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Green Goddess Avocado Dressing

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

Green Goddess Avocado Dressing

Happy Monday sweet friends! I hope you had a nice weekend celebrating your Mothers or being celebrated yourself by your family!  I sure enjoyed Mother's Day here in Tennessee!  The weather was gorgeous, and my boys did a great job with Mother's Day.  I requested 'The Greatest Showman' DVD and to watch it all together!  My boys are not the biggest fans of musicals, but they obliged and we had so

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Filed Under: Avocado, Cilantro, Dips & Spreads Tagged With: avocado, dips, dressing, green goddess, vegetarian

Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake

May 8, 2018 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + Leave a Comment

Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake

If you are a fan of chocolate and Strawberries, (and who's isn't, really?) you are going to love this Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake recipe.  My crazy boys are actually not huge fans of regular strawberry shortcake, but I am, so I always make it every year at least once during Strawberry season.  This time I decided to try a chocolate version, and now all my boys are completely won over

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Filed Under: Chocolate, Desserts, Strawberries Tagged With: chocolate, dessert, strawberry, strawberry shortcake, whipped cream

Cafe Rio Chicken (Instant Pot or Crock Pot)

May 3, 2018 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + 3 Comments

Instant Pot Cafe Rio Chicken

This Cafe Rio Chicken (Instant Pot or Crock Pot) is one of the most requested meals at my house lately, and I could not be happier about it!  It seems like there is always at least one day (or more) every week that my dinner plans fall through. I forget to take things out of the freezer to defrost or some errands take too long and I find myself with a house full of hungry boys and very little time

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Filed Under: chicken, Freezer Friendly, Instant Pot Tagged With: cafe rio, chicken, instant pot, tacos

Coconut Cream Sugar Cookie (like Swig Cookie)

April 30, 2018 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + Leave a Comment

Coconut Cream Sugar Cookie

These Coconut Cream Sugar Cookies are a spin off of one of my all time favorite cookies, the  'Swig Sugar Cookies' found here.  We love these easy, no cutter required, kind of sugar cookies.  And they are perfect for every time and season of the year.  We simply change the frosting color and sprinkles to match the season or holiday.  I was thinking one day how great it

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Filed Under: Coconut, Cookies, Cream Cheese Tagged With: coconut, cookies, dessert, sugar cookie, swig cookie

Kodiak Banana Muffins (Gluten Free)

April 26, 2018 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + 4 Comments

Kodiak Banana Muffins

Are you a fan of the healthy protein packed Kodiak Power Cakes mix?  We love to make muffins with it at our house and they even make a gluten free one that I order of Amazon.  One of our favorites are these Banana Kodiak muffins.  Theses babies are hearty, easy to make, seriously yummy  and can be GLUTEN FREE (if you use the GF mix)!  Woot woot!  My boys with celiac

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Filed Under: Banana, Gluten Free, Muffins Tagged With: banana, kodiak cakes, muffins

Classic Potato Gratin

April 23, 2018 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + Leave a Comment

Classic Potato Gratin

This Classic Potato Gratin is my FAVORITE way to prepare potatoes.  It is simple to make, bakes up beautifully, is naturally gluten free and always incredibly delicious!  I love that this recipe is made with real, wholesome ingredients, using no canned 'cream of whatever' soups.  You can make this Potato Gratin using part chicken broth, to cut down on the richness and fat content or

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Filed Under: Gluten Free, Potatoes, Vegetables, Vegetarian Tagged With: cheese, potatoes, side dish

Hot Pizza Dip

April 20, 2018 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + Leave a Comment

Hot Pizza Dip

Happy "Fri-yay" (as my boys say)!  Are you ready for the weekend?  I know I am! Last week I made this wonderful cheesy hot Pizza Dip for my family to kick off of the NBA Playoffs and it was a HUGE hit!!  At our house Friday night is synonymous with PIZZA night!  It is tradition and my boys hold me to it.  If for some reason we have an event or something on Friday night,

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Filed Under: Cheese, Dips & Spreads, Gluten Free, Pizza Tagged With: appetizer, cheese, dips, hot dip, pepperoni, pizza, pizza dip

Magnolia Bakery’s Famous Banana Pudding

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

Magnolia Bakery's Famous Banana Pudding

In our recent trip to New York City we had the wonderful pleasure to stop in at the Magnolia Bakery and try their famous Banana Pudding.  We had heard A LOT of praise for The Magnolia Bakery's Banana Pudding and couldn't wait to see if it lived up to all the hype!  There was a line in the bakery and they had rows of little cartons of the Banana Pudding that you could grab as you stood in

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Filed Under: Banana, copycat, Melanie, Trifles and Puddings, Uncategorized Tagged With: banana pudding, bananas, copy cat recipe, dessert, Southern Dessert, whipped cream

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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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