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Every Mommy Should Know This Recipe By Heart

I can remember my mom making giant pots of ham soup when I was growing up. She’d start the soup in the morning and by mid-afternoon, it would be bubbling to perfection on the stove. My mom never cut corners and always soaked her beans overnight. Not only does soaking your beans allow them to regain their moisture and speed up the cooking process but it also helps aid in digestion. It’s a process that “sprouts” the legumes. Science, it’s amazing stuff!

Anyway, we will be taking a few shortcuts with this recipe because instead of the stovetop we will be making it in the Crock Pot. I love slow cooker cooking, don’t you? I’m always in and out of the kitchen so I don’t have to worry about soup boiling over on the stove. Yay!

The secret to this soup is adding in a ham bone. Now, you don’t have to do this but if you are able, please do! There’s just something about a ham bone that gives bean soup an uh-mazing flavor. Enjoy!

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Quick Tip: Try serving this with Dijon mustard – yum!

Raise Your Hand If You Enjoy Rummy Desserts!

Well, hello there ladies and gentlemen! I hope you are all doing well today. I thought I’d share a wonderful recipe with y’all because you are some of my favorite people. I know how you guys and gals love your bundt cake and boy, do I have a special treat for you! So, who here likes rum glazed pounders? I know that I certainly do! This recipe will teach you how to make the best rum glazed pound cake this side of the Mississippi. It’s moist, flavorful, and a snap to make.

Don’t worry, there will be no buzzes caught when enjoying this dessert, I promise! LOL! Although I have to say your head might start spinning – this cake is just so delicious! The rum combined with the honey makes the most irresistible glaze I’ve ever tried on a cake.

I like serving this cake in the morning with coffee or tea. It makes a great brunch cake or ladies/mens breakfast food. Maybe add a scoop of your favorite ice cream to the tops of individual servings for a bit of extra sweetness. Yum!

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Quick Tip: This cake is really delicious even without the glaze!

How To Completely WOW Your Dinner Guests – It’s Easier Than You Think!

When someone mentions dessert, usually the first thing that comes to my mind is a cake of some sort. Which is great, of course – I love a good cake and I wouldn’t mind having some for dessert every day of the week! But occasionally I like to try something completely different. Some of the recipes I’ve tried have failed to be tastier than a nice cake, but others have turned out more delicious than I could have ever imagined.

Like these bananas, for example. Who would have thought such simple ingredients, with such easy instructions, would give you a flavor that seems to come straight from heaven?

You literally only need a handful of ingredients to make these, and it doesn’t take longer than a few minutes to have these on your plate – or should I say, on their way to your belly. Because these aren’t going to stay on your plate for longer than a few seconds!

This is also a great way to make an impression on your dinner guests. I guarantee you’re going to hear people ooh and ahh over the look and aromas of these alone.

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Quick Tip: Use a combination of your favorite nuts instead of just pecans.

This Gravy Takes Me Back To Grandma’s House Every Time I Make It

Is there a more comforting dish in this world than sausage gravy? I do not think so! Sausage gravy with homemade biscuits has been my favorite ever since I was just a little girl. I remember sitting in my grandmother’s kitchen, all those wonderful aromas lingering all over the house, waiting for the meal to be ready. Grandma was always singing one of her songs and it feels like I can almost hear her, as I’m writing this.

When it comes to comfort food, I know we all have our favorite recipes and they are hard to beat, aren’t they? You could bring all kinds of gourmet meals right in front of me but I would still go for this sausage gravy! It’s incredibly easy to make and the only issue is that you’re not going to have any leftovers… Trust me – you’d like some!

Sometimes I like to use a little bit of half and half for part of the milk, to get a wonderfully rich gravy. But no need to fret if you don’t have any – this recipe never fails so you can most definitely go with all milk!

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Quick Tip: I like using hot and spicy breakfast sausage for this!

My Husband Says This Is The Best Weeknight Meal On The Planet!

You know, I have to agree with my husband that a weeknight meal really doesn’t get much better than this. The ingredients are pretty inexpensive, this is super easy and fast to make (perfect for those nights when you literally have No. Time. At. All.) and still the end result always makes your mouth water. Which is why we’re making this at least once a week at our house!

This wasn’t the first recipe for tuna melt I had tried but since I found this over at Uncle Jerry’s Kitchen, it has been the only one I’ve used! Everything; and I do mean everything is perfect in this recipe. The ingredients, the amounts, everything. I don’t think we could ever get bored of these!

The only thing we change occasionally is the type of bread we’re using. Sometimes you just don’t happen to have that sourdough sandwich bread at hand, when the craving for these hits. And that’s the beauty of it – you don’t have to go to the grocery store to for that – just use whatever kind of bread you happen to have at the time!

Recipe and image courtesy of Uncle Jerry’s Kitchen.

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Quick Tip: Be sure to check the amount of mayonnaise depending on the type of mayo you’re using. Light mayo is a little runny when heated.

Make Room For Awesome – This Cake Will Pamper Your Taste Buds

My children and I were talking about our weaknesses the other day. I was trying to explain that I believe some weaknesses are meant to be overcome, some are actually more like unique features of character instead of weaknesses – and some are just here to stay, with no help in sight! By that I was referring to my weakness for chocolate. The kids thought it was really funny because they know how crazy I am about anything chocolate.

There was a time in my life when I thought it was wrong or bad to consume as much chocolate as I am, and I tried my best not to! But it was just horrible… I felt bad for eating chocolate, and then I felt bad for not eating it. I decided it’s nobody’s business and that I could eat all the chocolate in the world if I wanted to!

Surprisingly, that decision has actually helped me eat less chocolate than before. But I do have 1-2 days every week when I either buy or make something super chocolaty and yummy. This jaw-dropping cake is one of my favorites!

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Quick Tip: Try milk chocolate chips or even white chocolate chips for the ganache, for a change!