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Weekly Menu #7

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

weekly menu

  Happy New Year friends! How was your Holiday season, so far?  I hope you have all enjoyed time with the ones you love. We have had so much fun with my oldest son home from college and getting to Skype with our missionary on Christmas.  It has been the BEST! One of my New Year Resolutions is to make a weekly plan for family dinner!  I am usually pretty good about it, but during December I

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Peppermint ‘Swig’ Sugar Cookie

December 22, 2017 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + 9 Comments

Peppermint Swig Cookies

I tried this new Peppermint Swig cookie this year and it turned out fantastic!!  I kept seeing pictures of something similar on my Instagram feed lately, so I decided to try it myself !  I used my 'Swig' Sugar Cookie recipe  and added a cup of Ghiradelli peppermint chunks (white chocolate) and touch of peppermint extract in the frosting.  They turned out so good!  Such a

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Filed Under: Christmas, Cookies, Melanie Tagged With: butter, candy canes, Christmas cookies, cream cheese, peppermint, sprinkles, sugar cookie

Instant Pot Chicken Teriyaki

December 18, 2017 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + 8 Comments

Happy Monday Friends! Do you find that it is hard to stop and make dinner on busy days?  I do!  It is times likes this that the Instant Pot is especially helpful!  This Instant Pot Chicken Teriyaki recipe has only 8 minutes of actual cook time, luckily there is some time for the pressure to build  and release, so you can make your rice and set the table before it is done!  My family LOVED this

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Filed Under: Asian, Chicken, Christmas, Instant Pot, Melanie, Quick Dinner Ideas Tagged With: Asian, chicken, instant pot, quick dinner, Teriyaki

Almond Joy Protein Poppers

December 6, 2017 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + Leave a Comment

Almond Joy Protein Poppers

Oh boy, these little Almond joy protein poppers are SO good!  They are fun spin on a classic candy bar.  You get the same great flavors in a healthy, wholesome little popper.  I have been trying to buy less processed foods and offering my boys fun alternatives like these.  I now have several different kinds of protien poppers in the freezer, ready to go into lunches, or grab for an after school

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Filed Under: Almonds, Chocolate, Coconut, Gluten-Free, Melanie, Nuts, Oatmeal, Oatmeal and Granola, snacks Tagged With: almond joy, almonds, chocolate, chocolate chips, coconut, healthy, oats, snacks

Taco Seasoning Mix

December 1, 2017 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + 4 Comments

Taco Seasoning Mix

We love Mexican food at our house, and my boys favorite is ground beef tacos or burrito bowls!  I have always purchased taco seasoning in a little jug from Costco and never considered making it myself until I ran out last week!  I already had the meat browned and reached up in the cupboard for the taco seasoning and it was EMPTY!  Then I remembered that I had used a whole bunch for walking tacos

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Filed Under: Beef, How To, Latin, Melanie Tagged With: ground beef, mexican food, taco

Maple Roasted Butternut Squash

November 28, 2017 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + 2 Comments

Hey Everyone!  How was your Thanksgiving?  Even though we did not get to spend it with family this year, we got together with some dear friends and had a wonderful time!  This year I helped my 15 year old son make a gluten free pie crust (using almond flour) and this Banoffe Pie (Caramel Banana Pie--and please excuse the lame pictures--I need to redo them soon!).  It was a HUGE hit, even with all

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Filed Under: Melanie, squash, Vegetables Tagged With: butternut squash, maple syrup, roasted vegetables, squash, vegetables, vegetarian

Easy Tomato Soup (My favorite)

November 16, 2017 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + 2 Comments

Easy Tomato Soup (My favorite)

This Easy Tomato Soup (My favorite) really is hands down the BEST!  Please don't laugh that I am posting another Tomato Soup recipe,  I know we already have a Crockpot version, and the famous Nordstorm recipe, and even one with Roasted Red Peppers!  All of those tomato soups really are wonderful, BUT this easy tomato soup one is my favorite and the one that I make again and again... for good

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Filed Under: Gluten Free, Melanie, Soups, Tomato Tagged With: comfort food, soup, tomato, tomato soup

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Streusel Cake

November 14, 2017 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + Leave a Comment

Do you have Christmas on your mind or are you still enjoying the beautiful Fall season and everything pumpkin, like this Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Streusel Cake?  It is absolutely beautiful here in the South--the trees were a little late in turning colors this year but it was worth the wait!  Although I am loving Autumn, I have to admit that I am seriously fighting the urge to decorate my Christmas

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Filed Under: Cake, Chocolate, Melanie, Pumpkin, Thanksgiving Tagged With: cake, chocolate chips, pumpkin, snack cake, streusel

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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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