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How to Create a Safe and Comfortable Home for Your Dog
Dogs are more than pets; they are part of the household and depend on their owners to provide an environment where they can feel secure, relaxed, and healthy. Creating a dog-friendly home involves more than providing food and a place to sleep. Safety, comfort, exercise, stimulation, and routine all contribute to your dog’s overall well-being….

Chicken Enchiladas Verde
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Ok, you caught me… Chicken Enchiladas Verde isn’t exactly a Fast Friday type meal. But hey, the category also says Fun, and this recipe definitely IS fun! Besides, you can always make it the night before and place it in the fridge uncooked, then bake it on Fast Fun Friday when you get home from…

Homemade Spaetzle – So Dang Easy!
Homemade Spaetzle is a such a simple, humble German side dish that I almost didn’t post my super easy recipe… I mean really, Spaetzle for a Throw Back Thursday dish? Really? Well yeah, really! After tossing it around in my head I decided that spaetzle really does deserve a place in my TBT line up. …

Mediterranean Style Chicken Breasts
I know it’s Whatever Wednesdays and I know that I usually don’t do “fancy” stuff on my official day off, but today I just have to share this recipe no matter what day it is. The best part of making this dish? It only takes 30 minutes from fridge to table! The next best part…

Mini Flourless Chocolate Cakes
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This week I decided to make one of Tim’s favorite Tuesday Treats… just cuz I love him lots! These are Mini Flourless Chocolate Cakes with a chocolate glaze. Tim loves chocolate! Tim can’t eat a lot of chocolate! Tim can’t eat too much sugar! Tim will eat an entire cake if it’s in plain…

Crispy and Juicy Chicken Wings
Wow, is it MAN-ic Monday already? Where did the weekend go? I don’t know about your neck of the woods, but here in the high plains desert of Idaho, it’s football season! Oh, and the weather is already down to the low 70’s during the day, which makes it perfect weather for lots of cooking…

Grilled Cheese Club Sandwich
A Grilled Cheese Club Sandwich isn’t just a perfect dish for a fast, fun meal on a Friday, it’s also WAY scrumptious! Oh and if you do it right, you can clog all of your arteries in just one bite. So here’s how Tim and I came up with this recipe. Back about a week…

Mom’s Chicken Paprikash
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Yay, it’s TBT again! I just love Throwback Thursday’s! I especially love this one because the weather outside was perfect for putting a big pot on the stove and making my Mom’s Chicken Paprikash – YUM! Mom’s Chicken Paprikash is an old family recipe that she used to make on cool autumn days. I’d…

Simply Simple Boule… uh, Bread!
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Know what I love best about Whatever Wednesdays? I love the fact that they are so flexible! They can handle it when life throws me a curve ball! They don’t get flustered when my heads hurt so badly and my asthma is so bad that I can’t even stand at the stove to make a…

Easy Peasy Tarte Tatin
Tarte Tatin… it’s French, it has a mysterious aura surrounding it, it’s romantic and ohhh la la! And until this past year it was such a pain in the neck to make that I rarely bothered with it. Ok ok, once in a blue moon I’d whip one up for someone really special, but they…

Crispy Baked Chicken Tenders
It’s MAN-ic Monday again, are you ready for another busy week? Yeah, me neither! But I’ve got a super easy, really quick dish today that I’m excited to share with you guys. Here comes another one of my true stories before I show you the recipe, ready? First up, a quick pic to get you…


