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Smokey Chipotle Sandwich Spread

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

Chipotle Sandwich Spread

One of my favorite meals is a good sandwich and the one with this Chipotle Spread has been on repeat for lunch in my house for days!  We are never seem to get sick of it and I am looking forward to having one today!  First, I like to hollow out my roll (cuts down on the bread/ calories and allows it to fit into my mouth a little better-haha) , I then toast it for a few minutes before layering

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Filed Under: chipotle, Dips & Spreads, Jams & Spreads, Sandwiches Tagged With: chipotle, lunch ideas, sandwich, sandwich spread, spread

The Famous NYC Levain Chocolate Chip Cookies (Copy Cat Recipe)

April 13, 2018 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + 7 Comments

Have you ever heard of the Levain Chocolate Chip Cookie in New York City? We recently introduced our boys to New York City during our Spring Break family vacation.  We rode the subway and trekked all over the city to experience lots of wonderful iconic places like the Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, World Trade Center, 9/11 Memorial, Times Square and more.  And because their Momma is a

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Filed Under: Chocolate, Cookies, walnuts Tagged With: chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cookies, copy cat recipe, Levain Bakery, NYC food, walnuts

Creamy Fiesta Chicken Bake

April 11, 2018 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + 1 Comment

Creamy Fiesta Chicken Bake

How is your week going so far?  Mine has been BUSY, busy, busy, especially at dinner time.  Every night my boys seem to have some combination of soccer practice, track, scouts, projects to work on and more!  It is weeks like this, that I rely on easy recipes like Creamy Fiesta Chicken Bake. I can prepare it in the morning and simply pop it into the oven in the evening for a warm and fulfilling

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Filed Under: Chicken, Cream Cheese, Gluten Free Tagged With: casserole, cheese, chicken, cream cheese, dinner, Mexican

Menu Plan #10

April 9, 2018 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + Leave a Comment

Happy Monday friends!   Monday mornings is when I menu plan for the week.  The weeks I do this are SO much better! Remember you can print off a cute menu planner and grocery list maker here. Did you have nice weekend?  It has been so rainy and cold here in Chattanooga!  I am ready for some sunshine! How about you?  Spring is always a funny time of year...you never know what you are going to get

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Filed Under: Menu Ideas, Menu Plan Tagged With: menu planning, Recipes, weekly menu

Browned Butter Brussel Sprouts (Instant Pot directions too)

April 7, 2018 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + Leave a Comment

Browned Butter Brussel Sprouts

If you follow me on Instagram, then you know that my family and I have literally been eating our way through New York the last few days.  It has been WONDERFUL (Levain Chocolate chip Cookies, Magnolia Bakery Banana Pudding, Black Tap Shakes, Eataly pasta and pizza etc) , but I am ready to make some good healthy choices  for then next few days at least, before I start trying to re create the

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Filed Under: Gluten Free, Vegetables, Vegetarian Tagged With: almonds, browned butter, brussel sprouts, side dish, vegetable, veggies

Chicken Cream Cheese Soup

April 2, 2018 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + 16 Comments

Cream Cheese Chicken Soup

 How is your weather today? I feel like Spring weather  is always so crazy!  Do you need a nice bowl of warm comfort food like this, Cream Cheese Chicken Soup or a cool popsicle?  We are currently on a Spring Break vacation and look what we woke up to... SNOW!!  It was a winter wonderland outside! We usually go to Florida or Hilton Head for Spring Break, so this is quite the adventure for us!  My

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Filed Under: Carrots, Cheese, Gluten Free, Melanie, Soups Tagged With: chicken, comfort food, cream cheese, soup

Cadbury Egg Blondies

March 31, 2018 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + Leave a Comment

cadbury egg Blondies

Happy Easter friends! Are you ready for your Easter celebrations?  We are currently on a Spring Break vacation in Shawnee on Delaware, Pennsylvania (have you ever been here?) and soon to be headed to explore New York City (any tips on food and fun there??), but we will still have our regular Easter dinner of Ham and Potatoes here in our little condo. You can find lots of great ideas in the

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Filed Under: Bars, Chocolate, Cookies, Easter Tagged With: baking, bar cookies, Cadbury eggs, dessert, Easter

Welcome to my new design!

March 30, 2018 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + 2 Comments

Hello and welcome to my newly designed website, Mel and Boys Kitchen!  You will find all the same wonderful recipes from The Sisters Cafe here on Mel and Boys Kitchen.  While my cute sisters may not be interested in posting anymore themselves, we still share our favorite recipes with each other and I will post them here, so we can all have access to them!   We have been using this website as our

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Filed Under: Big News, blogging Tagged With: big news, blogging, new blog, new design

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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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