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Homemade Coconut Pecan Granola Have you ever been to the store and seen the teeny tiny boxes of your favorite crunchy granola? Why so small? With my crew of seven, homemade granola is the only option, else I’d go broke keeping up with our granola consumption. Plus, homemade …

Skinny Scallop Alfredo I love scallops, but since we have been trying to eat a little healthier around the McCarthy house lately, I’m sometimes a little adventurous when trying to cut calories and fat. My latest craze is substituting Greek yogurt for sour cream, dressings, …

Grilled Mexican Chipotle Pizza To celebrate father’s day a little early, I decided to combine a few of my husband’s favorites including grilled pizza and spicy Mexican food. As with many of my recipes, I decided to twist the two and make a spicy grilled …

Chicken Cordon Bleu Lasagna Rolls Before I created these chicken cordon bleu lasagna rolls, I had only eaten the traditional version; which is flattened or butterflied chicken breast rolled with inner layers of meat and cheese. The traditional dish is either fried or baked with …

Thai Noodles with Peanut Sauce If you follow the blog regularly, it will not take long for you to recognize that I love all kinds of food. My two youngest children have developed a nagging obsession with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.  Today, I took …

White Meatloaf My step-father has been hinting about wanting meatloaf for a couple of months now. I won’t say it’s every time he comes over, but I hear about meatloaf more from him than I have from anyone else before. I think he’s passive-aggressively asking …

Chicken And Dumplings Recipe Highlights The first thing I do is chop all my veggies and chicken. I toss a couple of tablespoons of butter in the stockpot and cook the veggies until translucent. Then, I add in the chicken to the veggies and cook …

Crispy Sesame Chicken Have you ever been to sitting somewhere, and you suddenly crave the sweet and savory, crunchy yet gooey and sticky goodness that is crispy sesame chicken? I get that craving all the time. Unfortunately for my diet, my children have inherited this …

Flipping Fresh Flapjack Pancakes Today my monsters wanted pancakes. Pancakes it is. I am not much of a breakfast eater, but everyone else in the house loves breakfast. We even have breakfast for dinner occasionally.  I typically cook an army’s quantity and freeze it so my …

Teriyaki Chicken Burger Does Anyone else love Red Robin’s Bonsai Burger or the Teriyaki Chicken Burger? I do. In fact, my husband makes his version at home for my birthday, and I was born on Christmas Eve. That means he gets himself out, in the …