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Favorite Recipes for Your Family

Here are some of our favorite family recipes including desserts, quick dinners, slow cooker meals and more.
Top Picks: Favorite Recipes for Leftovers
Here are some of my favorite recipes for using leftovers.
A-Z Food Photo Gallery
Photos of our recipes, listed alphabetically.
Beyond Grilled Cheese: Sandwich Maker
The sandwich maker can be a great time and money saver. And it makes fast and easy after-school snacks for your kids.
Cereal Cookies: Use That Leftover Cereal
Jacci Bear shares her cookie recipe using that leftover cereal the kids just won't eat.
Hershey's Homemade Chocolate Ice Cream
This recipe is written for kids and includes directions for 3, 6 and 12 servings, along with nutritional information. So your kids can learn about fractions by varying the serving sizes and they can enjoy this tasty treat.
How to Deep Fry a Turkey
Deep frying a turkey produces a crispy, dark brown turkey with moist, delicious meat. And it doesn't taste greasy at all. Here's a step-by-step lesson explaining how to deep fry a turkey.
Meals on a Budget
Money-saving recipes for one-income families.
Miserly Meals: Book Review
Feed your family inexpensively. Book review of Miserly Meals, written by Jonni McCoy, author of Miserly Moms, offering over 200 frugal recipes each costing less than 75 cents per serving.
Pillsbury Adds New Products
I really like Pillsbury refrigerated rolls and now Pillsbury is introducing a new line of frozen rolls. Pillsbury has three new products - Soft White Dinner Rolls, Crusty Sourdough Dinner Rolls and Extra Large Easy Split™ Biscuits. Get more information about these new products, including pricing information.
Summertime Barbecues
Summer is a time for family picnics, camping and barbecues. Our discussion forum members have shared some of their favorite marinades, salads, and main dishes.
Summertime Desserts
When the weather is hot, these cool, easy, summertime desserts are perfect to get you out of the kitchen quickly.
Tomato Recipes
If your family has an abundance of fresh tomatoes, here are recipes as well as canning and freezing techniques to help your deal with all those tomatoes.
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