My mom, Rheyma, sent this recipe to me. I was lucky enough to have her bring this once to our lake house for dessert. One of those dishes you taste and immediately ask for the recipe.

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Cavatini -- a hearty, very tastey dish that feeds, literally, a football team -- or a hungry crowd at a tailgate party. Pasta, italian sausage, pepperoni......what's not to like......read on.

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I like to think of this as a healthier version of a favorite in our home. Homemade Orange Sherbert -- kid friendly to make and family-friendly to enjoy. Ingredients you have on hand.......fun to try.

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This is a very nice vegetarian dish if you eliminate the prosciutto -- and flavor is not much diminished without it. Very nice, fragrant and fresh tasting pasta dish. Ready in 15 minutes!

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A very quick and easy summer -- easy on time, budget anc calories. What a winner!

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This pie has nothing to do with Granny Smith apples.........I actually was blessed to have a "Grandma Smith" in my life. My mother's mother......Dorothy Irene Smith. And this is her recipe for apple pie.
It is one of those recipes that is absolute perfection.........why mess with it. (But, I did......just a little

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These muffins will show up on weekends when the kids are home. They ask for them. There is a "surprise" baked in the middle of each muffin. Read on............

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Very yummy and lite dinner.........salmon filets, avocados on the salmon and in a salad, with roasted asparagus on the side.

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Just some halloween fun to look at while dinner is cooking!

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Brady can eat this once a week........and asks for this if it has been just too many days in between.

An unusual mexican dish -- has a yeast crust......and then topped with loads of fresh and healthy vegetables and salsa.

SO worth trying!

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This recipe came to me from my sister-in-law, Sally Smith. It is an often-served, perennial favorite in our house. Many adaptations work for refining to personal taste.........we often use it as a platform for an entree salad by adding grilled steak, chicken, or salmon.

Wonderful ingredients include a variety of greens, toasted walnuts, blue cheese, and a balsamic vinagrette that is simply wonderful. Thanks, Sal!

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WHen you need a quick dinner and can make one stop at the grocery store.......think of this one. It was a favorite of mine as the cook and of the kids as the happy recipients when they were little and we all were busy.

Quick, homemade, individualized mini-pizzas!

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This was an experiment that got 'thumbs up' from the men at home. An italian sausage, one pan, low carb, high flavor dish. Very satisfying and I think it may just end up coming to our next tailgate -- we need "hot" food now that the weather has turned decidedly COLD!

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This salad says autumn! We just had this last night and my family (girls were home) immediately said, "Mom........you have to put this one on your blog"......So here it comes..........

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Taylor Ham Quiche -- A lovely thing to make for a wedding/baby shower and serve with salad and fruit kabobs. But a weekend favorite when you are lucky enough to know good people from New Jersey who keep you stocked with Taylor Ham!

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