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Tell the moms in your life ‘Thank You’ with a special Whole30 Mother’s Day Brunch This week marks our twelfth and final weekly meal plan menu in this series and since this final menu falls on the weekend that we celebrate Mother’s Day here in the U.S. we thought we’d pull together 5 simple recipes from around the web that you can put together for a killer brunch. Or just prep them all like you normally do on the weekend and get a super delish start on the week ahead....

I’m always a big fan of anything I can make in an Instant Pot or crockpot due to the easy clean-up and the delicious smells that fill the house. In particular, beef is a favorite with family members, and they’re always begging for more beef-based meals. That’s why we’ve put together this list of 30 Instant Pot Recipes (beef-based) to share with you. Enjoy these delicious, fast instant pot dishes that you’ll want to make every night until summer comes around....

Includes some recipes that are suitable for gluten free, low carb, and vegetarian diets. Weight Watchers points are also included. I’m talking about all your favorite Mexican main dishes: chicken and pork fajitas, burritos, and tacos, plus appetizers, snacks, and sides like Mexcian street corn, crispy taquitos, jalapeno poppers, nachos, and even homemade tortilla chips and Mexican cheese dip. #muydelicioso. Plus you can easily use it for Cooking Frozen Burritos In Air Fryer for ease and convenience....

For the Pasta Salad: 4 oz fusilli, corkscrew pasta ¾ lb apricots, cut into quarters, fresh 1 whole chicken breast, cooked and shredded ½ lb zucchini, julienned, small 1 red bell pepper, julienned 2 tsp dried Apricot Basil Dressing, or 1 tbsp. chopped fresh basil For the Apricot-Basil Dressing: 2 apricots, pitted,ripe 2 tbsp white wine vinegar 1 tbsp sugar ¼ cup vegetable oil 1 tbsp basil , or 1 tsp....

Ingredients 1⅓cupflour 1tspbaking soda 1tspsalt 4tbspunsalted butter 1cupgranulated sugar 4tbspwater 12ozsemi-sweet chocolate chips,or dark 4eggs,lightly beaten 2tspvanilla vanilla ice cream,(1 scoop per sundae) 2tbsphot fudge,per sundae whipped cream peanuts,chopped, (optional) and sprinkles Preparation Pre-heat the oven to 325 degrees F. Butter a 9×9-inch baking dish, line with parchment paper, and then butter the parchment paper. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter and whisk in the sugar and water....

Ingredients 2 lb. lean ground beef 6 stalks celery salt fresh ground pepper 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce Hamburger buns , and fixings Preparation Put ground beef in a large bowl. Chop celery very finely (the smaller the celery pieces the better the burgers hold together while cooking). Add salt and pepper and Worcestershire sauce. Mix ingredients well. Form patties and cook over medium charcoal grill (or gas grill if you must) until done....

Ingredients 1½ cup ground beef, cooked 8 fl oz cream cheese, 1 pkg, softened ¼ cup american cheese ½ cup tomato ketchup, French’s ¼ cup mayonnaise ¼ cup classic yellow mustard, French’s 1 tbsp dill pickle relish 2 tbsp classic worcestershire sauce, French’s Preparation Combine all ingredients in a deep pie dish. Heat in 350 degrees F oven for 15 minutes or until hot. Garnish with bacon crumbles and green onions, if desired....

Ingredients 1¾ cups lemon juice, (about 7 to 8 large lemons) freshly squeezed 1 cup sugar 5 cups cold water Preparation In a large pitcher, mix sugar and lemon juice until blended. Add the cold water and mix. Chill in the fridge for at least 1 hour. Serve and enjoy! Related Video

1½ cup chicken breast, boiled boneless, cubed 2 pcs tortilla wrap, 10 in 4 leaves lettuce, cleaned 1 stalk celery, chopped ¼ cup mayonnaise 1 tsp lime juice salt, to taste pepper, to taste Combine the celery, chicken, salt, and pepper in a large mixing bowl. Put-in the lime juice and mayonnaise. Fold the mixture to mix all the ingredients. Arrange 2 leaf lettuces over the tortilla wrap. Scoop half of the chicken mixture on top of the lettuce....

Ingredients 20 cinnamon rolls 2 cups sugar 1 tbsp cinnamon 25 eggs 4 cups milk 2 tsp vanilla 2 tsp almond extract 3 cups light brown sugar 3 cups pecans 1 cup firm butter 5 apples, optional Preparation Use a 17-inch cast-iron skillet or use several deep dish pie plates, or loaf pans. Cut cinnamon rolls in medium size cubes. Place in a large pan or bowl. Sprinkle with 1 cup sugar and cinnamon....

