Oven Rubbed Chicken Breasts

It’s 97 degrees out which in my mind is way to hot to be cooking outside on the grill. So what do you do when you want barbecued chicken but it’s to hot out to grill? Just make it in the oven instead. This rubbed chicken recipe can be cooked on a grill or just as easily made in your oven.
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Quick and Easy Burger Buns

Sometimes things just don’t work out the way we planned.  Friday we bought hamburg buns so we could have sloppy joes Sunday night and I thought I’d make burgers tonight.  Sunday night we made up the sloppy joes and when we pulled out the buns, they were moldy.  Sunday was the 5th, they were dated sell by the 7th, and we had to trash them.  Now what?

I dug around and came up with this great hamburg bun recipe and made them this afternoon.   The only way we could describe them was delicious.  They were really easy to make and I think we’ll be having homemade buns quite often in the future.
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Grilled Cheese Mini Meat Loaf Recipe

I was reminded today of this great way make an inexpensive yet delicious alternative to hamburgers.    This mini meat loaf recipe is great for camping or backyard  cookouts.  Give them a try next time you want to change things up at the dinner table.

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Easy Blackberry Cobbler

The strawberries are getting ripe here in Southern Indiana so it’s time to start thinking about some great berry recipes.   This one is for a great tasting blackberry cobbler that I thought I’d share with you so you’ll be ready when they are.

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Easy Chicken and Dumplings

A while back I found a recipe similar to this in a magazine but I’m not sure what ever happened to it.  I’m sure you know what I mean.  Find a recipe, cut it out, put it away somewhere to try later, and then you can’t find it.  I know I’m not the only one that does that.  Anyway, here’s a super easy chicken and dumplings recipe that your family is going to love.

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A Few Cooking Hints

I came across these hints the other day and thought I’d share them with you.

Peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating. Peppers with 4 bumps on the bottom are firmer and better for cooking.

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