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Bulgogi Beef

This is a great meal prep recipe because it reheats well. It serves 8, but can be adapted for different meal sizes.

Spinach Pasta with Pesto

This is a quick and easy fresh pasta dinner that can be made in about 15 minutes. Its got so much spinach in it that it is practically a salad!

#basil #pesto #italian #pasta #spinach
The Green Sauce

A cilantro lime avocado sauce that levels up any meal! Use it on your grilled cheese or breakfast sandwiches to knock them out of the park!

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Irish Soda Bread

I have made this recipe a few times and it is always a hit! It comes together in about an hour!

#bread
Apple Tart

This tart is not complicated to make, but it does take a while. This can be done on a lazy Sunday, as long as you can be near the kitchen for a couple hours while stuff cooks.

#pie #apples #baking #dessert
Brioche Buns

The buns are great for hamburgers and sandwiches! Pretty simple and very delicious!

#bread
Baked Squash Fries

Super easy summer squash or zucchini fries, they are light and crispy and a great way to use your extra squash!

#csa #vegetable
Dutch Baby

This large, fluffy pancake is excellent for breakfast, brunch, lunch and dessert any time of year. It takes about 5 minutes to put together and is ready in 30 minutes!

#breakfast
Chocolate Babka

This is a tough process and takes about 2 days to make, but it is definitely worth the work!

#dessert #bread
Sandwich Bread

Fast and easy basic sandwich bread. We use it for eggs in a nest and bomb PB&Js

#bread
Garlic Lemon Shrimp Fettuccine

Shrimp cooked in garlic butter sauce and tossed with pasta and spinach. It is fast, easy, and tastes great. This dish bring a wow factor with about 30 minutes of work.

#italian #seafood #pasta
Basic Italian Egg Pasta

A super simple egg pasta, that can be rolled by hand or in a pasta machine.

#italian #pasta
Spinach Pesto

My favorite pesto. It is blanched so that it stays bright green for a long time.

#vegetable #basil #italian #pesto #spinach
No Knead Bread

This is the best way to get into artisan bread making. The loaf is very forgiving and with little work needed you can make it a few times to perfect it!

#bread
Mom's Brown Bread

This recipe for brown bread can be adapted for cinnamon swirl bread and cinnamon rolls.

#bread
Gnocchi in a Pancetta Onion Sauce with Spinach and Ricotta

Gnocchi, finished in a creamy pancetta and onion sauce, tossed with spinach, and topped with dollops of Ricotta cheese and crispy parmesan.

#italian #gnocchi #pasta #spinach
Ricotta Gnocchi

Pillowy Ricotta Gnocchi which are great fresh and hold up when frozen after forming.

#italian #pasta
BOOH Pizza (Bat out of hell)

Chicken and spinach pizza with garlic herb sauce.

#pizza
Pizza Dough

Super simple pizza dough recipe.

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Mom's Banana Bread

My moms classic banana bread from a slip of random paper in her pantry

#banana #healthy #bread
Buttermilk Syrup

Buttermilk Syrup from our favorite breakfast restaurant back home. The restaurant is gone but we still make the syrup!

#breakfast #syrup #buttermilk
Buttermilk Pancakes

Light and fluffy buttermilk pancakes.

#pancakes #breakfast #buttermilk
Turkey

This is an easy method for brining and roasting your Thanksgiving turkey!

#thanksgiving
Stuffing

The is the Bell-Towne family corn bread stuffing recipe. Its made using both homemade cornbread and a boxed mix.

#thanksgiving
Nana Towne’s Cornbread

This was a cornbread recipe that my grandmother used and was perfected by me.

#bbq #bread
Mom's Pecan Pie

This is the pecan pie that my mom makes at Thanksgiving.

#pie #dessert #thanksgiving
Mom's Apple Pie

This is my mom's apple pie recipe that she makes every Thanksgiving.

#pie #apples #dessert #thanksgiving
Pumpkin Pie

This is a great pumpkin pie recipe. I have made it with fresh roasted pumpkin and it worked great, though the canned stuff is easier!

#pie #dessert #thanksgiving
Mashed Potatoes

These mashed potatoes are cooked using a sous vide to make Thanksgiving day easier. They come out rich and take very little work with a little prep.

#thanksgiving
Mom's Brownies

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Gravy

This is a Turkey Gravy recipe using the dripping and giblets from your Thanksgiving turkey.

#thanksgiving
Sweet Potato Salad

This is a classic Thanksgiving dish in the Judge Family. Its basically potato salad with a sweet potato twist.

#thanksgiving
Pie Crust

This is a super simple pie crust that makes use of frozen butter and a food processor grater attachment to make the process fast and easy.

#pie
Candied Pecans

Fast and easy candied pecans in about 10 minutes.

#dessert #nuts #candy
Roasted Green Beans

#thanksgiving
Elegant Potatoes

Great with B-B-Q Meats!!!

#side-dish #thanksgiving
New York Cheesecake

This is my favorite NY style Cheesecake. I make it for many birthday and holiday celebrations.

#gluten-free #pie #dessert
Garlic Scallion Mashed Potatoes

#potatoes #side-dish #garlic
Terrific Toffee

This is an old family recipe for a toffee similar to english toffee, but with malted milk powder and almonds on the outside.

#christmas #candy
Alton Brown's Crepes

Alton Brown's Crepes recipe from

#breakfast