "skinny" because it makes people think they can eat more of it.
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Strawberry Poppy Seed Dressing
Growing up my family ate ranch dressing with almost everything. We had it with salads (of course), sandwiches, pizza... You name it and we were dipping it in ranch. When I started working at Rococo's steak house in high school I was introduced to a whole new world of food, and poppy seed dressing was one of them. I loved everything about it and it quickly became my favorite
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Garlic Parmesan Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
My husband and I have a favorite restaurant we go to on date nights, and he always orders the garlic mashed potatoes. They're SO good I usually have to take a bite or two. :) The last time we ate there he asked me why I never make garlic mashed potatoes at home? And I answered back honestly, "I have no idea." LOL So I guess it was time I did. These Garlic Parmesan Mashed
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Chicken in Basil Cream Sauce
I can officially declare this Chicken in Basil Cream Sauce my favorite meal at the moment. It is spectacular! :) Crispy pan fried chicken drenched in a warm basil and Parmesan creamy cheese sauce. Mmmmm It is literally heaven on a plate! There are many reasons why I adore this chicken, but I especially love that it's all done on the stove-top. No oven required. I'm
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Creamy Tomatillo Dressing
I don't think I need to introduce you to this amazing Creamy Tomatillo Dressing. We all love this Cafe Rio staple. Their flavorful dressing is heaven sent, and this copycat version is almost identical to the real thing. :D I've experimented with this recipe about a million times. I have made it so many different ways whenever I make homemade Cafe Rio Chicken and the
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Cranberry Sauce
Cranberry sauce was something I was never really into, until a few years ago. Once I gave it a try I was instantly hooked! It pairs so well with the Thanksgiving turkey and side dishes. It adds a little sweetness with all that savory food. :) This recipe for cranberry sauce is classic, simple and delicious. We love this recipe as is, but you could definitely dress it up
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Creamy Garlic Alfredo Sauce
Alfredo Sauce. It's a delicious staple in my house. We are pasta lovers through and through. My kids love pasta (especially, Red & White Pasta) and the hubs and I do, too. :) This Alfredo sauce I'm sharing today is one of the easiest and BEST versions of homemade Alfredo I've ever made. It beats the stuff in the bottle by far! This Alfredo sauce is creamy, dreamy
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Homemade Taco Seasoning
We go through a whole lot of taco seasoning. It's kind of crazy. Mexican food is by far my favorite type of food. I think it's the spices and all the flavors that I love. There are tons of recipes I use taco seasoning in, therefore, I am always buying those packets of seasoning.
When I thought about it, I realized buying those packets all the time can definitely add up.
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Creamy Ranch Dressing
Being a food blogger has me in the kitchen way more than I used to be and I love it! One of the many reasons I love being a blogger is all the new recipes I get to try, and also experimenting and creating recipes I normally wouldn't make. For instance, homemade ranch dressing.
This was the first time I attempted homemade ranch, without the handy little dry-mix packet, and I
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Chef Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing
Believe it or not I do eat healthy food. With all the fattening recipes and desserts I post you wouldn't think so, but I do. I never serve a meal without some type of veggie, and we eat salads a lot. Even my kids love them.
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Easy Spaghetti Sauce
Spaghetti used to be a meal I made once a week. I'd always go back to it because it was easy and everyone liked it. Then I was introduced to the world of food blogs, and started my own. Spaghetti got pushed to the side lines because of all the new recipes I was wanting to make. I honestly don't think I had made it in over a year, until last week.
My Mom gave me an
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Chicken Pillows
If you live in Utah, like myself, then you most likely have heard of these delicious things. They're known as 'Chicken Pockets', 'Chicken Rolls' and 'Chicken Pillows'. Call them whatever you like, just know that they are good! If you're not familiar with these, they are a crescent dough crust filled with chicken and cream cheese. Then they're dipped in butter and
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Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu
I remember the first time I made Chicken Cordon Bleu. It was an epic failure. Kale and I had only been married a few months. One night we planned to have some friends over for dinner, and I thought making Chicken Cordon Bleu would be a great dish to impress with! It involved pounding the chicken, which I had never done, and rolling the chicken and blah blah blah. Yeah, it
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