Hello hello and happy unbutton-your-jeans-post-Thanksgiving-dinner Friday! Today's the best day ever! It's Thanksgiving leftovers day! If you find
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Turkey Pot Pie Soup
This comforting turkey pot pie soup with a buttery, flaky pie crust top is my favorite way to use up Thanksgiving turkey leftovers. It's a rich and creamy soup
Short Ribs Fettuccine
Fall-off-the-bone, red wine braised short ribs and their lush sauce coat tendrils of fettuccine for a Sunday's best, comfort food dinner. This fettuccine
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Hello, and happy Friday. Reading e-newsletters in my inbox usually gives me a jolt of inspiration. One I particularly like is written by Kaki, a
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Hey hey, and happy Friday! I'm guessing I'm not the only one LOVING all the sweet flavors of tomato season. The sad part is, it will quickly be coming to
Homemade Ranch Dressing
There's no need to buy Ranch seasoning packets or bottled versions because this homemade ranch dressing is totally easy to make from scratch. How to Make
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Hello hello and happy Friday. Well, we are back to it. Back to figuring out what's for dinner and who has to be where at what time as we slip out of that
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Hello, hellllooooooo, and happy Friday! The family has arrived, the venue is secured, the cooking has begun (I've made enough of our favorite taco meat to
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Oh well hello there! Happy Friday! This past week, all of the sudden, my garden grew by leaps and bounds. The tomatoes are blossoming to make baby maters,
Caprese Pasta Salad
If there's one pasta salad you'll be making on repeat all summer long, it's this caprese pasta salad bursting with cherry tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, and basil.
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It's the weekend = Happy Friday! These days nearly everyone has a camera literally at their fingertips—thank you smart phones—that makes it incredibly
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Hello and happy Friday! Oh what a good week it was. Make that two weeks. We had our first vacation in over a year, and it was simply wonderful. Lots of
How to Cook Artichokes
Most cooks think the best way to cook an artichoke is to boil them, but like many boiled vegetables, boiled artichokes lack snap and flavor. Personally, I say
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Hey hey and happy Friday! I'm a sucker for routine. It's one reason I'm such a planner and calendar nerd. I like to know the ins and outs of my days that
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Hey hey and happy Friday! With most of the country digging out of drifts of snow, it feels good to just hang out at home and cozy up with nothing to do.
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Hello friends, and happy Friday. Aaaaand...just when you thought things couldn't get more crazy in this world of ours, they do. So much for dry January. A
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Hello and happy Friday. By this time next week, we'll be looking back on a day of Thanksgiving that looked totally different than years past, but feeling
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Hey hey and happy Friday. How are you? And what can I do for you? That's how I started yesterday's morning conversation with my teenage daughter. It's
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Hey, hey and happy Friday friends. This week I learned that one of my dear high school friends passed away after a too short, but furious fight with
Creamy Sausage and Bean Soup
With long-lasting ingredients like kielbasa, onions, bell peppers, and carrots stocked in the fridge and pantry staples like canned beans, Worcestershire sauce,
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Hello and happy Friday! Can you feel it? It's here. The warmth of the sun as it slants and shadows earlier in the afternoon. The final days of the best
Mediterranean Zucchini Boats
Zucchini boats make the perfect vegetable vessel for ground turkey sausage, kalamata olives, sun dried tomatoes, pine nuts, basil, and Parmesan cheese for a
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Hello and happy Friday! Who else is ready to relax and enjoy an easy breezy lazy weekend where the perfect sunny side egg forecasts a great weekend ahead?
Penne Pasta with Easy Marinara
This simple penne pasta recipe calls for canned tomatoes, basil, garlic and olive oil to make it's homemade marinara sauce for an easy, healthy meal any time of
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Hey hey and happy Friday! Over the past few years, I've tried to be better. A better friend. A better neighbor. A better daughter and sister. A better
How to Make Chimichurri Sauce
This easy, herbaceous Argentinian chimichurri sauce is a fresh parsley and cilantro salsa that gives grilled steak, chicken, fish, and vegetables a garlicky
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Hi there, and happy Friday! Yesterday on my morning walk with the dogs, my podcast with Oprah interviewing Aerosmith's Steven Tyler ended (it was a great
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Hello and happy Friday. First off, my heart breaks for those who have lost loved ones, homes, and lives due to the explosion in Lebanon. What an
31 Days of Summer Produce Recipes to Make in August
These 31 easy, healthy recipe ideas for summer produce are what make the living easy this month! There's nothing quite like biting into that first peach with
The BEST Lobster Rolls (With Both Butter AND Mayonnaise)
In the great debate of whether lobster rolls are best when served Connecticut-style with melted butter or the Maine way laced with lemony mayonnaise, I say do a
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Hi, hi! And happy Friday. If life had an answering machine, this would be my current message, "Hello. You've reached Heidi's life. Please hold." You
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Hey hey and happy Friday! I wasn't sure how last week's Friday Faves post would be received, so I was thrilled to receive so many positive reader emails





































