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Cinnamon Sugared Pecans

April 13, 2016 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + 8 Comments

Hello friends!  How is your week going?  I can not believe it is Wednesday already! We are home from Mexico and I am trying to catch up on everything here at home! With a family of boys and being gone all last week, I have lots (and LOTS ) laundry, lots of grocery shopping to do in order to restock the kitchen and lots of sports practices, lesson and cleaning too!  Life is busy

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Cream Cheese Filled Banana Bread

April 7, 2016 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + 20 Comments

Happy Wednesday! Oh do I ever have a treat for you today!  I am telling you, this cream cheese filled banana bread is really quite AMAZING!  I recently brought it to a book club meeting and it just might have won me some forever friends!  Something about the sweet cream cheese filling and crunchy cinnamon sugar topping puts the classic banana bread up to rock star status!  Cream Cheese

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Filed Under: Banana, Melanie, Quick Bread Tagged With: banana bread, cream cheese, quick bread

Balsamic Gaucamole

April 4, 2016 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + 10 Comments

Balsamic Gaucamole

Today I am posting from Mexico! I accompanied my husband on a business trip to a resort south of Cancun called the Fairmont Mayakoba.  It feels like we are deep in the jungle and then the path will open onto the most beautiful beach.  I am enchanted by this place! Have you ever heard of Balsamic Gaucamole? I thought this post was perfect for today since here in Mexico you can eat guacamole with

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Filed Under: Avocado, Dips & Spreads, Melanie Tagged With: appetizers, avocado, balsamic vinegar, dips, guacamole

The BEST Deviled Eggs

March 29, 2016 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + 1 Comment

tray of deviled eggs

This is the time of year when I make lots of Deviled eggs and Egg Salad sandwiches in an effort to use all our dyed eggs.  My boys LOVE to color eggs and so we always have at least 3 dozen on hand after Easter. On Sunday I had my son whip up a batch of (what we consider) the best deviled eggs after church and I realized I had never posted our favorite recipe. We love these simple and flavorful

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Filed Under: Egg Dishes, Hors d'œuvres, Melanie Tagged With: appetizer, Easter, eggs, hard boiled eggs

Creamy Sun-dried Tomato Chicken Pasta (aka Pasta Milano)

March 28, 2016 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + 1 Comment

Happy Monday! Before I get to this Creamy Sun-dried Tomato Chicken Pasta, I want to know...did you have a nice Easter?  Ours was great!  I was so excited that I could use some of the tulips I planted last fall as part of the centerpiece for our Easter celebration.  I love this time of year so much, don't you?!  Here is Tennessee everything is starting to bloom and bud.  It is beautiful! This

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Filed Under: Chicken, Italian, Melanie, Pasta Tagged With: cheese, chicken, copycat recipe, cream, pasta, sun-dried tomatoes

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Toffee Cookies

March 24, 2016 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + 18 Comments

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Toffee Cookies

Today is the start of our Spring Break--well that is, as soon as the kids get home from school in a few hours!  We are all very excited for the time off and have some fun things planned!  To celebrate I whipped up a batch of these amazing Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Toffee cookies.  These chocolate chip cookies are our new family favorite!  The addition of chewy oatmeal and buttery toffee bits create

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Filed Under: Chocolate, Cookies, Melanie, Oatmeal Tagged With: baking, chocolate chip cookies, cookies, dessert, toffee

An Immunity Boost in a Jar: Lemon, Ginger and Honey

March 21, 2016 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + 5 Comments

Well it is officially Spring, as of yesterday!  Here in Tennessee we welcomed Spring with freezing temperatures...brrrrr!  All last week was sunny, warm and gorgeous so Saturday morning I assumed more of the same and took off for soccer games in capris!  Big mistake--I spent Saturday shivering and Sunday sneezing!  It is so frustrating to start Spring off with a darn cold, grrrr!  All winter I had

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Filed Under: Beverages, Lemon, Melanie Tagged With: ginger, home remedies, immunity boost, lemon

My version of the famous Olive Garden Salad

March 18, 2016 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + 6 Comments

My version of the famous Olive Gardens Salad

Happy Friday friends! Do you have big plans for the weekend?  At my house we will be watching lots of basketball!  To kick off the first weekend of March Madness my boys have invited some friends over tonight to watch the games and compare brackets!  I will be providing lots of pizza along with my version of the famous Olive Garden Salad! My boys may not have specifically requested salad for

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Filed Under: Cheese, copycat, Melanie, Salad Condiments, Salads, Tomato Tagged With: copy cat recipe, italian, Italian dressing, Olive Garden salad, salad

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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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