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Soup season is here and I have another EASY recipe for you to try this year: Creamy Corn and Potato Chowder! I love Potato Soup and was looking for a way to jazz it up a little bit. Well, sweet corn did JUST the trick. This recipe is miraculously dairy- free and only requires only […]

Creamy Corn and Potato Chowder

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Banana bread is just the epitome of comfort. A sweet, tender slice of banana bread with a cup of coffee is everything right with this world. I’m constantly playing around with my banana bread recipe to yield the most moist and delicious piece. This butterscotch banana bread is my new favorite; hands down!

Butterscotch Banana Bread

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Peanut Butter Nutella Crunch Bars. These things don’t even need an introduction. They are THAT good. Growing up, I remember eating my weight in homemade Reese’s Bars. It’s a classic recipe: sweet, creamy peanut butter with crushed graham crackers, topped with melted chocolate. Delicious but room for improvement.

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Our lives are busier than ever. This fact has encouraged me to get a little more creative in finding ways to QUICKLY get delicious meals on the table. I have played around with new kitchen tools, like my air fryer which I still love and most recently my electric pressure cooker. I was initially skeptical, […]

Instant Pot Italian Pulled Pork (+ Slow Cooker Instructions)

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At this point, I can call myself a dedicated soup fan. In all honesty, it doesn’t get cool enough to really enjoy a warm, piping bowl of your favorite soup down here in Houston. It cools down to a mild 50 degrees and we call that winter. Well, I don’t care. Im going to eat […]

White Chicken Chili

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If I am ranking Thanksgiving side dishes by matter of importance, sweet potatoes are in my top three. This sweet potato casserole will be in your top five soon, I promise. It’s tasty with roasted turkey or baked ham but you could also have another serving for dessert; it’s that good. It’s not ridiculously sweet― […]

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Enter the Jovial Foods Culinary Getaway Sweepstakes!  This is a first on FirstandFull.com; Gluten- Free Chocolate Chip Cookies! Now, before you roll your eye in skepticism, these cookies are DELICIOUS. They are based off one of my other tried & true recipes and the husband was pleased with the results. I told him I was […]

Gluten- Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Let me (re)introduce you to one of my kitchen’s secret weapons: The Air Fryer! I still get a TON of questions about how I use the air fryer so I thought I would do a How- To Video! Watch me make my favorite crispy chicken wings in the air fryer tossed with Head Country BBQ […]

Air Fryer Tutorial: Crispy BBQ Chicken Wings

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Jalapeno cheesy corn is meant to be served at a bbq. It’s creamy, salty, cheesy, with a  little kick. It was an off chance that I added a little diced jalapeño to my creamed corn one day. We were preparing to have people over and I had a rogue jalapeño sitting in the fridge that […]

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First― let me start by saying i’m not going to call this a “Recipe”. An awesome idea, Yes; but a recipe, not quite. This Bruschetta BLT Sandwich is a perfect change up to they classic BLT. For the sake of convenience, I used a jar of bruschetta (GASP) but if you are so inclined, you […]

Bruschetta BLT Sandwich

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This Chili Garlic Beef recipe is my new favorite weeknight dinner recipe! I get asked MOST frequently about easy weeknight dinners. People are looking for easy, delicious dinners that require very little effort and minimal planning. Sounds perfect right?! I think we all appreciate an easy meal that the whole family will enjoy and this […]

Chili Garlic Beef- Instant Pot Recipe

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Simple Pasta Salad with Bacon is not your average pasta salad. It doesn’t feature a heavy mayonnaise based dressing; rather, a light, tangy vinaigrette, diced bacon, sweet tomatoes, and salty feta cheese. All the flavors come together beautifully and your guests will be coming back for second helpings!     

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This recipe is DANGEROUS. These Philly cheesesteak egg rolls are SO good. I’m talking a creamy provolone cheese sauce, thinly sliced ribeye steak, seasoned peppers and onions, wrapped in an egg roll wrapper and fried. I serve mine with sweet chili sauce and it is swoon-worthy.          

Philly Cheesesteak Egg Rolls

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I can’t believe it took almost 4 years of marriage for me to learn that classic peanut butter cookies are Mr.Allen’s second favorite cookie. I feel like I barely know my husband… He has never turned down a cookie I ever made so I just assumed he liked them all equally. He walked in the […]

Classic Peanut Butter Cookies

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Baked Spinach Dip I started making my baked spinach dip back in college. Jeff mentioned he liked spinach and artichoke dip from Friday’s and I was so head over heels in love, I worked tirelessly to prefect his favorite appetizer. I’m sure it’s THIS recipe that we can credit our current marriage to. That might […]

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Slow Cooker Pulled Pork This Sunday slow cooker pulled pork recipe is a crowd pleaser. This is the recipe you pull out for the early afternoon tailgate, for a no fuss dinner with the perfect pulled pork sandwiches, or when you don’t know what to feed a large group of hungry offensive limemen.

6 Ingredient Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

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This lighted up one pot cajun pasta is packed with flavor and veggies. It’s tossed in a light sauce that cuts most of the calories found in the traditional cream- based version.

Lighter, One Pot Cajun Pasta with Sausage

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