Ingredients 1 loaf sourdough bread, crusts removed, cubed regular extra-virgin olive oil, or garlic-flavored extra-virgin olive oil ¼ cup fresh parsley, minced salt freshly ground black pepper 3 sprigs fresh thyme 3 sprigs fresh parsley 2 garlic cloves 20 whole black peppercorns 2 cup white wine 1 cup water 1 ½ lb. littleneck clams, cleaned 2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil, plus more as needed 2 oz. smoked bacon, chopped 1 small onion, diced, or 1/2 large onion...

2 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup granulated sugar 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1 1/4 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp nutmeg 2 large eggs 2 large egg whites 1 tbsp vanilla extract 1 1/2 cup cranberries, fresh or frozen, chopped 3/4 cup almonds, sliced Preheat oven to 325° F. Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg in a large mixing bowl. Whisk the eggs, egg whites and vanilla together and add to the dry ingredients, mixing until just moistened....

2 cups long-grain rice 1 cantaloupe, seeded and cut into ½-inch cubes ¾ cup golden raisins ⅓ cup unsalted roasted peanuts 1 ½ tsp salt 2 ½ tsp curry powder 3 tbsp white-wine vinegar ⅓ cup vegetable oil 1 cup plain yogurt ¼ cup Major Grey’s chutney In a large saucepan bring 4 quarts water to a boil, stir in the rice and the salt, stirring until the water returns to a boil, and boil the rice for 10 minutes....

Considering only one of my last ten posts were desserts, I think I have some catching up to do. You know that we’re cooking lots of really good things when dinner or other non-dessert recipes get posted BEFORE desserts. Usually desserts get priority in all situations. But that lovely hazelnut cake? I made that almost a month ago. Shame on me. Desserts should never be neglected like that. I’ve got more, too....

This salad is Whole30-friendly! Harvest Chicken Salad is free of gluten, dairy and grains and the Citrus Vinaigrette with Thyme is sugar-free making it a Whole30-friendly recipe. We used Made In Nature dried cranberries which are sweetened with apple juice instead of sugar (like most dried cranberries on the market). Made In Nature makes a variety of organic dried fruits and snacks that are refined sugar-free and free of preservatives; perfect for adding to salads, packing in lunches, baking with, and snacking on....

1 tsp vegetable oil cooking spray 3 cup shitake mushroom caps, sliced 1 1/2 tsp steak seasoning 1 tsp dried thyme 4 loin pork chops, boneless, center-cut, about 3/4-inch thick, 4 oz each 1 cup chicken broth, fat-free, less-sodium 2 tsp cornstarch Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add sliced mushrooms; sauté 3 minutes or until tender. Remove mushrooms from pan. Rub steak seasoning and thyme over pork....

This post is sponsored by Happy Egg Co. All opinions are my own. Waffles are almost like air for me. I need to eat and breath them at least once a week. Honey Waffle Ingredients These honey waffles are super easy to make and only require 5 essential pantry staples and one bowl to whip up. You can’t beat one bowl recipes, can you? The essential ingredients are: Milk Butter Honey Self-raising flour Large free-range eggs....

I will roast it, turn it into Instant Pot Butternut Squash Soup, make it into muffins, and best of all: I love to stuff it with all sorts of deliciousness. And like with Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes, I have discovered that cooking this quintessential fall favorite in my favorite kitchen gadget, the Instant Pot, is a total game-changer. This recipe for Instant Pot Stuffed Squash combines all sorts of classic fall flavors....

These sunny Meyer lemon bars are as delicious as they are easy, with a layer of tender shortbread topped with an easy, shortcut lemon curd: no stovetop required! Dust with a generous flurry of powdered sugar for the perfect springtime treat! There seem to be two kinds of lemon bar recipes floating around the internets. Both have shortbread bases, but one has a thicker layer of what is essentially egg yolk-heavy lemon curd, usually cooked on a stovetop and then poured on top of the fully baked shortbread....

I am starting to think that my recipe work is purely holiday led. So, if I wake up in the morning and start dreaming about going to Sierra Leone, then I will whip up an African recipe. A few weeks back Sri Lanka was the flavour of the day – hence a Sri Lankan inspired curry. Last week it was Mauritius, so a Mussels and King Prawn Rougaille (a classic Mauritian Recipe) it had to be....