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Easy Chickpea and Spinach Soup! A.K.A “Swamp Soup”

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  I am not personally a fan of soup, nor a fan of chickpeas or spinach….BUT I love this soup! My mother and aunt have been making it for years and I have finally decided to make it at home for my boys. Since most kids hate veggies, I pureed theirs to look like what we like to call ‘Swamp Soup.’ Later I realized they liked the soup with the ‘chunks’ too…either way, this is a hearty and delicious soup the whole family can enjoy! PLUS it is the perfect meal when…

Delicious Stuffed Chicken Thigh Recipe

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This recipe is well worth the indulgence, and it is really easy to make too! I always serve this meal with veggies and ‘healthier’ options on the side…yum! What you need: Approximately 12 boneless, skinless chicken thighs 1 green pepper sliced lengthwise Provolone Cheese or Mozzarella (12 slices or pieces) BBq Rub – Olive Oil 12 strips of Bacon   Instructions: Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Put a slice of provolone cheese or mozzarella and 1 slice of green pepper in the middle of each thigh and roll up. Wrap each…

Edible Sand Dessert Your Kids (And You) Will Love!

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Let’s face it, sometimes dessert is necessary…ok for some of us it is always necessary! lol Every year, in the summer we have made a traditional dessert in our home called ‘edible sand.’ Basically it consists of cookie crumbs and Philadelphia cream cheese and usually eaten in a plastic bucket, but for the purposes of this post I we did not have many cookie options nor clean new buckets to eat from so we substituted with a plain bowl and Dad’s Original Oatmeal cookies. I personally love this dessert because…