Everybody loves spring, and we are almost there. With the un-official start just a few days away, it is time to get out the bunny chow and get your food planning started for you and your family.
Main Course Recipes
When people ask you what you had for dinner, you don't say asparagus or dinner rolls; you say turkey, ham, or a rib roast. Let's get what you want. It's a ham for us.
How to Cook a Turkey Breasts - The Easy Way
Learn the easiest way is to cook a turkey breast in an oven to perfection with moist meat and crispy skin. A turkey breast is an excellent alternative to a full-size turkey for smaller households or supplemental white meat at a larger Thanksgiving feast.
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Smaller Crock Pot Honey Glazed Ham
Crock pot honey glazed ham recipe is one of the easiest recipes you will ever make—a great holiday main dish for a smaller household or as a second meat at the large feast.
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Small Ribeye Roast
Ribeye roast is a classic main entree for special meals. A ribeye roast is Prime Rib without the bone, making it easier to cook and scale to the right size at home.
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Butter Turkey Tenderloin – Pan Seared Oven Roasted with Gravy
There is no need to cook a whole turkey or even a whole breast with this easy turkey tenderloin recipe. You can have melt in your mouth, moist and tender turkey with gravy all year round and not eat leftovers for a week.
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What to Do With Leftover Ham
Leftover ham is a great problem to have, but there are a few challenges, especially for smaller households. Let's deal with it correctly and safely.
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Vegetable Side Dishes
Let's get something easy but tasty. We are making our potato casserole ahead of time. Mandatory with ham. And probably the asparagus.
Old Fashion Cheesy Potato Casserole
Old fashion cheesy potato casserole is like grandma would make using raw potatoes and other fresh ingredients. One of our favorite side-dishes and is worth the little extra work for the delicious results.
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Baked Parmesan Asparagus
Everybody needs this super easy asparagus recipe with only a few ingredients. Roasted to perfection, baked Parmesan asparagus is the perfect healthy side dish for almost any meal.
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Green Beans with Bacon
Step up your boring side dishes with these outstanding roasted green beans with bacon with an exceptional sauce. Ultra easy from fresh or frozen beans, this will be a family staple.
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Parmesan Roasted Cauliflower
This caramelized Parmesan roasted cauliflower recipe will become your favorite way to cook cauliflower. Using fresh or frozen, it makes a great hot baked side dish.
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Crispy Parmesan Baked Potatoes
Super easy and super delicious, these Parmesan baked potato halves will be your new favorite side dish. Infused with butter and garlic flavor under a crisp Parmesan crust, you can't go wrong offering this to your friends and family.
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Bread Recipes
There are lots of great bread you can buy, but these are some delicious rolls and worth the trouble. Again, make it ahead of time.
Easy Yeast Dinner Rolls in 60 Minutes
Do you need a bread course for that special meal? Whip up 60 minutes golden brown homemade dinner rolls instead with this quick and easy yeast recipe.
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Stand Mixer Lunch Lady Rolls
Great old fashion school lunch lady rolls you loved with your cafeteria lunch—if you are old like me. But everybody will love these tasty rolls. This smaller recipe now makes these classic rolls homemade-friendly.
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Julia Child's French Bread - Simplified
Julia Child's French Bread is the ultimate in crusty artist bread. A wonderful loaf, simplified to the essentials to get it done with less fuss. While speed was not a goal, it was a total of 5 hours from the start to the cooling rack.
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Sweet Endings
It is a special meal, so a special ending is needed. Again, they can be made ahead of time. I suggest the fresh strawberry pie if the berries look good. Make two if you have a large group. It screams spring and is so easy.
Easy Lemon Bars
Six ingredients are all you need for these easy (and best) lemon bars. Bursting with great sweet-tart lemon taste and a buttery shortbread crust, they are everything a lemon bar should be. Perfect for every day or take them to any special gathering.
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Fresh Strawberry Pie with Jello
Fresh strawberry pie is a wonderful summer treat everybody loves. This easy recipe is made with Jello, a premade pie crust, and fresh strawberries. Make this simple recipe your signature summer dish.
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Easy Apple Berry Crumble
Old-fashion apple crumble is great dessert comfort food but add some berries with a crispy crumble top and you will have your new signature dessert—quick and easy.
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Easy Chocolate Chip Cheesecake
Chocolate chip cheesecake is a creamy, decadent dessert but is one of the easiest recipes to make. While it is not "cheesecake for two," it will become your signature dessert for gatherings. Just follow the easy step-by-step photos to impress your friends and family.
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Small Apple Crisp—Quick & Easy
Great old-fashioned apple crisp is quick and easy with this classic recipe. A smaller recipe, but it is easily doubled for larger households.
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Special Easter Candy Bonus
This makes a great Easter candy. Top with some sprinkles or M&Ms in Easter colors. Or leave out the nuts and make white chocolate candy and top with Jelly Beans. Use your (or the kids) imagination.
Crock Pot White Chocolate Almond Clusters
Super easy and delicious white chocolate almond clusters are the perfect gift for the holidays or for any special occasion. Simple with these step by step photo instruction for the perfect white chocolate candy.
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Originally Published April 14, 2019. Updated yearly for new choices
Neny Garcia
Love your recipes, thanks for sharing. And also love to see pictures of Molly and Lilly. ♥
Pat Monahan
Can I come to your house for Easter? ;)