I love everything about Easter dinner...the ham and scalloped potatoes and asparagus, oh my! And now that Easter is over, everytime I open the refrigerator I find myself juggling the containers of leftovers. I could just serve the meal all over again, but I love coming up with different ways to use leftovers and keep it interesting. A perfect example: a Classic Chef Salad! Peel those colorful eggs, and chop up some of that ham and make yourself a beautiful, restaurant-style lunch.
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Chocolate Pistachio Marble Bundt Cake
Today I am going to share with you one of my family's favorite cakes: Chocolate Pistachio Marble Bundt Cake. It's moist and fudgy, and so simple to make! This is another one of those old family recipes...my mom got it back in her student teaching days from another teacher, and she's been making it ever since. It uses a boxed cake mix and instant pudding as a base, but with a few simple additions you'd never know it had such humble beginnings. And once you create the swirled batter,
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checkIN and checkOUT | 3.25.16
Thanks for coming by to checkIN and checkOUT this week's list of Friday Favorites! You guys, I can't believe it's already Good Friday...where is this year going? I suppose since the Easter Bunny is coming this weekend, I should go ahead and finish putting away the last of the Christmas presents!!! Our weathermen are saying we should have a beautiful holiday weekend here in CT...I really hope they are right. We started out the week with a delayed school opening due to a snowstorm, and now it's
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Sausage Cheddar Bites: A Go-To Appetizer!
Ok, if you are looking for another appetizer to add to your Easter menu, you've got to try these Sausage Cheddar Bites. If Deviled Eggs are my must-have Easter traditon, then these are my brother's. And I tell my kids, you better act fast if you want any because their uncle just pulls himself right up to the platter as if it's his own plate!
Easy to put together, only a few ingredients, and quick to bake, these Sausage Cheddar Bites will quickly become a go-to appetizer for you. They're
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Mom’s Classic Deviled Eggs
One of my most favorite things my mother makes are Deviled Eggs. She uses a simple, basic recipe and they are outstanding. In fact, they are the only Deviled Eggs I'll eat! I have this weird thing where I'll see Deviled Eggs at a party or at brunch in a restaurant, but I just can't make myself try them...I just know they won't be the same as my mom's!
Her Deviled Eggs are of the classic, no-nonsense variety. I can remember one spring a new cooking magazine arrived in the mail and the
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