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Find hearty, comfort food recipes for Thanksgiving. We have ideas big, small, and in between for the whole family. This category features all of our favorite recipes, rolled up into one, easy location. Our ideas are budget, family, and living-on-your-own friendly, and easy to follow. We’ve made every recipe featured here and our posts will let you know how much we liked it. Let’s be honest, we’ve loved pretty much everything. Leave a comment if you have one. If you’re looking for something more specific use our search bar or check out one of our other niche categories. Thanks for stopping by, hope to have you back soon!

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Pumpkin Bread

September 23, 2013
Pumpkin Bread

What’s fall without pumpkin bread?  Seriously – if you don’t like pumpkin, sorry, but what is wrong with you?  If you’re not from New England, and you don’t like pumpkin, then you get a free pass.  I could literally eat pumpkin bread every day of the year, but I somehow hold off until the fall.  When I was in college, I looked forward from that finals week care package, filled…

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Banana Muffins

September 19, 2013
Banana Muffins

Go bananas over these delicious and easy banana muffins.  I usually get pretty ambitious when I buy bananas.  I buy a bunch of them and assume I will eat them all before they go bad.  Being in New York City this summer, my fruit took a beating in the heat, shown by all the bruises.  So instead of throwing them away I found a new calling for these guys, banana…

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Pecan Pie

January 14, 2013
Pecan Pie

I’ve never made – let alone tasted – pecan pie.  The first time I tasted pecan pie was last week.  It was delicious!  I was hooked. Side note – this was supposed to be for a bake off at work and I failed to remember the date. Being that it was my first time making this dish, I went a step further and created my own.  Nuts, you say?  Maybe. …

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Rich N’ Thick Hot Chocolate

December 5, 2012

What’s better then cuddling up to your fireplace on a cold winter’s night?  A cup of homemade hot chocolate.  My favorite time to grab a cup is after a few hours shoveling or playing outside in the snow.  I found this recipe on Pinterest, and you know how much I love chocolate, so I thought I’d give it a try.  This recipe makes a thick, creamy, and chocolatey drink, so if…

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