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Grandma’s Italian Tomato Chicken Skillet #dinnerdone #collectivebias #shop

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When I go home to visit my parents I always look forward to their cooking. I mean, who doesn’t? It always reminds me of when I got to spend two years during college before we got married when I moved home to finish school. I would always (and still do) kid with my Mom by asking if she was making her chicken skillet for dinner.

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Churro Cupcakes {recipe}

A few weeks ago I was asked to bake for a fiesta themed bridal shower. Right away I thought that churro and strawberry margarita cupcakes would be a total hit and the client was even more excited. For the churro cupcakes I took my go-to vanilla cake recipe and added cinnamon, filling the cupcakes with salted caramel and topping with silky cinnamon cream cheese frosting. A churro cupcake wouldn’t be complete without a crunchy homemade churro, so I fried heart shaped churros and topped each cupcake with the cinnamon-sugar goodness. With Cinco de Mayo only a week a way these would be perfect for any fiesta themed get together!

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Easy Barbecue Chicken Wings #ChooseSmart #CollectiveBias

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A debate my Mother and I have had since I was a teen was whether or not national brands are in fact better than store brands. We see the store brands wherever you shop these days and sometimes they are significantly cheaper than the national brand but the question is, do they taste better? 

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