TikTok has had several unexpected blessings in my life, one being the discovery of new recipes. The one below is from @bonappeteach on there. She has the ingredients for a double batch, but I've reduced it to 12 sliders below.  These are far and away my husband's favorite dinner right now. He loves them so much I made a double batch for my birthday


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Okay, this dish is what you need in the weeks before Spring is finally here for good. Or, at least this is what we need here in Illinois when we have winter in the morning, spring in the afternoon, and back to winter at night for weeks on end.My mom sent me this recipe and she’s modified it and I did too. I’m giving you my modified version. I have zero idea where the original


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My family is big on traditions. Growing up, we had cream of broccoli soup every year around Christmas. In my own family, I began making this soup for my boys when they were small. We'd whip up a batch and watch my favorite Christmas movie, Christmas Eve on Sesame Street. Memories. Now that my boys have grown, I occasionally forget, but this year my youngest


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Our youngest son has a massive sweet tooth. Bonus for us all, he also loves to cook. This is one of his favorites this time of year. I've linked below to where we originally found this recipe and noted our modifications as well. The original name is Chex Christmas Mix but its other moniker, Christmas Crack, is far more true. Christmas Crack Directions


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Oh, man. This doesn't photograph super well, but this dish. It's good.I've mentioned that both of my sons are runners and were on Cross Country and Track while in high school. Luke is twenty-one, Liam is eighteen. Right between them in age and school was Jackson. And Jackson's mom made a pasta dish that the Cross Country boys looked forward to at every team gathering. As a


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