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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

Loaded Peanut Butter Chocolate Pretzel Blondies

October 11, 2018 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + Leave a Comment

Loaded Peanut Butter and Chocolate Blondies

A couple of weeks ago I needed a dessert to bring to a church function and created these Loaded Peanut Butter Chocolate Pretzel Blondies and they were a big hit!  I love it when a recipe that seems awesome in my mind, actually turns out!  I had lots of requests for the recipe that night and the ones I left home for my boys were devoured! I love making quick and easy bar cookies and Blondies are

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Filed Under: Bars, Chocolate Tagged With: bars, blondies, chocolate, cookies, dessert

African Peanut Soup

October 9, 2018 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + 3 Comments

African Peanut Stew

Are you feeling a little adventurous...at least in the kitchen?? This African Peanut Soup is so unique and incredibly delicious! It feels like a {culinary} trip to somewhere exotic!  I have had a couple of African Peanut Soup recipes bookmarked for ages and was dying to try them but worried that my family might not share my enthusiasm.  Thankfully, feeling brave in the kitchen one day, I finally

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Filed Under: Gluten Free, kale, Peanut Butter, Soups, sweet potatoes, Vegetarian Tagged With: kale, peanut butter, peanuts, soup, sweet potato, vegetarian

Creme Brûlée Baked French Toast

October 4, 2018 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + Leave a Comment

Creme Brûlée Baked French Toast

 Oh my .... this Creme Brûlée Baked French Toast is seriously divine!  I have a little disclaimer: this is not your everyday healthy and hearty breakfast, this is a decadent, indulgent breakfast that, I might add is totally worth the extra effort (and calories) for special occasions in your life!  Seriously, my family LOVED this Creme Brûlée Baked French Toast and I know it will be

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Filed Under: Breakfast, French Toast, Gluten Free Tagged With: baked French toast, breakfast, Brunch, creme brûlée, overnight French toast

Easy Bruschetta Chicken Bake with Balsamic Glaze

October 2, 2018 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + Leave a Comment

Bruschetta Chicken with Balsamic Glaze

Do you have an abundance of garden tomatoes to use?  My tomato plants died an early death while I was on vacation in July (I think from a lack of water--boo hoo!), but thankfully the stores and farmer's stands around me have lots of wonderful tomatoes for sale at great prices!  It is that time of year when tomatoes are plentiful and bursting with flavor!  If you some tomatoes laying around your

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Filed Under: Basil, Cheese, Chicken, chicken, Gluten Free, Italian Tagged With: cheese, chicken, italian, tomatoes

Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal Bars

September 28, 2018 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + Leave a Comment

Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal Bars

Don't you just love the fall with the beautiful changing leaves, cooler nights, abundance of crisp apples and pumpkin everything?  I love it so much that I may jump the gun just a little!  Have you seen this hilarious video about 'Fall in the South'? Unfortunately, I can TOTALLY relate to this!  Ha--it pretty much sums up life in the hot and humid South! Thankfully, it is

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Fall, Gluten Free, Oatmeal, Oatmeal and Granola, Pumpkin Tagged With: baked oatmeal, breakfast, cream cheese, healthy, maple, oatmeal, pumpkin

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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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