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6-photo picture collage of strawberry rhubarb crisp with vanilla ice cream, several soft and fluffy sugar cookies with pink icing and sprinkles, a slice of magnolia bakery blueberry jamboree, Reese's no-bake peanut butter pie with a slice taken out, a square of strawberry jam sheet cake, and a slice of chocolate zucchini sheet cake. In the center and overlaid are the words "30+ Sunday Desserts" on top of the photo collage.

30+ Sunday Desserts

6-photo picture collage of minestrone soup, manicotti, teriyaki chicken kabobs with rice, roast beef with mashed potatoes and gravy and peas and carrots, pesto pork chop on top of fettuccine, and meatloaf. Centered in the middle are the words "30+ Sunday Dinner Ideas" overlaid on the photo collage.

30+ Sunday Dinner Ideas

6-photo picture collage of granola bar bites, s'more granola bars, amish banana muffins, snickerdoodle bars, white chocolate chip cranberry oatmeal cookies, and Samoa Rice Krispies. Overlaid on the collage are the words "50+ After School Snacks.

50+ After School Snacks

Horizontal 6-photo picture collage of sheet pan fajitas, chili Mac, loaded pepper jack mack and cheese, South of the Border Pie with corn chips and a green salad, sloppy joes, and sausage and peppers with egg noodles. In the middle the words "35+ Back to School Dinners" are overlaid on the collage of photos.

35+ Back to School Dinners

A few cut sweet and salty rice Krispy treats stacked in the middle with single squares of sweet and salty rice Krispy treats surrounding the stack.

Sweet and Salty Rice Krispies

The corner of a glass 9x13 baking dish of no-bake peach cheesecake with a slice cut out of the corner.

No-Bake Peach Cheesecake

A 9x13 Polish potter dish of Authentic Eggplant Parmesan with a few basil leaves on top in the middle.

Authentic Eggplant Parmesan

A white Polish pottery bowl with a blue upside down "Y" and a blue circles pattern filled with authentic Italian tomato sauce with fresh basil leaves on top.

Authentic Italian Tomato Sauce

A glass mixing bowl with carrot kimchi with a spoon held above with a scoop of carrot kimchi on it.

Carrot Kimchi

A dinner bowl plate full of no-bake cookie energy bites.

No-Bake Cookie Energy Bites

The corner of a glass 9x13 dish filled with classic tuna casserole.

Classic Tuna Casserole

Stacks of soft and chewy toffee cookies on a wire cooling rack.

Soft and Chewy Toffee Cookies

A dinner plate with coconut rice, broccoli, and 4 ounce filet of baked bang bang salmon with a fork held diagonally from the left inserted into the salmon.

Baked Bang Bang Salmon

A glass bowl of homemade bang bang sauce with a spoon with sauce held above dripping some sauce back into it.

Homemade Bang Bang Sauce

Rice topped with green curry with chicken and potatoes in a dark blue bowl with white polka dots with a blue dot in the middle. A spoon is on the left of the bowl.

Slow Cooker Green Curry with Chicken and Potatoes

An oval Polish pottery dish of Almond Joy Baked Oatmeal.

Almond Joy Baked Oatmeal

A serving bowl of orange tapioca jello salad.

Orange Tapioca Jello Salad

A banana carrot chocolate chip muffin with the wrapper pealed down sitting on a small plate with chocolate chips scattered around the plate. On the left of the plate are two diagonally placed carrots. Above the plate is a partial banana and to the right is a muffin sitting in a muffin pan.

Banana Carrot Chocolate Chip Muffins

A dark blue Polish pottery bowl with white polka dots with homemade yogurt drizzled with honey and topped with slice strawberries. Two strawberries are in the upper left corner and one in the bottom right corner.

Instant Pot Homemade Yogurt

A a dark blue and white Polish pottery bowl patterned with small circles with a dot in the middle filled with homemade granola.

The Absolute Best Homemade Granola

White chicken chili with hominy in soup bowl and topped with shredded Colby Jack cheese, chopped avocado and chopped cilantro with tortilla chips on the upper left.

White Chicken Chili with Hominy