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Tay M.

Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese

Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese is not my creation.  Even though I did not look up a recipe for this, I know this combination exists.  However, this is my recipe, handed down to me by my grandmother.  When I became the holder of this recipe, I changed it up a 

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Tay M.

Stir-Fried Beef and Broccoli

Stir-fried beef-n-broccoli is one of my favorite dishes. It is super quick and straightforward. The key is to get all your mise en place done and cut your flank steak on a bias.  It is also great with chicken, pork tenderloin, and several meat substitutes. Mise en place means everything

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Tay M.

Roasted Bone-in Chicken Breast

Roasting an entire chicken for one can be a bit too much. This even more true now that I have had gastric sleeve surgery. So what does one do with a tiny stomach and a craving for roasted chicken? You strike a compromise. My hero comes in the form of

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Duo of Dips Guacamole – Part 2

Up next is my Duo of Dips: Guacamole! My apologies for the delay! This blog does revolve around mental health, and mine was not up to par. However, I am getting a break from my depression symptoms. Therefore it is a perfect time to get caught up on some blog

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Duo of Dips: Pico de Gallo – Part 1

Together with guacamole, they are toppings for my Chicken Nachos recipe which will be posted soon.  Pico de Gallo, a super simple dip made from fresh tomatoes, red onion, cilantro, jalapeno, and lime juice.  When trying to turn my process into a recipe I realized, while it is very easy

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Smoked Cheddar Jalapeno Biscuits

Biscuit Exploration For a while, I was on a biscuit-making kick. On top of buttermilk biscuits, I made various drop biscuits – including the copycat Red Lobster Cheddar Bay, cheddar cheese biscuits,  bacon biscuits, cinnamon sugar biscuits, and cream cheese and chives. It took me a while to get the hand of making

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