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Creamy Shrimp Salsa Dip

Shrimp Salsa Dip - Overhead close-up shot of dip garnished with shrimp, green onions and chips

Creamy Shrimp Salsa Dip is super easy, super tasty and will be the hit of your party! It has a touch of elegance and totally elevates chips and salsa to a whole new level! With everything going on this time of year, it's easy to forget a few things... Like... the office Christmas party, the church potluck, the neighborhood social! Then, it suddenly dawns on you and you realize you have to bring something! I've been there! This Creamy Shrimp Salsa Dip is the perfect answer for what to bring to everything! ...

Welcome to “Taste Matters.” This is where I dish up some tasty tidbits for your week with a kitchen tip or two, my current cookbook crush, some menu ideas from some of my favorite food bloggers to get you through your week, a weekend entertaining theme and menu, recipe roundups for even more meal ideas and even some food for thought! ...

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Cauliflower Welsh Rarebit

Cauliflower Welsh Rarebit is how to turn cauliflower into an easy, cheesy beer-infused lower-carb comforting meatless meal! This Wisconsin cheesehead finds cauliflower covered in a cheese sauce something hard to resist. However, when it also includes beer, I'm really all over it! Welsh Rarebit is a classic old English tavern dish where a beer-infused cheese sauce smothers good, toasty bread. Here, that venerable dish gets an update with cauliflower in Cauliflower Welsh ...

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Spaghetti Squash Fries

Spaghetti Squash Fries are the perfect snack or side dish for kids of all ages! A cooking project you can do with your kids, Spaghetti Squash Fries are simply delicious--and addictive! Hey, all! I have a fun recipe the kids and adults in your household are going to LOVE! Spaghetti Squash Fries! I don't post "kid-friendly" recipes because, in my not-so-humble opinion, kids should learn to eat real food. Without getting into a "having to walk ten miles to school ...

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Spiced Meatballs in Tomato Sauce

Spiced Meatballs with Tomato Sauce - Overhead hero shot of meatballs in tomato sauce in white bowl

Spiced Meatballs in Tomato Sauce are a delicious twist on meatballs! They make a flavorful addition to your holiday table. It's also Progressive Eats time, our virtual progressive dinner, so keep reading and grab some more great holiday dishes from my food blogger friends! Do you want to hear something sad? Besides turkey or ham at our family holiday table, my mother served venison meatballs. Now, turkey and ham are quite nice, but it ain't a party until the ...

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Chorizo Brown Rice Stuffed Poblano Peppers

Chorizo and Brown Rice Stuffed Poblano Peppers - Overhead hero shot of stuffed peppers in white baking dish garnished with limes and cilantro sprigs

Chorizo Brown Rice Stuffed Poblano Peppers are spicy, comforting and a great make-ahead meal for a festive late-fall family dinner or for casual entertaining. So, I think I've mentioned six or seven times (but who's counting) that we've had an abundance of Poblano peppers this year. It's been downright insane what we've harvested from four plants! We've roasted, peeled and seeded huge amounts of Poblanos. We have big plans to use them but for now, they wait quietly in our ...

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Slow Cooker Chipotle Split Pea Soup with Ham

Smoky Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup with Chipotle - Overhead hero shot of soup in blue bowls on gray background

Slow Cooker Chipotle Split Pea Soup with Ham is the easiest soup ever! Perfect for when you need something hearty but want something spicy and healthy, too! Am I the only one who craves split pea soup? I told a few people I was craving split pea soup lately and they looked at me like I was crazy. It was one of my favorite things my mother used to make and I've been itching to get my slow cooker out. ...

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How to Speed Bake an Apple Pie (Or Any Fruit Pie) – Pie in Half the Time!

How to Speed Bake an Apple Pie - Slice of pie on white plate with vanilla ice cream

Here's an amazing tip you're going to love and it's just in time for the holidays! Here's how to "speed bake" an apple pie (or any fruit pie)! This is perfect for when you're short on time, need to bake a lot of pies or in the summer when you want a lovely seasonal fruit pie but want to keep your kitchen cool. Pie in half the time! Would you believe this beautiful, golden apple pie did some time in the microwave? I think I've mentioned once or twice ...

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Welcome to “Taste Matters” where I dish up some tasty tidbits, a kitchen tip or two, my current cookbook crush, some menu ideas to get you through your week, a weekend entertaining menu and recipe roundups for even more meal ideas! First of all, the most heartfelt and deepest gratitude to all our veterans! Words really can not express the appreciation and admiration I have for ALL OF YOU! THANK YOU! ...

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Southwestern Chicken Orzo and Black Bean Skillet

This post is sponsored by BabbleBoxx.com on behalf of Anolon®. Southwestern Chicken, Orzo and Black Bean Skillet is an easy and festive stovetop dinner that's perfect for a weeknight! Your family will ask for it again and again! Best of all, it's made using Anolon®! I've got an Anolon® giveaway for you so keep reading and don't miss out! Hey, all! I've got a dish that's super easy for a weeknight with a serious delish factor you and your whole family will ...

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Vegan Thai Red Curry with Cauliflower and Potatoes

Vegan Thai Red Curry with Cauliflower and Potatoes is spicy and delicious with a side of healthy! It's the perfect veggie-packed meal to warm you up on a chilly fall night you won't feel guilty about! I actually had other plans for this head of cauliflower. Then, it got to be Saturday night. I realized there were a bunch of vegetables in the refrigerator--including the cauliflower--that needed to be dealt with before the week began again. Has that ever happened to ...

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