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Kodiak Cinnamon Sugar Muffins (Gluten Free Options too)

November 27, 2018 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + 5 Comments

Kodiak Cinnamon Sugar Muffins

Hello Sweet friends!~ I hope your Thanksgiving was  happy--full of family, friends and lots of delicious food!  Mine was!  I love this time of year and I think it is perfect that we have a season focused on gratitude and giving thanks, right before Christmas.  What a fitting way to prepare our hearts to truly celebrate our Savior Jesus Christ.  I am looking forward to

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Filed Under: Gluten Free, Muffins Tagged With: baking brunch, cinnamon sugar, kodiak cakes, muffins

Incredible Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes

November 16, 2018 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + Leave a Comment

Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes

Happy Friday everyone!  Are you going to be preparing for your Thanksgiving Day Feast, or putting up Christmas decorations this weekend?  I plan on doing some of both--yeah!  Here is the Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes recipe that I promised in the perfect roast turkey post a couple of days ago.  These mashed potatoes are seriously amazing  perfect for special occasions! We are talking butter, cream

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Filed Under: Gluten Free, Potatoes, Thanksgiving, Vegetables Tagged With: make ahead, mashed potatoes, sides, vegetable

Perfect Roast Turkey

November 14, 2018 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + Leave a Comment

Perfect Roast Turkey

With Thanksgiving Day just around the corner, I thought we should talk Turkey today, since it is the star of the show!  In the past, I have been a big fan of a Brined turkey to produce a juicy end product.  I do love how the brine flavors the turkey and keeps it from becoming dry as it roasts, but I prefer to use that method with a turkey breast instead of the whole bird. So much easier to soak a

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Filed Under: Dinner Party, Gluten Free, Thanksgiving, Turkey Tagged With: roast turkey, thanksgiving, turkey

Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese Swirl

November 6, 2018 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + 2 Comments

Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese Swirl

Can you believe it is already November?!  Here in Tennessee the trees are putting on quite the show of color and it is finally cool enough to weather sweaters!  This time of year puts me in the mood for baking and especially baking with pumpkin! This Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese Swirl was a new recipe I came up with and it turned out FANTASTIC!  My family loved it and can't wait until I make it

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Filed Under: Baking, Cream Cheese, Pumpkin, Quick Bread, Quick Bread Tagged With: cream cheese, pumpkin, quick bread, sweet bread

Broccolini with Lemon and Pine Nuts

November 1, 2018 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + 2 Comments

Broccolini with lemon and pine nuts

Hello sweet friends!  I thought you might need a delicious and healthy recipe today like this wonderful Broccolini with Lemon and Pine Nuts, after all the treats yesterday!  Did you have a fun Halloween?  We sure did!  The weather was perfect and the neighborhood was full of cute kids trick or treating.   We LOVE Halloween and my boys had a very successful night, coming

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Filed Under: Basil, Broccoli, Gluten Free, Lemon, Vegetables Tagged With: broccolini, side dishes, vegetables, vegetarian

Barefoot Contessa Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes

October 18, 2018 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + 2 Comments

Barefoot Contessa Pumpkin Cupcakes

Happy Fall sweet friends! Today was the first day that I dipped into my Fall/ Winter wardrobe and wore a sweater!  For some reason this made me very happy and totally put me in the mood for these incredible Barefoot Contessa Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes!  If there is a baked good that can get you excited about the fall season--these are it!  These cupcakes are not overly sweet, in fact

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Filed Under: Baking, Cream Cheese, Cupcakes, Fall, Pumpkin, Thanksgiving Tagged With: Barefoot Contessa, cream cheese, fall baking, pumpkin, spice

Honey Mustard Dressing

October 16, 2018 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + Leave a Comment

Honey Mustard Dressing

 I try to have a salad everyday at some point, but if I don't have a good dressing on hand then it is REALLY hard to keep that goal!  I am not a fan of most store bought dressings, simply because they are full of lots of ingredients that I can not identify and I am convinced are not good for me.  If you are like me, you might be a little intimidated with making homemade salad dressings (I was!),

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Filed Under: Gluten Free, Salad Condiments Tagged With: honey, mustard, salad dressing

Menu Plan #12

October 13, 2018 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + Leave a Comment

Menu Plan 12

Today I have some inspiration to make a week of delicious dinners, easy for you!  This is actually Menu Plan #12, so if you want more ideas, see other plans here. I used to always post these plans on Monday, but I realized that I usually work 0n my menus on the weekend so I can be prepared for the upcoming week. Is that when you do it too?  With that in mind,  I am going to post these menu plans

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Filed Under: Menu Ideas, Menu Plan, Uncategorized Tagged With: menu plan

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Hi! I’m Melanie, a Wife, Mother and now a Grandma (Mimi)!  My goal is to help YOU gather your family and friends together, one great recipe at a time!

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I developed my love of cooking at an early age “helping” my Mom bake cookies, make dinner, and knead bread. She had quite the well of patience! She is the one that taught me about measurements, leavening agents, egg-washes, the basic white sauce, and numerous other mysteries of the kitchen!  I cherish the memories I have of learning to cook at her side. Thank you Mom! You instilled in me a respect for work as well as a joy in creating delicious things. I love you! xoxo

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