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Chocolate Sugar Cookies (aka the SWIG Dirtball)

February 13, 2017 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + 8 Comments

Chocolate Sugar Cookies (aka the SWIG Dirtball)

Have you ever tried a chocolate sugar cookie?  I tried one for my first time last time I was visiting family in Utah.  Remember these incredible Swig Sugar Cookie recipe here?  They are a family favorite at our house!  Well, these Chocolate Sugar Cookies (aka the SWIG Dirtball) are the chocolate version and  they are amazing too!!  If you are a chocolate fan, you will love these cookies.  My boys

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Filed Under: Chocolate, Cookies, Melanie Tagged With: chocolate, cookies, sugar cookies, swig

Hot Cheesy Caprese Dip

February 7, 2017 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + 4 Comments

Caprese Dip

    Oh boy--how can I possibly describe the deliciousness of this Hot Cheesy Caprese dip adequately?!  Please trust me when I say that you really should waste no time to make it yourself!  I must warn you though,  make sure you have a sufficient number of people to share it with you, or you might experience an inability to stop at just one serving!  This dip was the star of our Super

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Filed Under: Basil, Cheese, Dips & Spreads, Gluten Free, Melanie, Tomato Tagged With: basil, caprese, cheese, dip, tomato

Hearty Vegetable Soup ( aka Cabbage Soup Diet)

January 31, 2017 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + 1 Comment

Do you remember hearing about the old Cabbage Soup Diet?  I never actually went on the diet but I remember friends talking about it.  Well, I stumbled across a variation of  the recipe years ago and actually LOVE it!  If the rumors are true this soup burns away your unwanted fat!  It may, since it really is very low in calories and full of fiber!  This Hearty Vegetable soup is hearty and filling

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Filed Under: cabbage, Celery, Gluten Free, Melanie, Soups, Uncategorized, Vegetarian Tagged With: cabbage soup, diet soup, soup, vegetables, vegetarian

Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs in the Instant Pot (Pressure Cooker)

January 27, 2017 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + 1 Comment

I am slowly easing myself into cooking with my Instant Pot!  I have to admit that although I have been nervous about pressure cooking,  it is pretty cool!  So fast and everything has turned out really great so far.  My favorite has been hardboiled eggs.  My boys love to snack on a hard boiled egg, and the Instant Pot is making it so easy for me to have them available. I

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Filed Under: Egg Dishes, Gluten Free, How To, Melanie, Uncategorized Tagged With: eggs, hard boiled eggs, how to, instant pot

Scarlet Beet Salad with Toasted Pecan Vinaigrette

January 25, 2017 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + Leave a Comment

One of my favorite places for lunch here in Chattanooga is Tupelo Honey Cafe.  Have you been to there?  They are all over the South, and they have a fantastic menu!  I have not had anything that I didn't like, but I think one of my favorite things on the menu is their Scarlet Beet Salad with Toasted Pecan Viniagrette.  This salad is sooooo good!!  I love it so much that I did a little research to

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Filed Under: beets, Gluten Free, Melanie, Salads, Uncategorized Tagged With: beets, goat cheese, pecans, salad

Fabulous GLUTEN FREE Blueberry Muffins

January 23, 2017 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + 4 Comments

Hello Sweet Friends! As promised last week, here is the Fabulous Gluten Free Blueberry Muffin recipe we love at our house!  They really are wonderful!  I think if you are only needing gluten free muffins for a special one time only occasion then it may not be worth making the special gluten free flour blend used in this recipe,  Instead just buy a mix (found at most grocery

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Filed Under: Berries, Gluten-Free, Melanie, Muffins Tagged With: blueberry, gluten free, gluten free baking, muffins

Grandma’s Famous Blueberry Lemon Muffins

January 19, 2017 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + 34 Comments

 I was planning to post our favorite Gluten Free Blueberry Muffins today, but decided first to remind you of these incredible Blueberry Lemon Muffins for those of you who eat gluten.  My Grandmas recipe is seriously divine!!  This a post my sister Brittany shared in 2010, and they really are fantastic and needed to come out of the archives for a spotlight! Tomorrow I will share my

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Filed Under: Berries, Grandma's Recipes, Lemon, Muffins Tagged With: blueberry, Grandma's Recipes, lemon, muffins

The BEST Slow Cooker French Dip Sandwiches

January 17, 2017 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + 8 Comments

Hello friends!  This is one of those Tuesdays that feels like a Monday  to me, since my kids were out of school yesterday for MLK day!  Are you ready for a new week?  I am trying to get myself organized with some meal planning.  I am adding the BEST Slow Cooker French Dip sandwiches recipe to my plan this week.  Are you using these cute weekly meal planners with grocery list or are you trying out

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Filed Under: Beef, crockpot, Gluten Free, Melanie Tagged With: beef, crock pot, french dip, sandwich, slow cooker

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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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