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Delicious Texas Caviar Recipe

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Who doesn’t love a simple, crowd-pleasing recipe that is easily portable to your next neighborhood barbecue or potluck dinner? It’s nice to have that one dish you are confident you can prepare and that you know everyone will love. This is that recipe! Today we’re sharing with you one of our favorite dips, Texas Caviar. […]

16 Super Fun Snacks For Toddlers

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Making fun homemade snacks for your toddlers can be a bit of a challenge, especially if you have a picky eater. Grab and go packages are great as well but sometimes we want to put in that little bit of extra to make them smile. Here are 16 fun snack for toddlers to turn snack […]

3 Best Tortilla Makers for Taco Tuesday

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Do you and your family have fun little traditions that you follow? On Friday nights our family has Family Movie Night, but Tuesdays are by far our favorite. Tuesday nights are made for Taco Tuesday! We all love to get in the kitchen and everyone has a job to do, even the littlest of the […]

10 Best Cookbooks for Men for your Kitchen

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Do you love to cook? My wife is a great cook, but I like to get in the kitchen and cook too! I like to cook for myself when my family goes out of town or when I want to prepare healthy meals but put my own twist on them! Food is one of those […]

Tips for Cooking Bacon in the Air Fryer

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What dad out there doesn’t enjoy bacon? It’s the quintessential manly breakfast food. Not only is bacon perfect for breakfast alongside bacon and eggs, but it’s an easy lunch or dinner as a BLT sandwich. Bacon is even great chopped or crumbled to spruce up a salad or mixed with green beans. Finally, who could […]

3 Best Electric Smokers For Your Meats

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Picture this, you and the misses are dressed up in your finest, the babysitter is on her way, and you’ve made reservations at your favorite restaurant. Your mouth has been watering about this all day just thinking about it. You get to the restaurant and the chefs special of smoked brisket is sold out! You […]

5 Best Electric Griddles For Your Kitchen

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We’ve all been there before, we are in the kitchen getting ready to cook but we don’t want to deal with a big mess to clean up. Or it is summertime and you just don’t want to fire up the oven that ends up heating up the whole kitchen. I have a solution for you […]

30 Easy Mother’s Day Brunch Recipes

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Mother’s Day is one of those holidays that you have a chance to honor those that do so much for us every day! Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 12 for 2019 in case you were wondering! So you still have some time to start planning on how you will celebrate your wife or mother this […]

10 Easy Taco Tuesday Tips for Success

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Who doesn’t love Taco Tuesday at home with the family? It’s a memory both you and the kids will look back on fondly and the good news is, it’s pretty easy to pull off! To ensure your taco night goes off without a hitch, we’ve put together 10 Easy Taco Tuesday Tips for Success. Although […]

12 Side Dishes Men Love

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Side Dishes Men Love Side dishes can make or break the meal. A good side dish should compliment the main dish. Let’s be frank, most men like dishes that are hearty and stick to your ribs. Every man wants it to stick, but we also love some variety. This isn’t a list of your typical […]