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Santa Fe Soup
Let the fall weather begin! Yesterday was a beautiful day in Kansas City. With highs in the 70’s it was magnificent. I even found myself reaching for a… Read More »
Italian Meatball Sliders
As I child, I loved getting meatball subs from a local sub shop. They were my favorite! Jeffrey had never tasted such a wonderful invention until several years… Read More »
Onion Rings
One of my favorite things to eat in the summer is a hamburger (who am I kidding, I like them year round!). For some reason, hamburgers are even… Read More »
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes
This past weekend has been a sugar-fest for the Sykes family. We have had celebration after celebration with a couple of soccer games thrown in for good measure…. Read More »
Grilled Brats aka “the tired mom’s dinner”
I know you are thinking I have lost my mind. Brats? How does this even fit into Dinah’s philosophy of food? Well, everything in moderation is my motto…. Read More »
Updated Banana Bread
I know I have posted my mom’s banana bread on my blog before today. However, after making the chocolate zucchini bread with sugar in the raw and whole… Read More »
Fruit and Yogurt Parfaits
I have mentioned on my blog numerous times how much I adore granola. More times than not when I am grabbing breakfast, I will choose homemade granola and… Read More »
Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
I probably should call this recipe the everything but the kitchen sink cookie. Instead, listing all the components just seems more appropriate and yummy. This week has just… Read More »
Turtle Brownies and a Giveaway
I can’t believe I have been blogging for 1 year! Happy Blogiversary to us! I originally started this blog as a way to share recipes and as a… Read More »
Black Bean Enchiladas
Reality has hit! Summer break is over and it is time for us to come back to a scheduled life. The boys and I have lived in our… Read More »
Vietnamese-Style Beef Noodle Soup (Pho)
As we are getting ready for the boys to go back to school, it makes me think of how time seems to be flying by as my boys… Read More »
German Chocolate Upside-down Cake
Let’s get the bad news out of the way. While quite delicious, this cake will not win any awards for its beauty. It is actually quite ugly, but… Read More »