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Recipes Sauces and Dressings

Homemade Catalina Dressing

February 9, 2022heartysmarty

One Sunday in 2021, I started out making our family's favorite chicken dish, Cranberry Chicken. Unfortunately, we were out of the main ingredient for the sauce--Catalina Dressing. With a little searching and improvising, I have come up with a dynamite recipe for making the stuff from scratch. I have made Cranberry Chicken with this homemade Catalina dressing 4 times now and I don't think I will ever go back to buying the bottle. It takes just a blender and 5 minutes of total prep to whip up. Enjoy! Homemade Catalina Dressing super quick to make with no questionable ingredients 1/2

Appetizers/ Dips Main Dish Recipes

Chicken Pillows with Creamy Lemon Sauce

January 17, 2022heartysmarty

January 20, 2007--the day I was introduced to chicken pillows AND also the day Neil asked me to marry

Baked Goods Treats

Oatmeal Cake with Coconut Caramel Topping

November 1, 2021heartysmarty

My husband requests this cake every year for his birthday. Two years ago, I made a rookie mistake and

Breakfast Recipes

Quick and Easy Breakfast Sandwich

July 16, 2021heartysmarty

Sometimes, the kids just need a snazzy tool to motivate them to cook for themselves. That is exactly what

Recipes Salads Sides

Mango Lime Pasta Salad

July 16, 2021heartysmarty

I'll describe this as a Westernized version of a Caribbean salad. With its big chunks of mangoes, avocadoes, grapes

Gluten-Free Main Dish Recipes Soups

Cauliflower and Potato Chowder

July 4, 2021heartysmarty

Caulifower is not my kids favorite vegetable. However, they will scarf down a whole head of it in this

Baked Goods Breakfast Gluten-Free Recipes

Savory Egg and Cheese Hashbrown Waffles

June 1, 2021heartysmarty2 comments

These savory waffles are a really quick fix for busy mornings. I love sending the kids off with a

Baked Goods Recipes Treats

Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp

May 24, 2021heartysmarty

Rhubarb and strawberries both come on in late Spring in the Rocky Mountains and both are ready to be

Casseroles Main Dish Recipes Slow Cooker and Instant Pot

Instant Pot Pizza Casserole

May 10, 2021heartysmarty

Every time I might complain about how much time it takes to make dinner, my husband usually replies saying

Baked Goods Breakfast Main Dish Recipes Treats

Perfect Waffles and Homemade Syrup

April 20, 2021heartysmarty

Oh, man. These are the best waffles! And the new waffle iron I bought cooks four of them at

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