The Hungry Wife

French Dip Sandwiches are a favorite of mine.  I used to only eat them when out at restaurants, not having a good recipe to make them myself.  This is about as simple as it gets.  Even though the cooking time is long, your not really doing much, but letting the slow cooker do its job.  The great thing about making this roast beef in your slow cooker, is that unlike roasting beef in the oven, you don’t have to worry about the meat drying out.  The final product is a super moist, tender and flavorful beef.
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Simple Pasta Sauce is a something I came up with when I had planned a nice spaghetti dinner, but soon realized that I had used up my supply of homemade Weekend Tomato Sauce, and had no store bought sauce in my pantry.  Dinner was at risk, I had no backup plan and had to come up with a solution quick.  I looked in the pantry, and much to my joy, I realized I could whip up a yummy sauce that wouldn’t take hours to prepare and cook.
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Beef Shepherd’s Pie is a traditional, all-in-one comfort dish.  Shepherd’s Pie is full of flavor, and with the veggies mixed in with the beef filling, it is the perfect way to sneak in veggies to picky eaters.  The creamy mashed potatoes on top are one of my favorite parts of this dish.  To help make the preparation easier, you can purchase frozen potatoes that are ment for mashing.  Simply cook in microwave and you are ready to mash away.  Much faster then peeling, cubing, and boiling your own potatoes.
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Stuffed Bell Peppers are a classic American dish, that is an all-in-one meal.  You get your meat and veggies in one delicious dish, although, I do like to serve them with a side of french fries.  This filling in the peppers is very similar to a meatloaf recipe.
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There is nothing better than a Chicken Pot Pie to comfort you, especially on chilly nights.  This is one of my all time favorite dishes, but I never really made it that much until I found this awesome Chicken Pot Pie recipe.
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Pot Roast is a perfect comforting meal.  Meat that has been slow cooked so it is incredibly tender, and simmered with delicious spices, cooked along with simple potatoes, carrots and onions.  Every household needs a good pot roast recipe, and Slow Cooker Pot Roast is not only the best I have come across and made myself, but it is also the easiest.
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This Baked Beans Recipe is a deliciously different way to prepare homemade baked beans.  Perfect with any summertime dish, Baked Beans are a classic American side dish.  You may think it is easier to just buy the canned baked beans and heat and serve, but one you make this recipe you’ll know there is no comparison.  Homemade Baked Beans are far superior to anything you can ever get from a store.

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Lowcountry Boil is a classic summertime meal, that is delicious and easy to prepare for a crowd.  It is perfect for beach parties or backyard bar-b-que’s.  This Lowcountry Boil recipe is one of my favorites for a few reasons.  It is super easy to make, adding in one ingredient at a time and letting cook a few minutes before adding the next.  It cooks up quick and makes little mess for so much food, making it perfect for large servings.  Also, you can play around with the ingredients a little bit.  If you would like to add some crab legs (or whole crab), you would add them in with the shrimp or instead of the shrimp.  You can also add in some large cuts of carrots or other veggies as you wish.
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Jerk Chicken is an amazing dish I love to eat, but have always been a bit intimidated to make myself.  This was mainly because I didn’t have my own recipe for it, and when you go looking for Jerk sauce recipes, there are many variations out there.  It seems as though everyone has their own special Jerk Chicken recipe, that varies slightly from each other.  After much searching I came up with my own Spicy Jerk Sauce recipe, made from a combination of recipes I found.  I think you’ll agree that this is a good contender with authentic Jerk Chicken that can be found at Jamaican restaurants.

