Celebrate the final days of summer with fresh, simple meal ideas perfect for busy families. Explore back-to-school recipes, garden-fresh flavors, and sandwich-inspired meals that make dinner easy and fun. August is that bittersweet blend of late summer sunshine and the slow return to school-year routines. Whether you’re savoring the last carefree afternoons or frantically hunting...

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This cinnamon roll spice mix is a flavorful and special addition to any recipe that calls for cinnamon. Use it instead of just plain cinnamon in any cinnamon roll recipe, muffin, scone, cookie or more for an extra flavorful spice! Also known as British Mixed Spice. It happened as a happy accident. I was making...

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Chicken ballotine is a fancy and delicious meal that will impress! A whole chicken deboned and wrapped with a spinach, cheese and bread stuffing. A fancy French meal that is worth the time and effort! Ready for a super challenge? Come on, I know you can do it!If you ready to roll your sleeves up,...

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This Brazilian feast is a fun and delicious meal plan that makes a really fun dinner. I want you all to know that this was the challenge that almost caused me to get divorced. See, when Joel and I first started dating, he made it absolutely, without a doubt, known that he detests ham and...

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Our January 2011 Challenge comes from Jenni of The Gingered Whisk and Lisa from Parsley, Sage, Desserts and Line Drives. They have challenged the Daring Cooks to learn how to make a confit and use it within the traditional French dish of Cassoulet. They have chosen a traditional recipe from Anthony Bourdain and Michael Ruhlman. Hey, that’s me!!!...

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