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How to Soften Cookies

Learn all the tips and tricks for how to soften cookies. Make crunchy hard cookies soft again with these easy kitchen hacks. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Perfectly soft cookies...

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Dehydrating Potatoes

Dehydrating potatoes is a simple way to preserve this delicious pantry staple! Learn how to dry potatoes four different ways in a food dehydrator for a shelf-stable stash. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from...

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Scattered Sundays

There are very silly and arbitrary rules around the furnace and wood stove in the Cook household. I created these rules, everyone but me hates them, and they really have zero reason for existing....

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Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup

This Chicken Gnocchi Soup is the perfect simple comfort food. Loaded with vegetables and packed with flavor, this Olive Garden copycat soup recipe will become a family favorite.  As an Amazon Associate, I earn from...

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Snow Pea Stir Fry

You’re going to love this amazing stir-fried snow peas recipe! This healthy, simple weeknight side dish comes together in only five minutes. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. You won’t find...

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Instant Pot Chuck Roast

Fall-apart tender, this Instant Pot Chuck Roast is the ultimate comfort food. You can get an “it cooked all day flavor” in a fraction of the time thanks to using an Instant Pot. As...

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Scattered Sundays

My friends, I have a secret. It’s very shameful. It could take down my entire blogging empire. Lean in. I’ll tell you. Here we go…it’s been too hot to make soup. I know. I’m...

Frozen Egg Rolls in Air Fryer

Making frozen egg rolls in the air fryer is incredibly easy and fast. This easy grab-and-go air fryer snack is simple to make and cooks in under 15 minutes. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from...

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Confessions

If you’re new around here, confessions are a time for us to all unburden ourselves of the silliness we’re feeling at the moment. I share dumb things, then you share dumb things, and we...

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Air Fryer Cauliflower

Light, delicious, and crispy, Air Fryer Cauliflower is the perfect side or snack for fast healthy eating. You’ll love that cauliflower in the air fryer is simple, vegan, vegetarian, and packed with flavor!  As an...

a stuffed cat on a boy's head as a baby and again as a bigger kid.

Scattered Sundays

As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Last week at Jack’s soccer game, a yellow jacket flew into my shirt and stung me in my armpit! The yellow jackets had been annoying...

a tray of Instant Pot egg bites with spinach and chopped bacon..

Instant Pot Egg Bites

Learn how easy it is to make this delicious copycat Starbucks Instant Pot Egg Bites recipe. No Instant Pot? This recipe also teaches you how to make these egg bites in the oven.  As an...