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Super Easy 3-Step Cheesy Mashed Potatoes {Recipe}

September 4, 2013 By Melanie Edwards 14 Comments

Homemade Cheesy Mashed Potatoes Recipe

When deciding what’s for dinner, I do my best to follow a meal plan. The majority of the time, I cook simple recipes that don’t take a long time to cook and I love to use short cuts. Easy recipes are my favorite because they allow me to serve home-cooked meals to my family, without […]

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Quick & Easy On-the-Go Meal With #Lawrys {Giveaway}

August 15, 2011 By Melanie Edwards 46 Comments

Balsamic Pineapple Salmon

This is a sponsored post. ***Be sure to scroll down for the awesome giveaway!*** I was recently approached by The Motherhood for an opportunity to get together with a few local bloggers as part of the “Fabulous Summer of Flavor” challenge and cook a meal together using Lawry’s products. Unfortunately, as is the life of […]

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Quick & Simple Pasta Dishes for Dinner

April 25, 2011 By Melanie Edwards 4 Comments

Qué Rica Vida Recetario App

Late last year, General Mills launched its first Spanish-language application for the iPad, providing more than 900 Latin-inspired recipes completely in Spanish. The app, Qué Rica Vida Recetario, is free and includes a variety of recipes, from appetizers to desserts. The Qué Rica Vida brand is General Mills’ Hispanic marketing platform, providing a Spanish-language web […]

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Recipe for Puerto Rican Carne Guisada Meal

March 30, 2011 By Melanie Edwards 50 Comments

This is a sponsored post. When I think of tasty food, I immediately think of the Puerto Rican food I grew up eating. It equals comfort food for me. Of course, I eat other types of food as well, but the food from Puerto Rico that I know and love is first on my list. […]

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Tortilla Española – Egg and Potato Omelette {Recipe}

February 7, 2011 By Melanie Edwards 18 Comments

Tortilla Española – Egg and Potato Omelette

I’m currently on maternity leave: The following is a guest post by Micaela Vega. Eggs are a great way to get dinner on the table quickly. They’re fast to cook, inexpensive, and a good way to feed a hungry bunch. Tortilla Española is the Spanish version of an egg and potato omelette. Despite its name, […]

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