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Southern Pimento Cheese

December 29, 2018 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + Leave a Comment

Southern Pimento Cheese

 Happy Holidays! Are you enjoying your week between Christmas and New Years?  I always love this time when the hustle and bustle of Christmas is over and we can all just relax and enjoy time with our family and friends.  I love having things ready to pull out for snacks and this Southern Pimento cheese is one of our favorites! This cheese spread is a classic Southern staple

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Filed Under: Cheese, Cream Cheese, Dips & Spreads Tagged With: appetizer, cheddar, cheese, pimento, southern food, spread

Christmas Star Bread

December 20, 2018 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + 4 Comments

Christmas Star Bread

I have been so excited to share this beautiful Christmas Star Bread with you!  Isn't it pretty?  And it tastes as good as it looks!  I know it appears complicated, but it is surprisingly simple to make and I am going to show you exactly how to do it! This recipe makes two Christmas Star breads--one for you and one for a friend!  They look great in little window bakery boxes

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Christmas, Cinnamon Rolls, Yeast Breads Tagged With: baked goods, Christmas bread, cinnamon, cinnamon roll bread, star bread

Apple Cranberry Pie Deluxe

December 12, 2018 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + Leave a Comment

Apple Cranberry Pie Deluxe

How is your December going so far?  I am working hard to wrap up my Christmas shopping and this weekend will start some serious Christmas baking!  What are your favorite things to make at Christmas time?  I would LOVE to hear in the comments!   If you are looking for a fun and incredibly delicious holiday dessert, I think you should try this Apple Cranberry Pie Deluxe.

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Filed Under: Apples, Cranberries, Pies and pastries Tagged With: apple pie, apples, cranberries, pie

Creamy Spinach and Pepper Pasta

December 5, 2018 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + Leave a Comment

Creamy spinach and Pepper Pasta

Hello--and Happy December! This creamy spinach and pepper pasta is what is on the menu at our house tonight! But first ...I am seriously enjoying this time of year with all the beautiful decorations, twinkling lights, Christmas music and of course Hallmark movies!  My Boys just roll their eyes whenever I turn one on, but I love them!  They are the perfect background to wrapping presents and

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Filed Under: Cheese, Chicken, chicken, Cream Cheese, Italian, Pasta, Quick Dinner Ideas, Spinach Tagged With: cream cheese, pasta, quick dinner recipe, spinach

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

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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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