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Like a lot of my recipes, this is not a traditional Chicken Gumbo Recipe.  Even though this Gumbo is not prepared in the traditional sense, it tastes every bit as amazing, with a fraction of the effort.  With no roux, this Chicken Gumbo is more thin like a soup, but works wonderfully when served on top of rice.  This more of a Creole Recipe then Cajun.  By not adding a roux to the recipe, this Chicken Gumbo Recipe is much healthier, reducing fat and calories.
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Quiche Lorraine is an awesome dish, with lots of flavor, simple ingredients, and easy preparation.  In French cuisine, a quiche is an oven-baked dish made with eggs and milk or cream in a pastry shell.  What makes a Quiche Lorraine is the addition of cheese and bacon.  And we all know, cheese and bacon makes everything better.  Although I have classified this Quiche Lorraine Recipe as a breakfast, it can also be served as an entree for  lunch, dinner, or an evening snack.
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Spinach, Artichoke and Feta Pizza is an amazing recipe and a great way to curb those pizza cravings without all the guilt.  The great thing about this recipe is how perfectly seasoned the toppings are, requiring non of the traditional oily, buttery, garlic white pizza sauce.  Sauteing the veggies together with the addition of garlic, dill and salt brings out an awesome flavor everyone will love.
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I’m always looking for new salads to make, getting away from the tradition potato, pasta, egg, ect.  During the warm spring and summer months, salads can be so much more then a side dish.  I like to make several different salads and have them as the main meal.  Summer Rice Salad is wonderful!  I love that Summer Rice Salad is a refreshing, cooling, and flavorful dish that is unlike all those other summer salads.  Using rice as the main ingredient in salads is a nice departure from the tradition, and is lighter to eat on hot summer days then a heavy potato or pasta.
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Swiss Steak is another great recipe for those days when you don’t really feel like cooking.  There is minimal preparation and does not need to be tended to when simmering over low heat.  The best thing about Swiss Steak Recipe is how great it tastes.  When choosing the diced tomatoes for this dish, I like to get zesty seasoned diced tomatoes.  Seasoned diced tomatoes add nice flavor to the steak and really makes it something special.
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There is nothing I like better then eating homemade soups, stews, and chowders.  I love how the longer ingredients simmer the more the flavor develops, and you can get completely different tastes from similar ingredients depending on how they are combined.  Soups are multi-talented, they can be served nearly any time of the day.  They can be hearty and warm on those cool days, or they can be chilled and light when it’s warm out.  Soups are simply fabulous!
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Baked Pork Chops are a classic dinner item.  There are several ways to prepare the average pork chop; breaded, fried, seasoned, sauced, and baked are just a few examples.  Baked Pork Chops recipe is the perfect solution for when you’re looking for something really easy and different for your dinner.  Baking is always a healthier alternative to frying your food, and this dish has simple ingredients that work awesome together.
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French Onion Soup is one of those classic dishes that everyone likes to start off their meals with.  It is simple and delicious, a wonderful appetizer or great as the main dish served with salad or a sandwich.  There are a lot of recipes out there for French Onion Soup, and some of them can get pretty complicated.  What sets this recipe apart from the others is the simplicity of it, yet it’s still pack with that awesome flavor.
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Stromboli Recipe:

This year for Christmas, my mother finally gave me what I have been wanting for a very long time, a family recipe cookbook.  She has been working on this collection since I was a little girl, and I have been dreaming for the day when I would finally get it.  I though to start off the historic cooking collection, it would be fitting make one of my mothers recipes.

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Incorporating vegetables into every meal is a extremely important to healthy eating.  They help fill you up and eat less calories, something everyone is looking for.  Sometimes, finding new ways to make vegetables tasty and different can be difficult.  You don’t have to settle with eating the same veggies the same way.  There are plenty of delicious alternate ways to cook veggies and get your family to eat them.  Coconut Cream Kale is one of them.
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One of the things I love most about making seafood for dinner, is how quick you can make a healthy and delicious meal for your family.  Shrimp and Pancetta takes about 30 minutes total, including the prep time, to make and put on the table.  Another thing I love about this recipe is how simple it is.  Few ingredients and a quick cooking time, make Shrimp and Pancetta a perfect weeknight meal when time is of the essence.
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