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More Kid-Friendly Thanksgiving Recipes

If you are hosting a house full of people on Thanksgiving the last thing you want to deal with is a gaggle of whiny children complaining about having to eat dishes they don’t like. The solution: Prepare a couple of kid-friendly recipes that you know your little ones will give thanks for having. The first recipe is a classic kid-friendly dish-—Macaroni and Cheese. The other recipe features marshmallows, Cool Whip and fresh cranberries in a sweet, fluffy dish that is proven crowd pleaser. I guarantee your young guests won’t be the only ones gobbling it up on Turkey Day. CLASSIC … Continue reading →

Creamy Crockpot Macaroni and Cheese

Think that great macaroni and cheese has to be made in the oven? No way! You can make a great creamy macaroni and cheese in your crockpot. What I love about this recipe, besides the fact that it can go into a crockpot, is that it uses less processed ingredients. There is no Velvetta-type cheese in this dish. Of course American Cheese, which is used in this recipe, is itself processed, but at least it does contain milk and isn’t quite as processed as that ready-melt type of cheese product. I like to get my American cheese from the deli, … Continue reading →

Honey, You Have GOT To Try My Macaroni and Cheese

If I had to list my favorite foods, macaroni and cheese would be at the top. I love it in every form, from the blue box to the red box, and especially…with NO box. Making macaroni and cheese doesn’t have to come with powder. It doesn’t have to come with oven directions. You can make this delicious meal from scratch faster than you might imagine. I created this recipe tonight. The kids were scrambling around. My husband was late getting home. But still, homemade macaroni and cheese was possible to make, with a little patience and a whole lot of … Continue reading →